Alive Guardian. Park of the De Haar Castle
by Jenny Rainbow
Title
Alive Guardian. Park of the De Haar Castle
Artist
Jenny Rainbow
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Another gothic edition of the same tree.
De Haar Castle, locally known as Kasteel de Haar, lies next to the village of Haarzuilens in the province of Utrecht in the Netherlands.
De Haar Castle is probably the most visited castle in the Netherlands, after Muiden Castle. This Gothic fairy-tale castle we see today however was built from 1892 till 1912 with incorporation of the large 15th century ruins of the original castle.
De Haar Castle was founded in the 14th century on sediment deposits along a blind arm of the river Rhine. It was first mentioned in 1391. Originally the owner of De Haar Castle was a member of the Van de Haar family, who as a manservant of the Prince-bishop of Utrecht, had enough prestige to have a fortified residence built for himself and his family. What this residence looked like was never registered. In 1449 the castle became property of the Van Zuylen family through the marriage between Josyna van de Haar and Dirk van Zuylen. It probably got its pentagonal shape after the castle was destroyed in 1482 as a result of the quarrels between the bishop and the city of Utrecht.
The castle is now surrounded by a large park but this wasn't always so. From medieval times until 1898 the village of Haarzuilens had been situated around the castle. The entire village was torn down and rebuild 1.5 kilometers to the west. The village chapel however was rebuild and incorporated in the new park. This park, which had to be a full-grown park as soon as possible was created by transporting 7000(!) 40-year-old trees to De Haar Castle from all over the province of Utrecht.
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April 7th, 2014
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Comments (9)
Audrey Wilkie
What a beautiful tree! You captured it very well! I like the centered composition and the symmetry.
Music of the Heart
Fantastic!! Beautiful charming trees, You composed them beautifully!! Fantastic!!L/F
Debbie Portwood
Wow! What a fantastic old tree! Love the strong outstretched branches and is looks even more beautiful in front of the lines of tall straight trees!! f/love! :D
Jenny Rainbow replied:
Thank you very much, Debbie, in that park a lot of interesting shaped trees, but this took my special attention!
Frank J Casella
You've captured the strength in this beautifully, Jenny. The light really pulls out the texture as well. Nice work as usual ...
Jenny Rainbow replied:
Thanks a lot, Frank, actually this is another variation with one other version with different treatment, that tree is colorful and also on FAA. But it gives another mood more mystical and gothic in my point. For the book cover..maybe :-) Thanks a lot, Frank!