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Initiation Well
Quinta da Regaleira is a fantastic nineteenth century palace in Sintra, Portugal; built by millionaire Carvalho Monteiro, who made his money in trade with Brazil, with the help of Italian architect Luigi Manini, it hides multiple symbols having to do with alchemy, Masonic rituals , Knights Templar and Rosa-cruz.
The Initiation Well with its ritual initiation spiral staircase is believed to have been used in Masonic initiation rituals, connected with the earth, where live begin and ends. The well has been built using stones and rocks brought from the seaside near Peniche, 150 Km north of Lisbon. and is interconnected by numerous man made tunnels. These rocks and stones give to the well and its tunnels a feeling of being part of an underwater World.
The initiation well has been built uphill from the palace www.flickr.com/photos/antoniovi/386420188/ , which is also quite enigmatic and full of symbology.
Comments and faves
Daniel Mauermann, ladyLara ( Laura Bâlc ), beerbin, alfonsoso, and 46 other people added this photo to their favorites.
[ edgueinart ] [deleted] (65 months ago | reply)
Ja la estive!
lindissimo
wise wolf (raul.r.goncalves) (65 months ago | reply)
super rápido.. parabens .. bonitas cores
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Monica True's Photos [deleted] (65 months ago | reply)
que lugar interessante! bela captura!
strange_wax (65 months ago | reply)
Muito bem, António! Ficou 5 estrelas, que cores...
isolano. (65 months ago | reply)
Desta vez vou fazer o papel de Cropper. :)))
Não direi que está fraquinha :D, mas por acaso até gosto mais da minha sem HDR. Antecipei o Dia da Verdade... :-))))
JRodrigues. (65 months ago | reply)
Desta vez gosto mais da foto da Isolano!
Nesta acho os verdes um pouco carregados!
A perspectiva é bonita!
isolano. (65 months ago | reply)
Mas eu não sou o Cropper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
isolano. (65 months ago | reply)
Ah! JRodrigues, é isso mesmo! :))))
Fif&Co. (65 months ago | reply)
Wonderful angle....!!!
Great place to visit..!
Mesmerizing building....!!! Have to go there...!!!
Congrats!!!!!
grace_tee (65 months ago | reply)
This photo is very well done, nice colors, angle, lighting! And very interesting!
Silvianasci (Simno) (65 months ago | reply)
Gostei muito deste verde intenso.
É uma escada? Pode-se entrar
neste poço?
PS: a propósito deste tal "cropper",
parece que ele só critica foto
de quem não é amigo...não gostei
da presença desagradável e ofensiva dele no
meu photostream (fica aqui o recado)
Rebeca e Lucas [deleted] (65 months ago | reply)
muito bommm...esse lugar é demais...
antonioVi (65 months ago | reply)
@Isolano: Se calhar também gosto mais da tua. No caso da minha fiz várias versões e acabei por fazer o upload desta versão, na qual ao puxar pelos verdes tive a intenção de amplificar o mistério do poço e as ligações ao centro da terra e ao mundo submarino do exoterismo. Sou capaz de ter exagerado um pouco, mas eu sou assim ...
@Silvia: Pode-se descer por uma escada com 7 lances (numero cabalistico) e depois sai-se para o exterior por um dos túneis, com cerca de 50 metros, que sai do fundo, no qual existe uma cruz dos templários com uma das pontas a apontar para a saida. A saida é junto a um lago também carregado de simbologia
Um bom domingo !!
antonioVi (65 months ago | reply)
@isolano: eu sei bem que não és o Cropper, nunca fizeste parte da minha lista de suspeitos, a qual tem apenas 3 candidatos. :-))
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pastel1970 (65 months ago | reply)
o verde dá-lhe um ar de humidade e musgo, gosto!
Cracas (65 months ago | reply)
Antonio, well done again and pretty nice story for non portuguese flickrs. Magical mood. I dont know if there's a multi-national flickr meeting in Portugal but definitely Regaleira should be in the menu lol
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Daniel Mauermann (65 months ago | reply)
Great composition and deeply interesting description.
I didn't know anything like that existed.
A fave
ladyLara ( Laura Bâlc ) (65 months ago | reply)
Your fantastic color picture is my winner!
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SkyShaper (65 months ago | reply)
Insane visual, a fantastic photo.
@rmando (65 months ago | reply)
Pena as cores estarem tão saturadas.
pmsmgomes (65 months ago | reply)
Vertigem verde!
Acho que escolheste bem a versão, enfatiza o sentimento esotérico que por ali abunda
alfonsoso (65 months ago | reply)
Great!!!
Vitor Rodrigues (65 months ago | reply)
excelente perspectiva!
HaukeSteinberg.com (65 months ago | reply)
Wow. I didn;t expect that. The thumbnail looked like some sort of organic structure. Great pespective, texture and colour.
*hb19 (R.I.P.) (65 months ago | reply)
great shot !!!!
Your fantastic color picture is my winner!
VRfoto (65 months ago | reply)
Que fantástico!!! Estou 'mortinho' por ir lá...
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PLSeabra (65 months ago | reply)
uma visão intensa, cores espetaculares.
mário venda nova (65 months ago | reply)
ao contrário de algumas opiniões, eu gosto do verde. não gosto do reflexo no chão, tavez devido à humidade, a única solução seria a de usar um polarizador mas mesmo assim talvez não fosse possível eliminá-lo.
de resto, uma excelente captura. Fernando Pessoa e Aleister Crowley andaram por aqui...
~aya~ (65 months ago | reply)
Muito interessante, obrigado para a informação. Retrato grande!
Bad Taste... (65 months ago | reply)
superb original photo
nice composition
very good
Luis Ferreira Fotos (65 months ago | reply)
Esta está linda! Faz jus à tua arte António. Parabéns!
Teresa Rosa (65 months ago | reply)
a intensidade de cor torna a fotografia misteriosa! Gosto muito!
LuísLx [deleted] (65 months ago | reply)
Esperar pelos mirones no fundo do poço iniciático foi brilhante!
mag.m (64 months ago | reply)
I get dizzy looking down there :-)
Magnificient, realistic capture! Fantastic colour and texture!
Mario 2R's (64 months ago | reply)
Impressionante!
Eduardo Amorim (64 months ago | reply)
Excelente documento!
Ana Louro [deleted] (64 months ago | reply)
Eu gosto do verde intenso.
areyarey (64 months ago | reply)
very excellent - have a great weekend my friend
bigibigi (64 months ago | reply)
fantastic picture and text !!
REN.63 (renata albuquerque) (64 months ago | reply)
Great one! Um inferno em espiral verde-)
miradel (63 months ago | reply)
magic place
Phil Duarte (62 months ago | reply)
Beautiful use of HDR
Breakwater {Kelly} (59 months ago | reply)
Quelle couleur!!! Magnifique!
Diego Encinas (52 months ago | reply)
Verde que te quiero verde
Panos_ [deleted] (51 months ago | reply)
Compliments, I like it !
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Maria Sole72 (51 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Moon in the Well, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
melcir.meri (49 months ago | reply)
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joeperrin2121 (47 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Masonic World, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
joeperrin2121 (47 months ago | reply)
What a beautiful shot! I love the colors and composition!
Andreas Helke (5 months ago | reply)
This is an interesting structure