Video timeline: 0:00 Towie Barclay 1:32 Entry, kitchen and dining 2:48 The Great Hall 3:56 The library 4:54 The garden 6:39 Maintaining the castle
The 2.7-acre castle grounds, also includes a walled garden, gardener’s cottage and carriage rooms. But it’s also a family home that was purchased by a husband and wife for £4,000 in 1972. Homeowner Karen Ellington opens up the castle doors to share the restoration journey from ruin to refuge.
The adjacent Almudaina is a Moorish-style Arab fortress converted to a royal residence. West of the city, hilltop Bellver Castle is a medieval fortress with a distinctive circular shape.
Since the first stone was laid in 1023, it has been home to monks, monarchs and prisoners; a historic pilgrimage site that welcomes 3 million visitors each year. In this edition we meet some of the people who preserve its magic.
Now the 83-year-old is the subject of a retrospective at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City – the museum’s first retrospective ever of an Indigenous artist. Correspondent Serena Altschul reports on a moment that’s been described as long overdue.
In addition to gardens, wabi sabi influences many other aspects of Japanese art and culture, such as the tea ceremony and pottery making, and it is also seen as a way of life.
A garden based around wabi sabi incorporates natural and manmade elements in a way that allows visitors to appreciate their humble and imperfect forms. This typically involves using not only plants but also stones and weathered manmade objects as design elements.
0:15 UK universities have a plan for AI – The guidelines aim to incorporate AI ethically into education and treat it as ‘an opportunity rather than a threat’. The UK’s 24 Russell Group universities are signing the principles.
2:07 This trolley can spot if you’re at risk of stroke – It has electrocardiogram (ECG) sensors embedded in its handles which screen you for heart irregularities as you shop. Researchers at Liverpool John Moores University fitted the sensors into 10 trolleys and rolled them out at 4 supermarkets in Liverpool, UK. Shoppers were invited to hold the handlebar for at least 60 seconds. If the sensor didn’t detect an irregular heartbeat, it lit up green. Over 2 months, the trolleys screened 2,155 people. They detected atrial fibrillation in 39 people who were swiftly able to book a cardiologist appointment.
3:50 Paris generates clean energy from Métro passagers – Energy firm IBERDROLA converted 6 turnstiles into mini-turbines at Miromesnil Métro station for 2 days last year. As each passenger passed through the turnstiles the turbines converted their movement into green energy. 27,000 passengers used the turnstiles. Each passenger generated 0.2 watts of energy. If scaled across the entire Métro system, which serves 1.5 billion passengers annually this technology could generate 136MW per year.
5:09 These sensors can spot stressed tomatoes – Their inventors say they can make agriculture more sustainable while increasing crop yields at the same time.
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There are many Venetian stone buildings in Montenegro. Their pretty red roofs stand out against the forests, mountains, and bright blue sea. Clay tiles have been used by roofers for centuries. They are practical and can last a hundred years! And they are the subject of our walk through Montenegro today – a symbol of serene and warm southern towns.
Durmitor National Park, home to bears and wolves, encompasses limestone peaks, glacial lakes and 1,300m-deep Tara River Canyon.
Most of the buildings have already been restored and include, at the moment, 17 beautiful bedrooms and elegant living areas. By completing the renovation of the other farmhouses one could reach a grand total of 26 bedrooms. The property’s 15.3 hectares of land are home to a beautiful Italian garden and olive grove.
The riverside spa district is home to several colonnades with columned walkways. The modern Hot Spring Colonnade houses the Pramen Vřídlo geyser, which spouts up to 12 meters high.
