Roman villa with beautiful view Photo

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Roman villa with beautiful view

Dougga or Thugga (Arabic: دقة‎) is a Roman ruin in northern Tunisia located on a 65 hectare site.

An example of a Patrician house: the trifolium villa

This residence, which dates to the 2nd or 3rd century CE, stands downhill from the quarters that surround the forum and the principal public monuments in the city, in an area where the streets are winding.
The trifolium villa, named after a clover-shaped room that was without a doubt used as a triclinium, is the largest private house excavated so far at Dougga. The house had two storeys, but there is almost nothing left of the upper storey. It stands in the south of the city, halfway up the hill. The house is particularly interesting because of the way in which it is built to align with the lay of the land; the entrance hall slopes down to a courtyard around which the various rooms were arranged.

Dougga

UNESCO qualified Dougga as a World Heritage Site in 1997, believing that it represents “the best-preserved Roman small town in North Africa”. The site, which lies in the middle of the countryside, has been protected from the encroachment of modern urbanisation, in contrast, for example, to Carthage, which has been pillaged and rebuilt on numerous occasions.
Dougga, or Thugga, is undoubtedly the most prestigious of Tunisia’s archaeological sites. Several factors contribute to its standing on the Tunisian archaeological scene: its location on a spur dominating the rich Mejerdah valley (Thugga, in the Libyc language means green), the size of the site extending over several dozen hectares and covering several historical eras, the vegetation – in particular the many centuries old olive grove surrounding it - and of course, the excellent state of conservation of most of its monuments, some of which, such as the capitol or the theatre, were “restored to their upright position” during a campaign undertaken just after the first world war by prisoners of war.Therefore, from the “dolmens” to the Byzantine fortifications, all the stages in the history of ancient Africa are illustrated on the site by outstanding monuments, buildings that figure amongst the most elegant and elaborate of the Mediterranean basin, such as the capitol, the theatre, the Lybico-Punic mausoleum, or the superb patrician villas. (Source: patrimoinedetunisie.com & wikipedia )

ChrisJ, ChrisJ, snunney, JanD, jhm, Royaldevon, jlbrthnn, leonorkuhn, vasilpro, Gerrit, dareco, bakes888, mikolaj_kawa, subhendu_bagchi, AiresSantos trouve(nt) cette note utile

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ChrisJ (70443) 2009-08-13 2:46

Hi George

A superb high pov with an expansive view across the North African plain. Good warm cold colour contrasts between the blue sky & yellow ochre grasslands. Nice sharpness on the Roman ruins. Tfs!

snunney (35376) 2009-08-13 2:48

Hello George,
Splendid point of view looking over the ruins to the gorgeous scenery in the background. I like the repeating motifs of the columns and arches, also the little puffy clouds. The image has a very pleasing atmosphere to it.

serp2000 (9649) 2009-08-13 2:51

Hello,George,
Excellent view! Impressive composition with the clouds! Superb sharpness, nice colours! TFS!
Serghei

JanD (15031) 2009-08-13 3:24

Howdy Budapestman!
Amaizng ruins, excellent POV and capture. Interesting background. Good info.
Regards.

jhm (83193) 2009-08-13 3:35

Hello George,

An example of a Patrician house, splendid view with wonderful details.
The walls and columns are in very good condition.
Composition and presentatiopn are superb, also as panorama view.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John.

Royaldevon (5938) 2009-08-13 4:17

Hello George,

Your shot, with is well composed, f/g triangle, shows the superb organisation of the Roman architects and skill of the builders, that it should have survived for so many years. Fine details of the architecture and a good dof to provide it with a useful context.

I think I would have been tempted to crop some of the sky to bring the buildings closer and slightly improve composition.

Kind regards,
Bev :-)

jlbrthnn (38775) 2009-08-13 4:30

Hello Georg,
The point of view is impressive, framing is masterly. The depth of the image and its colors, the light and clearness are remarkable. Very good and interesting work. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

leonorkuhn (13957) 2009-08-13 6:56

Hi George,

Very beautiful composition. The well preserved ruins give a good idea of the beauty of the city. Very good POV, nice colors and excellent sharpness.

Greetings
Leonor

Buin (38144) 2009-08-13 9:37

Hallo George!
That's truly a beautiful view...! Thanks to your excellent point of view one can imagine the dimensions of this house and its layout. I also like the natural colours here.
Gtreetings from summerly Germany!
FRank

TopGeo (22145) 2009-08-13 10:46

Hi George,
Still a picture that impresses composition with the clouds and depth! Superb sharpness, nice colours
Very beautiful scene with ruins of Thugga!
compliments
Georgios

vasilpro (9302) 2009-08-13 10:56

Hello George,
Interesting ruins and beautiful view with nice colors and lovely sky.
Have a nice evening, Vasilis.

Gerrit (36157) 2009-08-13 11:12

Hi George,
I guess even the landcpe with the olves and the cornfields must have been like this when those fine conservated ruins were still houses.
Excellent composition.
Regards, Gerrit

lousat (15946) 2009-08-13 17:27

Hi George,as i can see there are a lot of things to see in Dougga...beautiful archeological site...and i like a lot another time your fanastic pic..colors and sharpness at the top of quality...the best way to know this place for who had never seen live like me! Thanks for your work,have a nice day,LUCIANO

dareco (17104) 2009-08-13 18:03

This is a beautiful view!!! A very interesting series! Excellent detail, colors and depth. TFS

bakes888 (18327) 2009-08-13 23:27

Hi George. Excellent photo, well composed to show the scene beyond and give a sense of place. I love the clouds you have captured in the sky. Thanks for sharing.
Have a good weekend, Paul.

emka (22177) 2009-08-14 23:22

Hi George, Splendid view of this villa and a surrounding landscape. I was in Dougga in February and all these fields were fresh green with a lot of wild marigolds and other flowers. On your photo the earth is burnt with sun. Fantastic place.
regards

Malgorzata

mikolaj_kawa (31041) 2009-08-15 1:16

Hello George! Superb art work, amazing architecture, ideal composition, perfect exposure and capture. Splendid light and colours. Great effect. Well done!

subhendu_bagchi (3452) 2009-08-15 2:15

Namaste George, excellent point of view. Good framing with triangular composition of the yard. Nice detailling. Note is also useful one. TFS.
Subhendu.

npecanhuk (14532) 2009-08-15 5:20

Hello George!
This picture is very attractive and the main reason is the way you divided the frame in three different parts and put them together so nicely and cleverly! In the bottom, the interesting and beautiful roman ruins. In the middle, the wonderful landscape and on top of everything that breathtaking sky! I really like it!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

AiresSantos (42760) 2009-08-15 10:39

Hi George
Great details in this very nice picture.
Your visit to Tunisia was very productive.
Lovely clouds, nice colours and fine depth
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

Angshu (34027) 2009-08-18 22:36

Dear George
Fascinating view indeed as we follow your high POV beyond the classic composition of the old villa to the valley beyond sitting under a blue sky with drifting cottony clouds. A picture of two halves, which makes this very fascinating!
Regards
Angshu