I'm going to change my approach a little bit. It isn't fair of me to get your hopes up for DAILY photos, when it has been proven that I simply don't upload a photo each and every day. So, I'm rechristening this idea as "Frequent Photos." Many people would say Frequent Fotos, because of the alliterate spelling, but that bothers me a little too much, so I'm not going to! Here's today's Frequent Photo:
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Part of El Alcázar de Sevilla
In this photo, you can see a depiction of two towers of Hercules,
connected by a green ribbon. The towers of Hercules, of course, were
placed near the Strait of Gibraltar to mark the edge of the earth (they are two
mountains, one of which is known; the other has been disputed for years).
In mythology, they bore the warning: "Nec Plus Ultra" (nothing further beyond).
Charles I, ruler of the Spanish Empire from 1516-1556 (also known as Charles V as
Holy Roman Emporer from 1519), changed and adopted the phrase as "Plus Ultra"
to stand as a testament to his daring and willingness to take risk. Plus Ultra is now
a national motto of Spain, and the pillars with the ribbon are part of the spanish flag
and emblem. It is said the dollar sign ( ) may have originated from the use of the
two pillars and ribbon on money in Europe. |
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