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The main square of Santiago de Compostela at night. The façade of the Cathedral is brilliantly illuminated and even though it takes until around 10:30pm to even get dark in the summer it's worth the wait and the night time stroll.
Upper Belvedere palace, built for Prince Eugene, Austrian generalissimo against the Turks and French.
39, Fournier Street, London, an early eighteenth-century house built in 1744 as a residence for the minister of the adjacent Huguenot Chapel (probably designed by Thomas Stibbs). The area around Christ Church, Spitalfields, previously a tenter ground and market garden, had been bought by two lawyers, Charles Wood of Lincoln's Inn and Simon Michell of the Middle Temple, and developed between 1718 and 1728 as what has become known as the Wood-Mitchell estate. No. 39 was built slightly later. It is constructed of yellow brick with red brick dressings. It is three windows wide, and has three storeys with basement and attic. The windows are recessed sashes and have segmental arches. The doorcase has rusticated jambs with moulded impost capitals and a console keystone. The door has six fielded panels. There is a radial fanlight. The heavy triangular pediment is supported by carved brackets.
Francesco Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (“San Carlino”), Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini in 1634 for the Holy Order of the Trinity; construction began in 1638 and the church was consecrated in 1646
Green Market in Bamberg, Franconia (Bavaria)
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The Green Market is a strung-out place in Bamberg with mainly baroque domestic architecture. It owes its name to the green vegetable, which has always been sold here. The appearance of the place is characterized by the Jesuit church St Martin and the Neptune Fountain from 1698, which is also called “Fork Man” in the vernacular because of the trident, which Neptune holds in one of his hands.
St Martin was consecrated in 1693 after a construction period of seven years. It was planned by Georg and Ludwig Dientzenhofer, two brothers, who became famous architects of German Baroque.
The church stands on the spot of a former Carmelite abbey, which was built in 1248. In 1611 the Jesuits took over the monastery, but already dismantled it a few decades later because the Carmelite church faced east, which wasn’t in accordance with the wishes of the Jesuits. After the abolishment of the Jesuit Order by pope Clemens XIV. In 1773 and the Bavarian Secularisation at the beginning of the 19th century, St Martin became the parish church of Bamberg’s so called lower town, which it still is to the present day.
Bamberg is a town with more than 70,000 residents, located in Upper Franconia. First mentioned in 902, it became a separate diocese in 1007. Its cathedral was already consecrated in 1012.
Besides its beautiful old town, Bamberg is also known for its eight breweries and its famous smoked beer. Since 1993 the old town is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, primarily because of its authentic medieval and also baroque appearance. Bamberg’s core city has more than 1,200 buildings of historic importance.
A wide, frontal shot captures the impressive Wallfahrtsbasilika St. Georg in Walldürn, Germany, on an overcast day. The Baroque church features a facade constructed from reddish-brown sandstone, adorned with prominent pilasters and decorative elements. Its central entrance is topped by an ornate niche containing a statue, likely of Saint George. Above the main roof, two smaller, dark-roofed towers rise, each capped with a golden weather vane in the shape of a rooster and a cross. Bare, pollarded trees with gnarled branches frame the church on both sides, suggesting a winter or early spring setting. The sky is uniformly grey and cloudy, contributing to a solemn atmosphere. The ground in front of the church appears to be a paved square.
The Board Room for Officers of the Ordnance Board at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich. The building is attributed to Sir John Vanbrugh and Nicholas Hawksmoor. It is datable to 1718-20 and was extended around 1741. Constructed in red brick with stone windowsills and a slate hipped roof. The plan is one room deep. The front is symmetrical with a frontispiece that has heavy rusticated piers, or banded jambs, with narrow, deeply set windows, supporting a lintel with statues of a lion and a unicorn on pedestals. The upper level has a large arch with balcony, and a recessed round headed window beneath a clock. Above the impost band are small occuli on either side of a wind dial. The gable is treated as an open pediment. On either side of the frontispiece are three bays of tall arched windows with circular ones above. There is a cornice and parapet. The interior is a large hall with a stone and slate floor leading to rooms at either end. The one to the left became the Royal Military Academy in 1741 and later the Model Room. The one to the right became a chapel and more recently an officer's mess.
