PIX4669088: Les Portes d'Enfer - Vienne - River Gartempe and Granite boulders - France - Les Portes d'Enfer (or Roc d'Enfer), Lathus - Saint - Remy, Poitou - Charente. Granite blocks on the Gartempe, where the river turns into a spectacular stream. Outcrop of the hercynian basement (- 350 million years). Hercynian granite boulders at the river Gartempe in a place nicknamed 'Les Portes d'Enfer (or Roc d'Enfer)'. Lathus - Saint - Remy, Poitou - Charente / Bridgeman Images
PIX4669113: Dial of the Tower of the Clock - Auxerre - Clock on the clock tower in Auxerre - Clock with dials of the Tower of the Clock in Auxerre. This public clock was built in 1469 by a master watchmaker named Jean. It operated until 1812. The present mechanism dates back to 1817. The clock consists of two identical dials, one to the east (photo), the other to the west. The dials are divided into 24 hours: from noon to midnight, and from midnight to noon. A needle on which the Sun is depicted indicates the hours of the day. The second hand carries a globe with half black and half gold. This globe indicates the phases of the Moon. This needle indicates the lunar day, which is 24h49min. The stars pass to the Meridian (towards the south) when their image is at the top of the dial, on the number XII. Clock on the 15th century clock tower in Auxerre / Bridgeman Images
PIX4668430: The Oriental Park of Maulevrier is a Japanese garden located in Maulevrier, Maine-et-Loire, France. With 29 hectares it is today the largest Japanese garden in Europe. Organizing around an artificial lake fed by the Monk that crosses it from east to west, it contains about 300 plants, including azalees, camelias, rhododendrons, Japanese Maple, ginkgo biloba and others, with elements of traditional decoration of Japanese gardens such as red porticos (torii), stone lanterns (T r), or replica of a Khmer Buddhist temple. The designer of this space is the Parisian architect Alexandre Marcel (1860-1928), designer of the Cambodia pavilion at the 1900 Universal Exhibition - The Parc Oriental de Maulevrier is the largest Japanese garden in France. It is located in Maulevrier, Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France. - The park was created between 1899-1913 on the grounds of Chateau Colbert by architect Alexandre Marcel (1860-1928), designer of the Cambodia pavilion at the Exposition Universelle (1900) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4668526: The Chateau de Montsoreau is a French castle in the Renaissance style, which rises directly along the Loire in the commune of Montsoreau in the department of Maine-et-Loire 15 kilometres from Saumur. Built in the 15th century, it was classified as Historic Monument in 1862 and is listed as a World Heritage Site of Humanity - The Chateau de Montsoreau is a Renaissance style castle directly built in the Loire riverbed in the small town of Montsoreau, in the Maine-et-Loire departement of France, close proximity to Saumur. The Chateau de Montsoreau was listed as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture in 1862. The Loire Valley between Sully-sur-Loire and Chalonnes has been inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 30 November 2000 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4669114: La Fosse Dionne - Vauclusian source with debit varies but perpetual, modified in 1758. 14 metres wide basin with turquoise blue waters. Its name comes from the Latin “” fons divina””, the divine fountain. Thunder, Yonne, Burgundy. Fosse Dionne is a natural water source. In 1758 it was converted into a washing place where women did the laundry. Thunder, Yonne, Burgundy, France / Bridgeman Images
LRI4668185: History of America: “” The French of the expedition of Jean Ribault (or Ribaut) settled in Charlesfort (Fort Carolina) provide food to the Florida Indians, alligators are represented in the rivers””” Engraving from “Admirante Narratio Americae”” (History of the Americas) by Theodore de Bry (1528-1598), 1591. Vincennes, Historical Museum of the Marine, Bry, Theodor de (1528-98) / Bridgeman Images
PIX4668205: Chateau du Clos Luce - Clos Luce - Amboise - The helicopter designed by Leonard de Vinci and the manor house in the background. The Chateau du Clos Luce is located in the heart of the Loire Valley, in the city center of Amboise. Once called the Chateau du Cloux and summer residence of the kings of France until 1516, Francois I put it at the disposal of Leonard de Vinci, who lived there for three years, until his death on 2 May 1519 / Bridgeman Images
PIX4669937: Aurora boreale on Mount McKinley 10 - 2003 - Aurora borealis over Alaska Range 10 - 2003 - Aurora boreale observed in Alaska, October 16, 2003. In the distance, Mount McKinley, the highest peak in the United States at an altitude of 6194m. This image is facing the Alaska Range including North America's tallest peak Mount Mc Kinley at over 6200 meters. The shot is taken from near Talkeetna, Alaska about 65 miles from the mountain peaks. It shows an intense auroral breakup or sub-storm. October 16 2003 / Bridgeman Images