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this is the newly restored and retrofitted premier cathedral of the philippines, the manila cathedral. this latest restoration was done in preparation for the visit of pope francis last january, 2015. this church is located within the historical walled spanish fort of intramuros and is a famous tourist attraction because of its long history!
I fell in love with this church so I am posting another photo and neat stories.
While my wife and I were here a young man came up and took several pictures.He told us he grew up nearby and went to Church here when he was young.
We all went in and he was telling us all about the Church. Then he told us about the stories of Ghost in the Church.
Below are a couple of stories.
The old church was first thought to be haunted when a group of photographers went there to snap pictures of the building for a historical film.
While they were there, one of them decided to sit down at the piano & play a few bars.
Voices began to become audible behind him. He couldn't hear the voices as he played, but his fellow photographers heard them, & thought it sounded as though they were singing.
They searched for the origin, only to find nothing. Years later, the group returned to the church, this time with a reporter from the Fort Worth Star Telegram joining them.
6 people heard the mysterious voices on that visit. The songs are said to be sung in Norwegian language.This was a true Scandinavian community where Norwegian was the primary language although there were Danes and Swedes here as well.
St. Olaf's Lutheran Church. It's on FM 182 in Norse, between Clifton and Cranfills Gap
Read comment in yesterdays post from Sam Alex
I've been admiring other peoples minimalist architectural shots on Instagram and so have been inspired to try my own with a photo I took earlier in the year. Here's to those who inspire us and don't even know it.
(Some people seem to keep to a theme - I'm all over the place as my mood, taste changes day to day and I get inspired by other peoples work. Some days I like the natural look and no edit and other days want to go full on to change a look)
...(ironicamente em vespera de natal indo com Ana ver uma janela para o ceu, ja se passaram 36 anos!)..... céu e ar e terra e água... não consigo parar o andar que me parece quase voar. porque flutuo. Aí imagino um diálogo entre Narciso e Cyrano de Bergerac mais ou menos assim:
--meu amigo, você acha correto deixa-la se apaixonar por uma sombra?
--Mas pelo reflexo não é a mesma coisa?
--então qual é a diferença entre reflexo e sombra? Ambas não são frutos de luz...
--a questão não é moral, é etica!
Enfim eles que se entendam eu me ponho com a Ana:
"Noite de Natal.
Estou bonita que é um desperdício.
Não sinto nada
Não sinto nada, mamãe
Esqueci
Menti de dia
Antigamente eu sabia escrever
Hoje beijo os pacientes na entrada e na saída
com desvelo técnico.
Freud e eu brigamos muito.
Irene no céu desmente: deixou de
trepar aos 45 anos
Entretanto sou moça
estreando um bico fino que anda feio,
pisa mais que deve,
me leva indesejável pra perto das
botas pretas
pudera"
ana cristina cesar
St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral is a Bulgarian Orthodox cathedral in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of the Patriarch of Bulgaria and it is one of the largest Christian church buildings, as well as one of Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions.
The Cathedral is a cross-domed basilica featuring an emphasized central dome. The cathedral's gold-plated dome is 45 m high, with the bell tower reaching 53 metres (174 ft). The temple has 12 bells with total weight of 23 tons, the heaviest weighing 12 tons and the lightest 10 kilograms (22 lb). The interior is decorated with Italian marble in various colors, Brazilian onyx, alabaster, and other luxurious materials. The central dome has the Lord's Prayer inscribed around it, with thin gold letters.
The construction of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral began in 1882, when the foundation stone was laid, but most of it was built between 1904 and 1912. The cathedral was created in honor of the Russian soldiers who died during the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878, as a result of which Bulgaria was liberated from Ottoman rule.
The cathedral was designed by Alexander Pomerantsev, aided by Alexander Smirnov and Alexander Yakovlev, and was a radically chang to the initial 1884-1885 project of Ivan Bogomolov. Construction and decoration were done by a team of Bulgarian, Russian, Austro-Hungarian and other European artists, architects and workers.
The name of the cathedral was briefly changed to the Sts. Cyril and Methodius Cathedral between 1916 and 1920 (since Bulgaria and Russia belonged to opposing alliances in World War I), but then the initial name was restored. The St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral was consecrated on 12 September 1924 and in 1955 was declared a cultural monument.