Built 1913 - 1926 Architect - Arthur W Holmes .... in Baroque style .... Established in 1913 with a largely Irish Catholic congregation, the Church Of The Holy Name was not opened & officially dedicated until March of 1926. Designed to resemble the Basilica di Maria Maggiore in Rome, it is Danforth Avenue's most impressive architectural landmark ....
Francesco Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (“San Carlino”), Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini in 1634 for the Holy Order of the Trinity; construction began in 1638 and the church was consecrated in 1646
Francesco Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (“San Carlino”), Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini in 1634 for the Holy Order of the Trinity; construction began in 1638 and the church was consecrated in 1646
Francesco Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (“San Carlino”), Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini in 1634 for the Holy Order of the Trinity; construction began in 1638 and the church was consecrated in 1646
Francesco Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (“San Carlino”), Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini in 1634 for the Holy Order of the Trinity; construction began in 1638 and the church was consecrated in 1646
Francesco Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (“San Carlino”), Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini in 1634 for the Holy Order of the Trinity; construction began in 1638 and the church was consecrated in 1646
in 1795, the palace served as a refuge for French royalty fleeing the French Revolution.
Louis XVIII of France and his family lived in the palace between 1798 and 1800.
It was here that Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France married Louis-Antoine, Duke of Angoulême, in 1799.
Later, Louis lived incognito at the palace from 1804 until 1807.
Les Grottes section with statues and sculptures. In a formal garden designed by landscape architect André le Nôtre.
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Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 as a symbol of power and influence and intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV.
The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte
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Francesco Borromini, San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane (“San Carlino”), Rome. Commissioned by Cardinal Francesco Barberini in 1634 for the Holy Order of the Trinity; construction began in 1638 and the church was consecrated in 1646
piazza Sette Settembre, Via Toledo, Naples
Mario Gioffredo designed the baroque facade in the mid eighteenth century. / "Facade, work of Antonio Donato Cafaro Pignaloso of Cava dei
Tirreni 1572-76, modified by Mario Gioffrdo 1761-68"
The church itself dates to 1562
www.basilicadellospiritosanto.it/ and wikipedia IT and FR
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Schlüsselburg - Lnáře Municipality. Former Prachens province in the southwestern Bohemia/CZE.
Schlüsselburg - Lnáře - Town of Lnar Municipality
It lies in the northwestern part of Prachens province, some 50 km to the southeast from PILSEN or 100 km southwards from PRAGUE. The easiest way how to reach the locality is to follow international route E49 from Pilsen to [Bohemian] Budweis.
Municipality was mentioned for the first time in the start of the 14th century AD, yet it has been inhabited continually since the 7.-6. century BC by Celts, Marcomans, Doudlebs and their posterity. First knights of Schlüsselburg were an aristocracy of German origin residing at so-called ‚Old Stronghold‘ near a passing of Smolivec Brook en route from the Pisek City to the Pilsen City. Why two names? That’s quite simple – the German name is probably older and means ‚The Key Fort‘, for a legendary golden key was found on the site of fort on the day of St. Mary. The Bohemian name is far less romantic – a flix plant [used as material by common people for their clothing ] was grown here in a large quantity, therefore Lnare means ‚Flix-growers’municipality‘. The English name ‚Town of Lnar‘ could be still find on a 1945 WWII memorial in the centre. The ancient Prachens Region had had its first centre in Prachens [Horazdovice, 20km to the south], than for centuries in Pisek City until the 19th century.
