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Talaiot

Posted by
Paco Díaz (Palma de Mallorca, Spain) on 14 May 2010 in Architecture.

The talaiots, or talayots, are Bronze Age megaliths on the islands of Minorca and Majorca forming part of the Talaiotic Culture or Talaiotic Period (for further information and images, see the different wikipedia articles in Catalan and other languages). They date from the late second millennium and early first millennium BC. There are at least 274 of them, in, near, or related to Talaiotic settlements and Talaiotic navetes. While some certainly had a defensive purpose, the purpose of others is not clearly understood. Some believe them to have served the purpose of lookout or signalling towers, as on Menorca, they form a network. These monuments pre-date the taulas, which are usually found nearby. (Wikipedia)

Un talayot es una construcción turriforme prehistórica de las islas Gimnesias (Menorca y Mallorca). Al ser el monumento prehistórico más abundante en las dos islas, dio nombre a una de las etapas más estudiadas de la prehistoria balear: la Cultura talayótica. (Wikipedia)

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MK from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

i like this one better than yesterday's

14 May 2010 5:02am

rem_la from Villiers, France

les personnages donnent la dimension de la chose !

14 May 2010 5:45am

Marie LC from Dauphiné, France

Le temps n'a pas raison des pierres, c'était l'époque des constructions solides... et belles aussi. Bonne idée que d'avoir shooté un personnage pour donner l'échelle.

14 May 2010 6:00am

kiwisa from North Shore, New Zealand

The person gives a really good idea of the scale of these talaiots. Good work.

14 May 2010 6:41am

Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Desde otro punto de vista parece también inmensa... Quizás algo mas solitaria aquí a pesar de la persona empequeñecida a su lado. Una imagen imponente y bien editada como tu sabes hacerlo siempre. Buena fotografía! Un abrazo muy fuerte amigo Paco. Adela

14 May 2010 6:55am

El pare from Prepirineu, Spain

Paco esta visión nos muestra, con gran acierto, la integración del monumento megalítico con el paisaje, o seria más apropiado escribirlo al revés. Una tierra llena de piedras que el hombre, desde tiempos inmemoriables ha aprovechado y sigue aprovechando. La figura que aparece, en su pequeñez, nos da la perspectiva para dimensionar este monumento.

14 May 2010 7:05am

Romina from Bucharest, Romania

quite a fortress you have there.. nice.. well done. cheers*

14 May 2010 7:44am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

C'est vraiment immense, je le croyais plus petit. Bien vu avec le personnage qui nous donne la dimension de ce "monument". Bonne journée.

14 May 2010 7:53am

Christophe from Cherbourg, France

Quelle age ont ces pierres ?....

14 May 2010 8:44am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Always better in the Light ;)

14 May 2010 10:37am

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Beautifully framed Paco! The individual in the background helps to get a sense of size. ;-)

14 May 2010 11:25am

❀ Yvonne Simons ❀ from Tilburg, Netherlands

I did not expect that it would be so great! nice picture!

14 May 2010 12:04pm

MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada

wow.. with a person beside I can feel the size of this mysterious thing :))

14 May 2010 12:19pm

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Impressionnante cette construction de pierre, elle a l'air immense!

14 May 2010 1:12pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Wonderful find and superb capture, Paco! What beautiful form and structure! Thanks again for this fantastic tour!:-)

14 May 2010 1:53pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Another great shot of this place, and I like there is a person in shot giving a better sense of scale

14 May 2010 2:15pm

Merilee from Tn, United States

nice job...

14 May 2010 2:37pm

María from Montpellier, France

Qué cielo más azul !!!!!!

14 May 2010 3:07pm

Sonia Nansid from Stockholm, Sweden

A mí también me gusta ésta más que la de ayer, Paco. El ángulo y el hecho de tener un punto de referencia humano en la escena.

14 May 2010 3:17pm

Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada

They are amazing constructions.

14 May 2010 3:40pm

yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece

fantastic scenery and colors

14 May 2010 4:39pm

Lalena from Barcelona, Spain

Muy buena aproximación!!

14 May 2010 7:19pm

Dubus from CHARLEROI, Belgium

super ,magnifique

14 May 2010 7:50pm

john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States

Stunning detail!

14 May 2010 10:03pm

K.B.R from Switzerland

comme un navire, très beau!

14 May 2010 10:13pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

The people show us the grand scale. Cool shot.

15 May 2010 1:42pm

Sandy Weston from Madison, Maine, United States

Paco are those stone walls around them a newer addition or something that was always there? Makes you wonder....very interesting!

16 May 2010 1:20am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

I wonder if this sort of stone structure is the inspiration for later fortress walls. The stone laying is very beautiful, done with an eye to the artistic.

16 May 2010 5:56am

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/250 second
F/11.0
ISO 100
24 mm

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