Nantes, Loire-Atlantique
L'hôtel Radisson Blu est un hôtel haut de gamme classé 4 étoiles, aménagé dans l'ancien palais de justice de Nantes situé place Aristide-Briand. Il est géré par le groupe hôtelier américain Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group et comporte 142 chambres (dont 20 suites) de grand standing.
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“Why do we have to listen to our hearts?” the boy asked, when they had made camp that day.
“Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you’ll find your treasure.”
This low-rise 7 story building in downtown St. Augustine, Florida was built in 1928 and it was designed in the Spanish Colonial Revival architectural style.
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St. Augustine (Spanish: San Agustín) is a city in the Southeastern United States, on the Atlantic coast of northeastern Florida. Founded in 1565 by Spanish explorers, it is the oldest continuously occupied European-established settlement within the borders of the continental United States.
The county seat of St. Johns County, St. Augustine is part of Florida's First Coast region and the Jacksonville metropolitan area. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 12,975. The United States Census Bureau's 2013 estimate of the city's population was 13,679, while the urban area had a population of 71,379 in 2012.
St. Augustine was founded on September 8, 1565, by Spanish admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, Florida's first governor. He named the settlement "San Agustín", as his ships bearing settlers, troops, and supplies from Spain had first sighted land in Florida eleven days earlier on August 28, the feast day of St. Augustine.[10] The city served as the capital of Spanish Florida for over 200 years. It was designated as the capital of British East Florida when the territory briefly changed hands between Spain and Britain.
Spain ceded Florida to the United States in 1819, and St. Augustine was designated the capital of the Florida Territory upon ratification of the Adams-Onís Treaty in 1821. The Florida National Guard made the city its headquarters that same year. The territorial government moved and made Tallahassee the capital in 1824. Since the late 19th century, St. Augustine's distinct historical character has made the city a major tourist attraction.
Founded in 1565 by the Spanish conquistador, Pedro Menéndez de Avilés, St. Augustine is the oldest continuously occupied settlement of European origin in the contiguous United States. In 1562, a group of Huguenots led by Jean Ribault arrived in Spanish Florida to establish a colony in the territory claimed by Spain. They explored the mouth of the St. Johns River, calling it la Rivière de Mai (the River May), then sailed northward and established a settlement called Charlesfort at Port Royal Sound in present-day South Carolina. Spain learned of this French expedition through its spies at ports on the Atlantic coast of France. The Huguenot nobleman René de Laudonnière, who had participated in the expedition, returned to Florida in 1564 with three ships and 300 Huguenot colonists. He arrived at the mouth of the River May on June 22, 1564, sailed up it a few miles, and founded Fort Caroline.
Desiring to protect its claimed territories in North America against such incursions, the Spanish Crown issued an asiento to Menéndez, signed by King Philip II on March 20, 1565, granting him expansive trade privileges, the power to distribute lands, and licenses to sell 500 slaves, as well as various titles, including that of adelantado of Florida.[11] This contract directed Menéndez to sail for La Florida, reconnoitre it from the Florida Keys to present-day Canada, and report on its coastal features, with a view to establishing a permanent settlement for the defense of the Spanish treasure fleet. He was ordered as well to drive away any intruders who were not subjects of the Spanish crown.
On July 28, Menéndez set sail from Cádiz with a fleet led by his 600-ton flagship, the San Pelayo, accompanied by several smaller ships, and carrying over 1,000 sailors, soldiers, and settlers. On the feast day of St. Augustine, August 28, the fleet sighted land and anchored off the north inlet of the tidal channel the French called the River of Dolphins. Menéndez then sailed north and confronted Ribault's fleet outside the bar of the River May in a brief skirmish. On September 6, he returned to the site of his first landfall, naming it after the Catholic saint, disembarked his troops, and quickly constructed fortifications to protect his people and supplies.
Menéndez then marched his soldiers overland for a surprise attack on Fort Caroline, where they killed almost everyone in the fort except for the women and children. Jean Ribault had already put out to sea with his ships for an assault on St. Augustine, but was surprised by a storm that wrecked his ships further south. Informed by his Indian allies that the survivors were walking northward on the coast, Menéndez began to search for the Frenchmen, who had made it as far as the banks of the Matanzas River's south entrance.[17] There they were confronted by the Spaniard and his men on the opposite side. After several parleys with the Spanish, Jean Ribault and the Frenchmen with him (between 150–350, sources differ) surrendered; almost all of them were executed in the dunes near the inlet, thereafter called Matanzas (Spanish for "slaughters").
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