Video timeline: 0:00 – Beautiful view of Himalayan mountains in clouds, India 0:11 – A beautiful little fountain, named is uma ceking 0:13 – A car is running in the middle of the deep forest in India 0:17 – Indian Peacock looking at camera with spread wings 0:21 – Beautiful seen of Camel ride at sunset in Rajasthan desert 0:26 – Blue sky with white snow covered mountains 0:28 – Cinematic view of India’s Taj Mahal in the afternoon 0:33 – Drone view of Mumbai city at night 0:38 – Amazing view of mountains with clouds in Himachal Pradesh, india 0:40 – Aerial view of mumbai city with cloudy sky 0:51 – A big temple of in india with buddha statue 0:55 – Beautiful view of sunset in Goa, India 1:02 – Cinematic view of India’s Taj Mahal in the afternoon (part 2) 1:08 – A river flows between rocky hills in Ladakh, India 1:16 – View of high rise buildings in Mumbai during the sunny day 1:28 – Aerial view of a suspension bridge in fog 1:32 – Beautiful view of Mount Everest with blue sky 1:36 – Night view of big buildings of Mumbai city 1:40 – Amazing view of mountains with clouds in Himachal Pradesh, india (part 2) 1:44 – Snow covered mountains in Himalayas 1:53 – A jaguar in a zoo in India 1:59 – A wonderful view of a village in Maharashtra, India 2:20 – A beautiful little fountain, named is uma ceking (part 2) 2:25 – A beautiful tea garden in Kerala, India 2:32 – Close-up of monkeys and tigers in Indian zoos 2:48 – Beautiful view of the waterfall from the rocky hill 2:52 – A variety of Indian food arranged on the table 3:08 – Beautiful view of the waterfall from the green hills 3:23 – Amazing drone view of Maharashtra hills 3:27 – Metro Rail in India 3:30 – Green field with herd of cows in Kashmir 3:34 – The snow-covered Himalayas are extraordinary mountains 3:38 – Amazing drone view of Maharashtra hills (part 2) 3:47 – A wonderful view of a fountain in the cinema view 3:57 – Super high-rise building with Mumbai with Metrorail 4:07 – Taj Mahal during the sunny day 4:12 – Super high-rise building with Mumbai 4:32 – Sunset during twilight 4:35 – Dense fog with Himalayan mountains 4:39 – Amazing drone view of Maharashtra hills (part 3) 4:43 – Sea of Goa with green hills 5:15 – A wonderful spring in the mountains 5:25 – A quiet road in the middle of the forest 5:48 – Himalayan small hill houses with amazing mountains 6:06 – Sea of Goa with green hills 6:32 – Beautiful green meadow in kashmir, india 6:50 – A quiet road in the middle of the forest 7:07 – India’s famous Hawa Mahal in sunny day 7:22 – Kerala green tea garden on foggy day 7:32 – Small houses covered in Himalayan snow 7:43 – Traditional festival and food of Indian people 8:02 – Amazing view on the sea during sunset 8:15 – Time-lapse view of blue clouds with Himalayas 8:50 – Indian Peacock looking at camera with spread wings (Part 2) 12 8:58 – indian girl dancing in holly tradition 9:07 – Amazing village scene in Maharashtra hills and village mail bond 9:16 – Goa’s amazing beaches with coconut trees 9:49 – Amazing view of Taj Mahal in Agra during the day 10:01 – Spectacular views of Ladakh’s rivers and mountains 10:11 – Amazing view of Taj Mahal in Agra during sunset 10:20 – Himachal Pradesh has amazing scenery with hills and green forests 11:06 – Mumbai’s high-rise buildings are a spectacular sight 11:30 – City Lake in Popular Place in Rajasthan, India 11:50 – Spiral road with snow covered mountains and white clouds, Himachal Pradesh, India 13:12 – A view near the Taj Mahal in Agra during the sunny day 13:24 – A magnificent palace of Indian old architecture 13:40 – India’s national animal is the Royal Tiger 13:47 – Multi-storied colorful building in Delhi 14:02 – A narrow road through the dense forest 14:31 – Time-lapse view of the Taj Mahal in the afternoon 14:37 – Mesmerizing springs flowing from rocky hills 15:37 – Jaguar and monkey sightings in Indian zoos 15:56 – Aerial view of Mumbai city at night 16:15 – Beautiful view of Himalayan mountains in clouds, India (part 2) 16:24 – Beautiful seen of Camel ride at sunset in Rajasthan desert (part 2) 16:44 – Wonderful sunset view with green fields and mountains 17:33 – Amazing view of Taj Mahal at dusk 17:42 – Natural beauty of Ladakh’s rivers and mountains 17:53 – Worship of Hinduism, the oldest religion in the world 18:07 – Humayun’s tourist attraction in Delhi 18:18 – Amazing agriculture of the hills in the middle of the hills 18:31 – Time-lapse view of an extraordinary mosque in Delhi 18:42 – Aerial view of amazing mountains in India, with blue sky and clouds 19:32 – Stunning view of the lake in Rajasthan in the evening 19:41 – Landscape of narrow road in Indian village 19:53 – Aerial view of amazing mountains in India, with blue sky and clouds (part 2) 19:57 – Camel ride at sunset in Rajasthan desert (part 3) 20:10 – End title of the video
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