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Locals once used these ghats to collect water, perform rituals and offer prayers. Today, they provide a picturesque setting for visitors to relax, meditate and enjoy the tranquil surroundings. The temples, chhatris (cenotaphs) and shrines around Gadisar Lake add to its cultural and spiritual significance.
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It took 50 years to build and is the largest church in Hungary. Although it is not royal, its enormous size has given it this designation.
Construction began in 1851 with the first architect and designer being Joseph Hill who gave a classical style and who died during construction. Then the construction was taken over by Michel Ybl who followed a neo-renaissance style.
The collapse of the dome in 1868 significantly delayed the project, as did the death of the second architect. The interior of the church and the completion of the project in 1905 were finally done by a third architect, Joseph Kraus.
Kraus invited the most famous Hungarian sculptors to decorate the interior of the church. For the interior decoration, 50 types of marble were used to decorate chapels and many statues such as the patron of the church who was the first Christian king of Hungary.
Special permission from the Pope was requested and granted so that they could place the statue in the sanctuary. The right hand of the saint is also preserved in the chapel of the church. During the 2nd world war the precious documents and relics of great value were kept in the temple because they thought it would withstand a possible bombing.
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Χρειάστηκαν 50 χρόνια για να κατασκευαστεί και είναι η μεγαλύτερη εκκλησία της Ουγγαρίας. Αν και δεν είναι βασιλικού ρυθμού το τεράστιο μέγεθος της της έχει δώσει αυτό το χαρακτηρισμό.
Η κατασκευή ξεκίνησε το 1851 με τον πρώτο αρχιτέκτονα και σχεδιαστή να είναι ο Joseph Hill οποίος έδωσε ένα κλασσικό στυλ και ο οποίος πέθανε κατά τη διάρκεια της ανέγερσης. Στη συνέχεια την κατασκευή ανέλαβε ο Michel Ybl ο οποίος ακολούθησε ένα νέο-αναγεννησιακό στυλ.
Η κατάρρευση του θόλου το 1868 καθυστέρησε σημαντικά το έργο όπως και ο θάνατος και του δεύτερου αρχιτέκτονα. Το εσωτερικό της εκκλησίας και η αποπεράτωση του έργου το 1905 έγιναν τελικά από έναν τρίτο αρχιτέκτονα, τον Joseph Kraus.
O Kraus κάλεσε τους πιο διάσημους γλύπτες της Ουγγαρίας για να διακοσμήσουν το εσωτερικό της εκκλησίας. Για την διακόσμηση του εσωτερικού χρησιμοποιήθηκαν 50 είδη μαρμάρου που διακοσμούν παρεκκλήσια και πολλά αγάλματα όπως ο προστάτης της εκκλησίας ο οποίος ήταν ο πρώτος Χριστιανός βασιλιάς της Ουγγαρίας.
Ειδική άδεια από τον Πάπα ζητήθηκε και δόθηκε για να μπορέσουν να τοποθετήσουν το άγαλμα στο ιερό. Στο παρεκκλήσι του ναού υπάρχει επίσης διατηρημένο το δεξί χέρι του αγίου. Κατά τη διάρκεια του 2ου Παγκοσμίου πολέμου τα πολύτιμα έγγραφα και κειμήλια μεγάλης αξίας φυλάχτηκαν στο ναό γιατί θεωρούσαν ότι θα αντέξει ένα πιθανό βομβαρδισμό.
Oculus Pantheon, Roma
Most fascinating part of the Pantheon is its giant dome, with its famous hole in the top (The oculus). The dome was the largest in the world for 1300 yrs. and to present remains still the largest unsupported dome in the world.
The white dome housing units of the two of the large telescopes on Mount Locke at the McDonald Observatory near Fort Davis, Texas.
This is the tomb of the Persian poet Hafez. He lived in Shiraz and died in 1390. The original dome was built in 1452 but this was built in 1935. Alterations to Hafez's tomb involved elevating it one metre above ground level and encircling it with five steps. Eight columns, each ten metres tall, support a copper dome in the shape of a dervish's hat. The underside of the dome is an arabesque and colourful mosaic. Photo taken with a 15 sec exposure from the ground (no tripod available!)
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Genuine (Chis Zippel): Deep Draw
Designed by the world renowned architectural firm of Foster + Partners, this was opened last year at The Exchange mall in Kuala Lumpur. One can enter the dome from the rooftop garden of the mall here and descend a lift or steps to the shop below.
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Looking SW from the Ponte degli Scalzi, with the outsize dome of San Simeon Piccolo on the left and the railway station just out of shot on the right.
Paris, France - July 2019: young french couple sitting on the parapet at the Paris viewpoint located just down the stairs of the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Basilique du Sacré-Cœur) in Montmartre, Paris. The dome of the basilica can be seen on the background.
Medusa head was moved here from an ancient building and as a base supporting a column in the Basilica Cistern. The upside-down orientation possibly intended to negate its power. One of the largest cisterns or underground water storage palaces built in the 6th century during the reign of Byzantine emperor Justinian using columns from ancient Greece Temple ruins. That's why you can find all three column styles in here.
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