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Passau / Bavaria / Germany
Album of Germany (the south): www.flickr.com/photos/tabliniumcarlson/albums/72157712099...
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"Historic synagogue with striking baroque architecture, surrounded by a serene courtyard and gravestones." bw
I loved this Baroqua ceiling in de the Cathedral of Toledo. It was a wonderful little spectacle hiding in the sky.
Background by Miss Minn from DéviantArt !
femme by Jilior from DéviantArt ( note)!
texture by Angela Wolf !
One of the most important Baroque pilgrimage churches in Germany is the Basilica of the Vierzehnheiligen in Bad Staffelstein, Upper Franconia.
Construction of the church began in 1743, but wasn't completed until 1772.
The planning process until construction could finally begin was confusing and complicated.
The origins of the pilgrimage lie in the Middle Ages: in 1445, the shepherd of the monastery (Langheim Monastery) saw a crying child in a field, which disappeared as he approached. This child appeared to the shepherd three times, and on July 2, 1446, he and a woman witnessed two burning candles descending from heaven at this spot. Shortly thereafter, a miraculous healing occurred at exactly the same spot. The miraculous healing was then recognized by the nearby Langheim Monastery (this monastery no longer exists). A pilgrimage quickly gained momentum, and the first church was built. A pilgrimage brings in revenue, and, as so often happens, a dispute erupts over this revenue. The dispute was between Langheim Monastery and Staffelstein, which was the responsible parish. An arbitration court ruled that the church and the offerings should remain in Langheim, but that a third of the revenue must be paid to the Bishop of Bamberg. In return, the bishop must bear a share of the construction costs, provided he knows the plans and agrees. In other words, no construction can take place without the bishop's consent.
In 1693, the Bishop of Bamberg demanded the third of the pilgrimage revenue he was entitled to from Langheim Monastery. The abbot countered by reminding the bishop that the diocese had long since failed to fulfill its proportional construction obligations, and he presented the bishop with an expert opinion on the necessity of a new building. The dispute fizzled out; the diocese was not expected to pay.
The planning confusion began. The protagonists were the Abbot of Langheim, Stephan Mösinger, and Bishop Friedrich Carl von Schönborn. They now negotiate who will pay what. The bishop succeeds in getting Langheim Abbey to bear the costs alone, but in return the pilgrimage fees are reduced. However, the building plans still have to be signed off by the bishop.
Since his abbey now has to bear the costs, the abbot wants to keep them as low as possible. He commissions the Weimar court architect Gottfried Heinrich Krohne to redesign the church. Krohne, himself a Protestant, has no sympathy for a rural pilgrimage. This is reflected in his plans. The bishop rejects Krohne's plans. The plans for the pilgrimage church are abandoned. The abbot turns to the redesign and construction of the monastery church. He hires Balthasar Neumann for this task. His plans for the new monastery church overshadow all other Baroque church plans. The project is abandoned, and the abbot has to turn his attention back to Vierzehnheiligen. In the meantime, the bishop has commissioned his court architect, Jakob Michael Küchel, to design the pilgrimage church. However, the bishop rejects these plans, deeming them too expensive. At the same time, the abbot commissioned Balthasar Neumann to draw up plans. These plans were approved, but secretly the abbot wanted to forgo the brick vaults for cost reasons. The abbot's master builder Krohne was to begin construction based on Neumann's plans, but as a cost-effective version. On April 23, 1743, the foundation stone was laid, and by December the walls in the choir and transept area were three meters high. Becoming suspicious, the bishop sent Balthasar Neumann and Küchel to Vierzehnheiligen for an inspection. Neumann was shocked; Krohne deviated significantly from Neumann's plans, surely on the abbot's instructions. The bishop blamed Krohne solely, and the abbot dismissed the master builder. Bamberg now took control, and the road was clear for Neumann. And Neumann now showed why he was one of the leading Baroque architects; he was at his best. In 1744, he presented his plans for the new building, incorporating the walls that had already been built. He completely redesigned the building, with the vault being the greatest challenge. Neumann died in 1753 and did not live to see its completion. His master mason, Thomas Nissler, continued the work in Neumann's spirit. The church was consecrated in 1772.
What would Vierzehnheiligen be without its fantastic stucco decorations and frescoes (unfortunately, since a fire caused by lightning in 1835, water damage because the temporary roof was built too late, and whitewashing in the late 19th century, the frescoes have suffered greatly today).
Johann Michael Feichtmayr and his workshop, together with Johann Georg Üblhör, all masters of their craft, were responsible for the magnificent stucco and the freestanding altar of grace. Feichtmayr also designed the high altar.
Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Das Markgräfliche Opernhaus in der oberfränkischen Stadt Bayreuth ist ein Theaterbau des 18. Jahrhunderts. Da Bayreuth nach der Markgrafenzeit gegen Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts zu einer unbedeutenden Provinzstadt geworden war, konnte der Bau die Folgezeit so gut wie unverändert überdauern. Dank der künstlerischen Qualität und des Erhaltungszustands ist das Markgräfliche Opernhaus neben dem Teatro Olimpico eines der beiden bedeutendsten vor der Französischen Revolution errichteten Theatergebäude, das erhalten blieb.
Quelle: Wikipedia
The library of the Strahov Monastery is one of the most valuable and best-preserved historical libraries in Prague, Czech Republic. The library is divided into two major halls:
The oldest part of the library, the Baroque Theological Hall, was established between 1671 and 1674 with stucco decoration and paintings from 1720s, containing 18,000 religious texts.
The grand Philosophical Hall is two storeys tall and has over 42,000 ancient philosophical texts. The main Classicist vaults date from 1794.
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Makeup: Baroque Motif by Madrid Solo
Necklace: Aislin by Zibska
Hair: Titan by Zibska
Pic made for Versus Magazine Autumn/Winter 2015
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I met some baroque girls in front of a baroque building in Schlossgarten Schwetzingen. You know I rarely take photographs of people. But if they are historical people in mice baroque clothes, I just can't resist. I asked them, if I may upload the photographs.
In Kievan Rus', Saint George was revered since ancient times under the name of Yuri or Yegor. In the 1030s, the great Kievan prince Yaroslav founded monasteries of Saint George in Kyiv and Novgorod (see Yuryev Monastery) and ordered that throughout all of Rus' "the feast" of Saint George be celebrated on November 26.
У київській Русі з давніх часів святий Георгій шанувався під ім'ям Юрія чи Єгорія. У 1030-х роках великий київський князь Ярослав заснував у Києві та Новгороді монастирі святого Георгія (див. Юр'єв монастир) і наказав по всій Русі «творити свято» святого Георгія 26 листопада.
Mirow Castle, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
From 1749 to 1760 the baroque Mirow Castle was built according to plans by Christoph Julius Löwe. The simple building has a precious interior. Worth seeing is the ballroom with a lavish stucco decoration and wall decorations made of colored marble.
Giovanni Battista Clerici from Italy created this vivid stucco universe.
Walking with the Leopard.
Soundtrack:Arild Andersen, Vassilis Tsabropoulos & John Marshall- European Triangle
In the Baroque church Sant'Andrea della Valle, Rome, initially begun in 1590 and finished in 1650.
The weird light effects is the result of the camera (and I) just having been out in the rain.
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At Baroque the sim for the Japonica shopping event running through December maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/BAROQUED/145/128/1001