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Winter sunset and Solstice
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#16
12-27-2007, 02:56 PM
Quote:Off duty...
Just little details added and other deleted in the Robert's pic where now we can see Paul Elliott while is just coming back to his family, after his daily job in one of the many Limes Imperii watch tower...
Paul, sorry for recruiting you in the Limitanei troops, but I had just your photo with the right light... Smile

Hi Daniele,

A great effort, and I'm sure Paul does not object - after all Comitatus are limitanei.
I liked the fire (but no smoke), plus i still see many modern details: fencing, car tracks on the field, young planted trees..
Were towers numbered like that?

My own version, with again two members of Comitatus:
[Image: Limitanei_small.jpg]
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#17
12-27-2007, 04:11 PM
Thats a great tower...At least you have somewhere to play... Smile
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01-06-2008, 11:48 AM
I added a few spreads:

http://www.fectio.org.uk/groep/2007toren_dec8spread.jpg
http://www.fectio.org.uk/groep/2007toren_dec7spread.jpg

A few of the tower and the site of Castellum Fectio, taken earlier in December:

http://www.fectio.org.uk/groep/2007toren_dec5spread.jpg
http://www.fectio.org.uk/groep/2007toren_dec1spread.jpg

http://www.fectio.org.uk/groep/2007toren_dec2spread.jpg
http://www.fectio.org.uk/groep/2007toren_dec3spread.jpg
http://www.fectio.org.uk/groep/2007toren_nov2spread.jpg

Here's the link to the 2007 page:
http://www.fectio.org.uk/groep/vechten2007.htm

[Image: 2007toren_dec13.jpg]
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01-06-2008, 02:02 PM
Definitely some beautiful shots Robert!
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#20
01-06-2008, 10:07 PM
so who built this tower and where is it, i think that is very inspirational!
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#21
01-06-2008, 10:57 PM
It's near the modern Fort Vechten, between Houten and Bunnik, in the Netherlands.
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01-06-2008, 11:33 PM
Who owns it?
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01-06-2008, 11:36 PM
Great pictures, and it's a fantastic looking location!
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01-06-2008, 11:56 PM
who built this thing? its awesome!!!
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01-07-2008, 08:49 PM
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Quote:who built this thing? its awesome!!!

Builders and owners are the Dutch Forestry Comission (Staatsbosbeheer).
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01-07-2008, 09:15 PM
Well, then, tell them thank you for me. I'll never see it, probably, but I like the photos.
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