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Sintra Revisited.

Sintra Revisited. by @rmando.
"Apesar da diversidade de percursos que a Quinta da Regaleira oferece, todos os caminhos podem conduzir a um aglomerado de pedras erguidas, com a aparência de um menir, num dos locais mais belos da mata:. E eis que uma curiosa porta de pedra roda impulsionada por um mecanismo oculto e nos faculta a entrada para outro mundo:. É o monumental poço iniciático, espécie de torre invertida que mergulha nas profundezas da terra:. A terra é o útero materno de onde provem a vida, mas também a sepultura para onde voltará:. Muitos ritos de iniciação aludem a aspectos do nascimento e morte ligados à terra:.

De quinze em quinze degraus se descem os nove patamares desta imensa galeria em espiral, sustentada por inúmeras colunas de apurado trabalho, que vão marcando o ritmo e o aprumo das escadarias:. Os nove patamares circulares do poço, por onde se desce ao abismo da terra ou se sobe em direcção ao céu, consoante a natureza do percurso iniciático escolhido, lembram os nove círculos do Inferno, as nove secções do Purgatório e os nove céus do Paraíso, que o génio de Dante consagrou na Divina Comédia:.

Os capitéis dos colunelos enrolam longas folhas de acanto:. E lá no fundo, a carga dramática acentua-se:. Gravada em embutidos de mármore, sobressai uma cruz templária, aliada a uma estrela de oito pontas, afinal o emblema heráldico de Carvalho Monteiro:. As galerias conduzem-nos, em autênticos labirintos, pelo mundo subterrâneo, aqui e além porventura povoado de morcegos:. De construção artificial, na sua maioria, estas galerias aproveitam, no entanto, as características geológicas da mancha granítica da Serra de Sintra:. No interior, a abóbada divide-se entre os maciços de rocha mãe, de um granito granular médio, geralmente de cor rosada ou parda, e zonas preenchidas com pedra importada da orla marítima da região de Peniche:. É esta pedra, desgastada pelo mar e pelo tempo, que vai contribuir, sobremaneira, para a sugestão de um mundo submerso."

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stingu (Stefán Ingvar Photography) says:

Magnificent........this pic need´s a title........
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RCastro says:

Oh man!! Que visão!!
Belíssima captura!!
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Simno  Pro User  says:

Grande foto! Super interessante a
drescrição e a conclusão!
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Ricardo Jorge Fidalgo  Pro User  says:

Grande fotografia, Armando!!
As cores estão formidáveis, lindas!!!
Gostei muito da tua explicação, está super completa!!!
É um dos meus locais de eleição, em Sintra, conjuntamente com a estufa abandonada, tb na Regaleira!
Um abraço!!!!

Postais Ilustrados de Portugal (só fotos convidadas!/Only invited photos!!) Este belo postal merece ser enviado para os
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Very cool! I love the perspective!
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MariaPoppins [deleted] says:

Que excelente perspectiva e tons, e que bela explicação sobre o local. ;))
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Chiara Luna [deleted] says:

Simbologia e imagem, um par perfeito.
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☀ Sol  Pro User  says:

Linda!!!!!
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Eduardo Amorim  Pro User  says:

Excelente, Armando !
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Leley  Pro User  says:

Uma composicaoi bem excellente.
Gosto de ver as coisas desta maneira.
Composicoes assim alegram a alma.
Abracos....
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LinBow  Pro User  says:

I feel like I am going to fall nto this beautiful place!
Great on black!
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Ândrea Possamai  Pro User  says:

Perfect shot!
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Jule_Berlin  Pro User  says:

the compass down there is great. beautiful perspective and great details!

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Super Shot
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High Five
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great perspective!
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crispenteado says:

Nossa.. dá a impresão q. estou caindo dentro de um buráco!!!
Perfeito!!!
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There is no need to explain why... :)

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very creative and interesting !
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Excellent!


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MIRANDA, Bruno  Pro User  says:

Essas colunas me fizeram lembrar daquelas vistas no filme "O senhor dos anéis" (qualquer um dos três filmes), quando as cenas são rodadas na terra dos elfos, perfeito.

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Holy!
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Dricota © says:

Ficou demais!
Mas deu uma tontura hehehe
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Rodrigo Larrabure says:

Muitissimo interessante!
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Excelente trabalho!
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michaelab311  Pro User  says:

I recognized this immediately... when I was there a flickr friend of mine was playing flutes at the ground... I'll never forget this sound...
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Fantastic picture!
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Oh my god, I just lost my cookies. Never thought something so beautiful could make me queasy.
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Fantastic!
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preciosa!!!

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Que buena... profundidad.
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Lindissima Armando! Parabéns!
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Brilliant!
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Wonderful image -- fascinating subject!

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margaridaperola  Pro User  says:

maravilhosa
abraços
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@rmando  Pro User  says:

Obrigado a todos pelos comentários.

Thanks to all.
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FABIOLA MEDEIROS  Pro User  says:

Nossa que foto maravilhosaaaaaaaa!
COmpensou ficar 25 minutos correndo a barra de rolagem pra chegar aqui embaixo!

Uma beleza de foto!
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nuno_ferreira says:

Realmente está fantástica.
Parabens.
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Dricota © says:

LIndíssima!
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J Manuel says:

Excelente fotografia.
Obrigado pelos comentários.
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Adriano Branco Neves (still out!)  Pro User  says:

excelente!
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Mariana Florentino [deleted] says:

É de se perder só de olhar!
o/
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Rui Ornelas  Pro User  says:

Sei que obter este resultado não é nada fácil.

Muito bela!



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Vitor Rodrigues  Pro User  says:

vista em preto fica espectacular! Parabens!
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Vol-au-Vent  Pro User  says:

Don't know what you wrote here..... but it sure makes me wish to go back to Sintra and visit this glorious place again......

I still have a Portugese course lined up I want to take in Sintra.... It was and is my dream town, but I cannot afford a 4 week's stay there PLUS the fees of the language school...... Aaaah, now I shall be dreaming of 'my' Sintra again.

PLEASE give me the link of your text so that I can translate it for me to know what your wrote! Thank You

Kiki
xxx
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▪▫■ □ rui □ ■▫▪  Pro User  says:

Caramba, tirada em Agosto e sem uma pessoa nesse espaço? Esta deve ser única!! ;-)
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Vol-au-Vent  Pro User  says:

Thank You for the link; I shall find out if I can decipher the translated website with the help of one of those translation engines....

As I said; knowing Portuguese, would REALLY help!!!!
Thanks again, dear friend, I very much appreciate your mail :)))))))

Kiki
xxxx



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Nelo Esteves ~ As Seen Through Hazel Eyes  Pro User  says:

Stunning beautiful!

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Nelo Esteves ~ As Seen Through Hazel Eyes  Pro User  says:

Wonderful work. Please join and share this with PORTUGAL UNLIMITED / Portugal Sem Limit... group. We'd love to have you in our community :)
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Diego Encinas del Castillo says:

Colores muy naturales, me gusta!!
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Bell from Oz says:

One of my favorit places!
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yolanda_s19  Pro User  says:

Fantastic perspective!
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