Schlüsselburg was a village drowned in „sea of woods“ on the shores of muddy streams in a vast swampland, which actually covered much of nowadays Blatna Valley. This bogs had been (similarily to another famous lake district town of Wittingau-Trebon) transformed into a very extensive lakeland with hundreds of ponds and lakes. Not only these new semi-artificial lakes protected municipality from health issues connected to bogs and severe floods, but enabled growth of famed fishing industry, major source of revenues until quite recently. After 17th century some decline in fishing industry occurred and much of the waters were drained for new, prospective usage – sheep pastures. As of 1840 there were some 13,000 sheep. Second revival of the fishing industry occured during the 19th century, thanks to the care of local aristocracy. In the 19th century Dr. Theodor Mokry created a breed of an unscaly carp called ‚Lnarsky modrak‘ (‚Bluefish of Lnare‘). A wave of modernity arrived with first train on a brand line between towns Blatná and Pomuk-Dvorec some hundred years ago. Unfortunately for the municipality this train line eased a dramatical outflow of locals into fast growing metropolis of West Bohemian Region, Pilsen. After 1918 the municipality became part of Czechoslovakia, later of Protectorate ‘Böhmen und Mähren‘ and after 1948 part of Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. The winter Velvet Revolution of 1989 brought an end to this totalitarian state and we are enjoying first 20 years of cultural, social and economic revival. Our two chateaux returned to local hands; the larger ‚New‘, to non-aristocratic Vanicek Family and the ‚Old‘ one belongs to the municipality. Devastating floods in August 2002 damaged strongly our valley but we succeeded in rebuilding all of it during 2002-2004. We are pleased to welcome more and more European newcomers [settlers] and visitou every year. Thank You for Your favour ;-)
Municipality is rich in architecture, unique landscape and sights, for example:
Baroque church of St. Joseph [17. century] with very unique fresco paintings
Baroque Chateau [or ‚New Chateau‘, 17. century] - frescoes with mythical ancient Gods, English-French garden [4 hect.] with a little mosque, several stone fountains, pools and rare wood species…
Chapel of St. Anna [end of the 17. cent.]
Annaberg - complex of frame houses, first half of the 19. cent. (in the style of SW German Swabia)
‚Old Stronghold‘ - at least 700 years old remnant of original wooden fort , rebuilt in 1597 as a stone-brick Renaissance chateau; first mentioned in 1465. Now hosts a gallery of contemporary art, infocentre, and flats.
Monumental classical barnyard from the 19. century
Primary school, more than 110 years old
Parish & monastery Church of the Saintest Trinity with the icon of Our Mother of Lnar [17. cent.]
Gothical grave-yard Church of St. Nicholas [14. cent.]
Baroque Chapel in Zahorcice [17. cent.]
Baroque sculptures of saint protectors [at least 9 of them]
Baroque sculptures of [11 pieces, 17. century]
The Giant Logan [some 30 tons, 5 km to the south in Kadov; protected by the law. The biggest and perhaps the most easily accessible in all Bohemia]
Perfect organised pathways/cycleways with infopanels through the countryside
For Geochaching lovers – few caches are to be found here as well ;-)
plus a great wealth of protected lakes, meadows, woods, castles, churches....
COME TO SEE MORE, DEAR FRIENDS !!!
The Grand Canal comes to an end in front of the church of Santa Maria della Salute, seen from the Campanile in St Mark's Square.
The Grand Canal (Il Canal Grande or the Canalazzo) is the main waterway in Venice, dividing the city in two and crossed by only four bridges in its entire near-four kilometre length.
It is much wider than any of the other canals in Venice – between 30m and 70m across – but less than 5m deep and is lined with a number of palaces and churches.
The number one and number two vaporetto services take both locals and (mainly) tourists along its length, allowing them the chance to admire the sights from the water.
The white stone edifice of Santa Maria della Salute – the Salute – was built in the 17th century by a Venetian government who prayed for an end to plague and had their prayers answered.
The Senate had decreed a church to honour the Virgin Mary would be built and they honoured their promise, commissioning Baldassare Longhena to construct the present building.
It took 50 years to erect and is a masterpiece of baroque architecture, owing much to Andrea Palladio. The octagonal structure, with a great dome rising from the base, contains several altars and works of art by painters such as Titian.
Every year on November 21 – the feast of the Presentation of the Virgin – the church is the home of great celebrations and prayers for health and wellness.
