{"id":26364,"date":"2013-07-26T00:38:06","date_gmt":"2013-07-25T20:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=26364"},"modified":"2013-07-26T00:38:06","modified_gmt":"2013-07-25T20:38:06","slug":"what-a-bright-idea-umbrellas-unfurled-above-portuguese-street-shower-colour-onto-people-below","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=26364","title":{"rendered":"What a bright idea! Umbrellas unfurled above Portuguese street shower colour onto people below"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/A-colourful-canopy-of-umbrellas-is-suspended-over-the-baking-hot-streets-of-Agueda-in-Portugal1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-26362\" alt=\"A colourful canopy of umbrellas is suspended over the baking hot streets of Agueda in Portugal1\" src=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/A-colourful-canopy-of-umbrellas-is-suspended-over-the-baking-hot-streets-of-Agueda-in-Portugal1.jpg\" width=\"964\" height=\"590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/A-colourful-canopy-of-umbrellas-is-suspended-over-the-baking-hot-streets-of-Agueda-in-Portugal1.jpg 964w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/A-colourful-canopy-of-umbrellas-is-suspended-over-the-baking-hot-streets-of-Agueda-in-Portugal1-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/A-colourful-canopy-of-umbrellas-is-suspended-over-the-baking-hot-streets-of-Agueda-in-Portugal1-490x300.jpg 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 964px) 100vw, 964px\" \/><\/a>This colourful canopy over the baking hot streets of Agueda in Portugal will not only keep you dry but will certainly put many other art exhibitions in the shade.<\/p>\n<p>The sea of umbrellas brings a shower of colour over the town&#8217;s narrow lanes and creates a beautiful scene &#8211; while also protecting passers-by from the baking sun.<\/p>\n<p>While they appear to be floating magically in mid-air, the umbrellas are actually held up by string.<\/p>\n<p>In place from July to September, the project has been developed by Umbrella Sky Project of the firm Sextafeira Produgues, who are dedicated to creating various urban installations using low-cost concepts.<br \/>\nThe bright idea not only attracts attention but also beautifies everyday life, primarily through the use of colour.<\/p>\n<p>Returning to the town for the second year, images from previous years have travelled the world and many now visit the Portuguese region to see Agueda&#8217;s colourful umbrella sky.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This colourful canopy over the baking hot streets of Agueda in Portugal will not only&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":26362,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[146,224,137],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26364","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-europe","category-news","category-world","post_format-post-format-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/26362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=26364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=26364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}