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Posted: 19 Aug 2022

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World Photography Day 2022

World Photography Day 2022
For the WPD I wanted to "honor" something really old - and I didn't find anything older!

The Gallo-Roman camp "Rubricaire" is known from a text from the 2nd century AD, copied in the 11th century, and transmitted, without alteration, by tradition and popular language. This fortress contains scattered dwellings and baths.

What I show here had been the thermal baths. Outside the fortress, 25 m below, stand these ruins. The "balneum" included the ordinary services: cold baths, steam room and hot baths.

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 raingirl
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What a wonderful thought/photo for WPD. I am always drawn to think of how many stories have filled places such as these. So many layers of events. Being an architects daughter I am also fascinated by the design of such structures.

I really like that you ventured out for our event day. I enjoy thinking about each of us taking on the day in our own way to find our indivudual photos.

I always want to touch such old structures to try and feel the memory of the past.
Did you climb on the stones? Was it peaceful there as it seems in the photo? I image a gentle scene honoring the past.

Happy (belated) World Photography Day 2022!
21 months ago.
 Christa1004
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Thanks Laura, I feel like you in front of such old remains. Isn't it amazing to think that they had been built 2000 years ago?

In addition to this camp, the region boasts the largest Gallo-Roman site in northwestern France: an ancient Roman town with fortress, amphitheatre, temple and baths. If you want, take a look here, there is a video that shows the main views.

And no, I didn't climb on the stones as they are crumbling and may deteriorate. Indeed, it is really a peaceful place and only during weekends, you sometimes find visitors.
21 months ago.
 raingirl
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Thanks for the link. Fascinating that they know that stones were moved to build newer structures. I suppose that's a natural thing over time, but we are so into saving everything ancient these days that it seems a bit bizarre to me.

Too bad one can't climb on the stones - I imagine a child enjoying such action.
21 months ago.
 Christa1004
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Archaeologists can precisely determine the age of the sites, it's really interesting to see them working.
And in a general way, I would say there is only one advice: "don't cry over the past, it's gone. Don't stress about the future, it hasn't arrived. Live in the present and make it beautiful"...
20 months ago.
 raingirl
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Yes, there is only the present. Why it is hard for me to live in the present sometimes I don't know. But thanks for the reminder!
20 months ago.

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