The leaning tower ... La Rochelle, a photo from Poitou-Charentes, West

Photographer's Note

A view of the two towers that frame the entrance to the old port of La Rochelle with a leaning tower on the right! The 14th century Saint-Nicolas tower was built on marshy and somewhat unstable ground, so over the years the tower began to lean... but much less than the famous leaning tower of Pisa!

pajaran, COSTANTINO, ChrisJ, ktanska, holmertz, pierrefonds, PaulVDV, mcmtanyel, macjake, ricardomattos, aliabazari has marked this note useful

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COSTANTINO (116452) 2022-04-23 23:04

Hello dear Jean Saint Martin and have a nice day
and a happy evening
interesting view of both towers
framing the entrance to the old
port...
classical view to these towers
i love this peaceful environment
regards
costantino

ChrisJ (171822) 2022-04-23 23:09

Bonjour Jean

The old tower at right does have a slight tilt to the right but that doesn't detract from its superb harbour position and elegance. It also frames the bg church on the hill together with its cousin castle at left. Tfs!

pajaran (115861) 2022-04-23 23:10

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lepa stara arhitektura, dobro pokazana sa lepim, bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom sa oblacima koji dolaze i najavljuju promenu vremena.
Lepe kule na ulazu u luku i zastave.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.

Zelim vam lep dan za odmor, sve najbolje.
Paja

Fis2 (170717) 2022-04-24 0:32

Witaj Jean!
A very interesting towers, I like it.
Good framing, colors and sharpness.
Nice presentation.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

ktanska (44758) 2022-04-24 0:48

Hi Jean,
Very nice to see these towers from the seaside too. Leaning of the tower was not noticeable on the previous shot but here is is well visible. That bell tower in the background catches my attention too.
Kari

holmertz (102672) 2022-04-24 1:07

Hello Jean,
The same view as recently but from another angle. This time we see a nice church framed by the two towers guarding the entrance to the port. It's amusing to see the right tower leaning quite heavily. Also from this side you had a good light.
Best regards,
Gert

lousat (139236) 2022-04-24 2:26

Salut Jean,une vue differente des 2 tours de La Rochelle,cette fois dans la meilleure lumiere et aussi avec l'eglise en arrier plan,qualite' top comme d'habitude. Bon Dimanche et merci,Luciano

pierrefonds (114422) 2022-04-24 4:39

Bonjour Jean,

Le drapeau de la France attire le regard. La prise de vue permet de voir les dйtails des tours а l'entrйe du vieux port de La Rochelle. La lumiиre met en valeur les couleurs de l'image. Bonne journйe.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (221563) 2022-04-24 6:42

Ciao Jean, great view of fantastic fortifications, excellent clarity, fine details, excellent clarity, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

jmdias (115128) 2022-04-24 9:39

jean

another excellent view of the towers at entrance of the port, framing the church ahead. curious the tilt tower. in santos city there are dozens of skyscrapers tilted, some were corrected, others, not.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/pollardesign/3113612870

take care

jorge

vjmite (6586) 2022-04-25 1:19

Hi Jean,

So France has its own leaning tower! The two towers make an imposing entrance to the little harbour. Good composition with the two towers on each side and the church tower in the middle in the background. Great sharpness and exposure.

Vince

Tue (92328) 2022-04-25 9:58

Hello Jean,
I really like how the two old towers on either side of the harbour entrance frame the view of the town and the church in the middle. Lovely soft light and fine, natural colours as well.
Lars

PaulVDV (62886) 2022-04-25 11:01

Bonjour Jean,
Les tours d'une photo prйcйdente montrйes ici d'un cфtй diffйrent.
De lа aussi, ils forment une entrйe impressionnante au port avec une belle vue sur la marina et le clocher penchй de l'йglise.
Amitiйs, Paul

mcmtanyel (68479) 2022-04-25 19:40

Hello Jean,
Yes, I can see the slight lean. Is it safe, will it stand up to the test of time?
Regards,
MT

macjake (98454) 2022-04-26 14:20

Hi Jean
Seems like it's leaning backwards, not towards the ground, so i guess that better? who knows. interesting subjects, love the age and history of the subjects, and its my first time hearing about this leaning tower. love the sharpness and depth
cheers
Craig

ricardomattos (17460) 2022-04-26 16:47

Olб Jean,

Belissima vista esta a partir de um angulo muito bem escolhido para apreciarmos toda a beleza deste lugar. Muito interessante o detalhe da torre inclinada mas ainda de pй.

Saudaзoes

Ricardo

aliabazari (22149) 2022-04-28 23:54

Hello Jean
Beautiful view of this old port and two towers opposite. Good combination with church architecture in the background. The French flag flies over the tower.

mkamionka (74375) 2022-04-29 9:17

Bonjour Jean,
I can recognize this beautiful place from your previous photograph. Together the allow us to better imagine this interesting place. Nice side light makes the oval shapes feel three dimensional. Interesting tower in the very centre as well.
I like to see natinal flags in the photos, not sure about the yellow one, probably local?
Great reportage, very well done,
M