Colorful Zodiac. Stained Glass Cupola by Enrique Barrio, Jardines de Nivaria, Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain
The name of the grand hotel Jardines de Nivaria refers to what Tenerife was called by ancient Romans such as Pliny, who used the word Ninguria or Nivaria to designate the island as disovered by Statius Sebosus and King Juba II of Mauretania (or his navigators). The name means something like snow-covered with reference to El Teide, the great volcano here.
The Romans were quite a sea-faring nation and they must often have looked to the stars for guidance. They further developed the Greek Cosmology of the Heavens not only for practical sailing matters but also in story-telling. The western mythology of the constellations is still imprinted on the minds of many school children, as once on your present writer's.
This is the grand, stained-glass window of the Cupula of our hotel. It shows representations of those constellations. It was designed by Enrique Barrio of Vidrieras Barrio SL, Burgos, Spain and placed in 1996. Given the intricate work of the actual construction it would be nice to know the names of the artisans... There are some 12,000 pieces to put together!
Colorful Zodiac. Stained Glass Cupola by Enrique Barrio, Jardines de Nivaria, Costa Adeje, Tenerife, Spain
The name of the grand hotel Jardines de Nivaria refers to what Tenerife was called by ancient Romans such as Pliny, who used the word Ninguria or Nivaria to designate the island as disovered by Statius Sebosus and King Juba II of Mauretania (or his navigators). The name means something like snow-covered with reference to El Teide, the great volcano here.
The Romans were quite a sea-faring nation and they must often have looked to the stars for guidance. They further developed the Greek Cosmology of the Heavens not only for practical sailing matters but also in story-telling. The western mythology of the constellations is still imprinted on the minds of many school children, as once on your present writer's.
This is the grand, stained-glass window of the Cupula of our hotel. It shows representations of those constellations. It was designed by Enrique Barrio of Vidrieras Barrio SL, Burgos, Spain and placed in 1996. Given the intricate work of the actual construction it would be nice to know the names of the artisans... There are some 12,000 pieces to put together!