St. Nicholas Church - Old Town Square
Kostel sv. Mikuláše - Staroměstské náměstí
Old Town (Stare Mesto) , Prague
built 1732–1737
architect: Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer
In 1871, the city rented the church building to the Russian Orthodox Church, which used it until the First World War. Since 1920, the church has served the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, which was founded here in 1920. Concerts also take place regularly in the church.
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Mdina the ancient capital city of Malta. The Silent City with St Paul's Cathedral as its centre of worship. Mdina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The view from Festung Hohensalzburg (Hohensalzburg Fortress) in Altstadt the historic centre of Salzburg, Austria.
Archaeological excavations have shown that a Roman fort existed at the highest point of the site. Construction of the current fortress began in 1077 under Archbishop Gebhard von Helfenstein. The original design was a basic bailey with a wooden wall. In the Holy Roman Empire, the archbishops of Salzburg were already powerful political figures and they expanded the fortress to protect their interests. The fortress was gradually expanded during the following centuries. The ring walls and towers were built in 1462 under Prince-Archbishop Burkhard II von Weißpriach.
The only time that the fortress actually came under siege was during the German Peasants' War in 1525, when a group of miners, farmers and townspeople tried to oust Prince-Archbishop Matthäus Lang, but failed to take the fortress. During the Thirty Years' War, Archbishop Count Paris of Lodron strengthened the town's defences, including Hohensalzburg.
The fortress was surrendered without a fight to French troops under General Jean Victor Marie Moreau during the Napoleonic War in 1800 and the last Prince-Archbishop Count Hieronymus von Colloredo fled to Vienna. In the 19th century, it was used as barracks, storage depot and dungeon before being abandoned as a military outpost in 1861.
Hohensalzburg Fortress was refurbished from the late 19th century onwards and became a major tourist attraction and stands today as one of the best preserved castles in Europe. During the early 20th century it was used as a prison, holding Italian prisoners of war during World War I and Nazi activists before Germany's annexation of Austria in March 1938.
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This baroque cathedral was under construction from 1735 to 1754. It is also call the Archbishop's Cathedral, or Kalocsa Cathedral.
● Igreja dos Carmelitas, built 1616-1650
● Igreja do Carmo, built 1756-1768. José Figueiredo Seixas, architect.
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Mdina the ancient capital city of Malta. The Silent City with St Paul's Cathedral as its centre of worship. Mdina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mdina the ancient capital city of Malta. The Silent City with St Paul's Cathedral as its centre of worship. Mdina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Mdina the ancient capital city of Malta. The Silent City with St Paul's Cathedral as its centre of worship. Mdina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
The Würzburg Residence, a masterpiece of Baroque architecture, captured at night under its golden illumination. The symmetry and intricate details of the facade stand out beautifully against the dark sky.
Photographed with the Leica D-Lux 8 on a tripod to preserve sharpness and depth.
Mdina the ancient capital city of Malta. The Silent City with St Paul's Cathedral as its centre of worship. Mdina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Passau is a city in Lower Bavaria, Germany, also known as the City of Three Rivers, as the river Danube is joined by the river Inn from the south and the river Ilz from the north. Passau's population is approx. 50,000, of whom about 12,000 are students at the University of Passau, renowned in Germany for its institutes of economics, law, theology, computer science and cultural studies. Passau is notable for its gothic and baroque architecture. The city is dominated by the Veste Oberhaus and the Veste Niederhaus, both parts of the former fortress of the Bishop, on the mountain crest between the Danube and the Ilz. Tourism in Passau focuses mainly on the three rivers, the St. Stephen's Cathedral, and the "Old City". With 17,774 pipes and 233 registers, the organ at St. Stephen's was long held to be the largest church pipe organ in the world and is today second in size only to the organ at First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, which was expanded in 1994.
Additional information about Passau may be obtained at Wikipedia.
Mdina the ancient capital city of Malta. The Silent City with St Paul's Cathedral as its centre of worship. Mdina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site