Dark Tower
by Cheri Randolph
Title
Dark Tower
Artist
Cheri Randolph
Medium
Photograph
Description
"Only enemies speak the truth. Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty." ` Stephen King "The Dark Tower"
Shown in the photograph is a small tower window located in the Renaissance Water Tower of the village of Tabor, Czech Republic. From this window a majority of the village would have been visible.
Though a large part of the ancient fortifications has been demolished, Tábor (or Hradiště Hory Tábor), the castle of the Tábor Hill, as it was called in the Hussite period) still preserves many memorials of its past fame.
In the centre of the city is Žižka Square. Only very narrow streets lead to it, to render the approach to it more difficult in time of war. First-time visitors may not even suspect that there is an ingenious labyrinth of tunnels under the houses and streets here. The townspeople dug cellars under their houses and these were subsequently interconnected; an approximately 1 km-long section of the tunnel system is open to the public.
In the centre of the square is the statue of Jan Žižka, the greatest of the Hussite leaders. Here also is the Dean Church of Lord's Conversion on Mount Tabor, built in 1516 in the style of the Bohemian Renaissance, and the town hall, in connection with which a museum has been founded, which contains interesting memorials of the Hussite period, such as farm carts which doubled as battle wagons. Major parts of the ancient fortifications and the ancient Kotnov tower and gate of Bechyně near the tower still exist.
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January 11th, 2013
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Comments (27)
Kym Backland
Cheri, Fantastic emotive work on this! FV
Cheri Randolph replied:
Thanks, Kym, for your compliment & V/F! I'm glad that you appreciated this one!
Steven Milner
I really enjoy your creative eye towards minimalism Cheri! Beautiful capture of light, shape and textures! V/F
Cheri Randolph replied:
Steven, I greatly appreciate your compliment and feedback. I do enjoy minimalism, because I think that it is universally appealing. Thanks for the v/f!
Karen Adams
Lovely shapes and the shadow to light really draws the viewer in. vf
Cheri Randolph replied:
Karen, Thanks for your nice compliment and the v/f. I'm glad to have your feedback.
Cheri Randolph
Bob & Nadine, Many thanks for your feature of "Dark Tower" in the group, Artists News. I appreciate your support!
Barbara St Jean
Fantastic work, has a very cold and dark feel, matches the title!! Thanks for sending it to MOUSE!! F/V
Randy Rosenberger
You have done this awesome capture a lot of justice it so well deserves, Cheri! Love the stonework leading to the "portal" of window brilliance! Awesome piece! Love it! fave and vote
Cheri Randolph replied:
Randy, thanks for noticing this one! I sincerely appreciate your compliment and F/V support!
Sydne Archambault
Awesome photo Cheri! I wonder how many people have sat by the window and looked out. What thoughts they were thinking.....Fantastic Cheri!
Cheri Randolph replied:
Sydne, Thanks for the compliment! Yes, it would be interesting to speculate. The village is a very small place, so the window observer would surely have known everyone down below quite well.
Odd Jeppesen
I love this!
Cheri Randolph replied:
Odd, coming from the master of the "moody" composition - nice compliment :-)