#alcazar gardens

[peaceinthestorm]

William Nicholson (1872-1949, British) ~ Alcazar Gardens, 1933

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[sherrylephotography]

My photography @sherrylephotography 5/23

Alcazar, Seville Spain

[wgm-beautiful-world]

Fountain in the gardens of the Real Alcazar of Seville, SPAIN

[i-think-pictures]

[pastasavva]

Ok i REALLY like how this random google pixel shot turned out, but insta won't even show my posts to my own friends, and I really wish someone would appreciate it with me, together 🥹 idk if anyone on tumblr will see it tho, capitalism has destroyed everything, man..

[wandering-jana]

The lovely garden of the Alcázar of Seville, Spain.

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[ukdamo]

Today's Flickr photo with the most hits: this tapestry in the Real Alcazar, Seville.

[permament-witzelsucht]

Joaquín Sorolla, series: Seville | The Alcázar at Seville, 1908 | Surtidor, 1899 | Fountain at the Alcázar in Seville, 1908 | The Fountain in the Alcázar of Seville, 1908 | Afternoon sun at the Alcázar of Seville, 1910 | Gardens of Alcazar, 1910 |

[whencyclopedia]

Anne of Austria

Anne of Austria (1601-1666), as the wife of King Louis XIII of France (r. 1610-1643), was queen consort of France and of Navarre when the Kingdom of Navarre was annexed by the French Crown. She also acted as regent for her son, King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715), during the early years of his reign.

Early Life

Anne was born in Valladolid, Spain, on 22 September 1601 to King Philip III of Spain (r. 1598-1621) and Margaret of Austria (l. 1584-1611). Her childhood was spent at the Royal Alcazar in Madrid, Spain. Growing up, Anne was constantly visiting monasteries and would soon follow in her parents' footsteps and become very religious. In 1611, Anne's mother died in childbirth, and so the responsibility of raising her younger siblings was passed down to Anne.

While a Spaniard, Anne had Austrian ancestry and was considered an Austrian Archduchess as well as a Princess of Spain and Portugal, which is why she is referred to as ‘of Austria'. Anne was described to be a very beautiful girl, even at a young age, with fair hair that could often be found in large curls, greenish-blue eyes, and an oval face. Her beauty and political position would help Anne gain the attention of many suitors.

The most successful of Anne's suitors was none other than King Louis XIII of France (l. 1601-1643), and when their betrothal was announced to the people of Paris on 18 March 1612, there were celebrations throughout the city. There were balls, banquets, and celebratory parties being hosted in the Louvre (the residence of French royalty), Fontainebleau Palace, and St. Germain. This was a political marriage, and Anne's father thought this would be a good chance to bring France into the Habsburg world; the couple married in 1615 when Anne was 14 years old.

As it would turn out, the union between Anne and Louis was very cold. Louis prioritized activities common for young men of high status, such as hunting rabbits in the garden of the Tuileries Palace, and would allow himself to fully listen and be governed by his favorite advisors in court; as such, he had almost no relationship with Anne.

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[fragrantblossoms]

Auguste Léon. Seville, Spain In the gardens of the Alcazar, the Galleria del Grotesco (“of the Grotesques”) and the Fountain of Mercury in the center of the basin / Patio in the Alcazar Gardens, 1914.

[ninadove]

@wisteriasymphonyy random photo, you say?

What if not random. What if Peafowl Family in the gardens of the Alcazar in Seville.

Tagging… @dragongutsixofficial, @rubytactician, @beezonia, @what-is-going-on-im-confused and @pegasusdrawnchariots!

[psychiclounge]

I don't see a whole lot of fanmission discussion on here, which is a bummer considering they're such a huge part of the classic Thief community and why it's endured so long. With some of the Black Parade hype recently, I think now is the perfect time for this- here's my personal list of TDP/TMA fanmission recs! Not in any particular order (aside from the first 3-5 or so for each game, which are my personal all-time favorites) these are just taken from my highest rated fanmissions in FMSel. Each one links to a Thief Guild page where you can find the mission briefing, screenshots, and downloads.

Thief Gold: Ascend the Dim Valley Endless Rain Rose Garden The Scarlet Cascabel The Black Parade Catacombs of Knoss Alcazar Chalice of Souls Making a Profit The Sound of a Burrick in a Room Whispers Below the Cobblestone Between These Dark Walls Dirty Money Falling, In Love Autumn in Lampfire Hills

Thief 2: Compulsory Egress Into the Odd Bad Debts, and its sequel Disorientation (part of the Talbot series by Melan, along with TG FM Rose Garden) The Violent End of Duncan Malveine Feast of Pilgrims Ominous Bequest, and its sequel Broken Triad Rose Cottage Behind Closed Doors The Turning of the Leaves King Abedzen's Tomb Legacy of Knoss (sequel to TG FM Catacombs of Knoss) The Ties That Bind (the first FM I recall ever playing and, imo, a cute introduction to FMs as a whole) Old Habits and Dead Wives Vanishing Point All For a Night's Sleep The Last Lighthouse Keeper Cracks in the Glass Bloodmist Tower Finals at the Academy Heist at Hilbert's Highrise Hotel The Sun Within and the Sun Without Malazar's Inscrutable Tower Ravensreach Coaxing the Spirit Keyhunt

Here's a TTLG thread on how to set up both games for playing FMs. I personally don't use any fancy loaders, FMSel will be what you get by default, it works perfect and is all you need. TTLG overall is just a great place to be, it's good for FM hints/walkthroughs/recs and general Thief/Looking Glass discussion.

Ideally you have T2Fix already installed, but for setting your game up for FMs, you should do a quick reinstall and make sure that two options are ticked: common script modules, and T2FMDML. T2FMDML is a collection of fixes for Thief 2 FMs that wouldn't otherwise play nice with NewDark, and the scripts as I understand are for FMs that need them but either come packaged with older versions or without the scripts at all- there's a lot of older FMs out there that will be broken for you if you don't have both installed. You can just rerun the T2Fix installer for this, you don't need to reinstall the game or anything.

Thief Guild is where all the links lead, and it's a great site for finding FMs. You can filter by genre (city, thieves' highway, cathedral, etc.) or look through the usermade collections- for a start, I'd recommend looking at the collections specifically to find classic/early FMs, a category that I know I'm not hitting on much in my list here but is definitely worth checking out if you're at all interested.

Bonus Dark Mod rec: The Dark Mod is a fanmade, free, Thief-inspired stealth game. I haven't played nearly as many missions for it as I have for Thief, but it's still absolutely worth checking out to see if it clicks for you. If you only play one TDM mission, though, my personal rec is Iris.

If you have any, add on with your own FM recs also! Feel free to send asks or dms about anything FM-related, as well ^^ I'm always looking for more to check out, and always open to talk about them if anyone wants.

[oncanvas]

Corner of the Garden, Alcazar, Sevilla, Joaquín Sorolla y Bastida, 1910

Oil on canvas 95.3 x 63.5 cm (37 1/2 x 25 in.) J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, USA

[i-think-pictures]

[lilacsinthedooryard]

Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida (1863-1923 Spain)

Gardens in the Alcazar, Seville

[muttball]

Neptune

Painting of Neptune in gardens of Real Alcazar, Seville.