Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2025/07/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Nice, and great to see it being used for performances. Reminds me of the amphitheatre I visited in Cyprus in May, also still used for plays, including Shakespeare. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman photo at frozenlight.eu http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.frozenlight.eu @nwajsman.bsky.social ????? ???????! ?????? ?????! > On 5 Jul 2025, at 21:30, Peter Dzwig <pdzwig at summaventures.com> wrote: > > Near us in France there is a remarkable theatre, Theatre des Taillades > built in an old limestone quarry. > > (You may find that you want to reduce the size of the screen image in your > browser to see these.) > > The entrance to it can only be described as "monumental". It reminds me of > something Egyptian in its scale, almost Mycenean in its structure: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/Theatre_des_Taillades_Entrance.jpg.html> > > This is the interior of the Theatre. The building at the top of the quarry > is the village church (see below). The back wall must be fully 50 metres > high: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/Theatre_des_Taillades.jpg.html> > > We are lucky enough to be going to a concert given by world-famous Welsh > counter-tenor Iestyn Davies, at the end of the month. I'm really looking > forward to it, it should be fantastic! The acoustics are renowned. > > The church: > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/PeterDzwig/PESO2011/Church_Les_Taillades.jpg.html> > > > Thanks for looking and as ever your C&Cs are much appreciated. > > Peter > -- > > Dr. Peter Dzwig > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information