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Capafonts, Spain (No. 2)

The village is located on the hill that occupies the central part of the valley. The location on steep terrain explains the unevenness there is. The network of the streets of the village is relatively complex, as corresponds to a population that has been formed with the irregularities of the land. From the entrance of the village, Carrer Nou goes into the Church Square, and continues through the Fonts. These are the main streets of the town, where there is the church, the social premises, the Casa de la Vila, the library, the party room and the retirement home. In Carrer de les Fonts, next to the Casa de la Vila, is the old public square, called the "Perxo". The current village is very different from the old one, but it is unforgettable and certainly original.

Tourist route through the old town of Capafonts

The parish church of Santa Maria

The church is neoclassical in style, with a Latin cross plan, with three naves and a dome. The façade is the most remarkable element of the parish church. The angles, the rose window and the central niche are made of ashlars, while the rest of the masonry. In the central niche is the image of the Virgin Mary that was booted in the 1930s and later returned to its place. The main altar is dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, with a mural painted in fresco that occupies the entire wall lock of the apse by the alcoverenc painter Laureà Català, an important artistic element. Currently, we also find that of Sant Abdon and Sant Senén, placed in 1984 in the place that formerly occupied the altar of our Lady of Sorrows.

The bells

There are three bells. The largest weighs 250 kilos, has an extensive inscription that occupies almost the entire exterior surface, and is the one that touches the hours. The average weighs 180 kilos, also has inscriptions with a dedication to Saint Mark in Santa Barbara, author Francisco Badrinas and a year. The smallest one weighs 110 kilos and also has inscriptions. The bells have been a fundamental element of the life of the Capafontins, since, in addition to their primary function, that of calling the faithful to religious services, they have a function of regulating the schedules of the work of the field. In the past, when clocks did not abound, bell ringing warned peasants of lunchtime, or to resume the task.

The Old Pit and the Old Church

The old pit or old cemetery was behind the abbey, and remained intact until 1975, when it was urbanized and destined for a playground. Next to this cemetery was the Old Church. The entrance was located, probably heading north on the opposite side of the cemetery. The abbey, the old church, and the Era del Rector are aligned at the entrance of the village.

Architecture, Trois-Rivières (No. 2)

Key elements contributing to the heritage value of this site include: - its location along the rue des Ursulines, in the northwest end of the historic district of Trois-Rivières, in Quebec; - its urban setting, with the buildings situated close to the road; - the visual integration of the five structures through their French Regime style, illustrated by their common symmetrical design, roof profiles, vertical massing, and arrangement of chimneys, doorways and windows; - the spatial relationships between the site’s five buildings and between the site and the surrounding Trois-Rivières historic district; - the modest and simple 18th- and 19th-century French Regime style and architecture of the buildings, with stone and roughcast façades; - the one-and-a-half to two-and-a-half storey rectangular massing of the houses, and the convents; - the gable roofs with dormer windows and twin end-chimneys featured on the houses, and the numerous chimneys of the church, and the convents; - the arched and rose windows of the church; - the regularly-spaced, multi-light windows and the entrance doorways located in the centres of the façades; - the modest bell towers atop the Recollet Monastery and the Recollet Church; - any original exterior features associated with the De Gannes House, the Hertel de la Fresnière House, the Recollet Convent, the Recollet Church, and the Ursuline Convent; - the integration of the Trois-Rivières Historical Complex National Historic Site of Canada into the heritage character of the Trois-Rivières historic district.

It’s nice to capture the Japanese daily life when walking on the street.