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The small but beautiful 18th century Church of San Jaime (or Sant Jaume) sits at the top of the hill called Canfali on the edge of Benidorm’s Old Town. It is neoclassical in design and topped with blue domes in the Mediterranean style. Like all Spanish churches that I've visited, the quality of decoration is absolutely superb. The interior of the church features a Latin cross with a small nave and side chapels, including the chapel of the patron saint.
Title: Interior showing nave and chancel
Creator: Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_010
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
Title: Chancel choir stalls, All Saints' Church
Creator:Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_002
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
Liverpool Anglican Cathedral 140425
Different viewpoints of Luke Jerram's Helios installation - a scale version of the Sun in the same mode as his previous installations Museum of the Moon and Gaia
THE GARDEN OF GETHSEMANE
Cleaning supported by the Heritage of London Trust and the Mercers’ Foundation
After their last meal together, during the Passover celebrations, Jesus and his disciples went to the Garden of Gethsemane on the Mount of Olives. He dismissed nine of his followers but asked Peter and the brothers James and John to watch over him as he prayed. In fact, the men were tired and fell asleep. Jesus prays that he will not be required to sacrifice his life, although he acquiesces in God’s will.
Hayward here draws on the account presented in the Gospel of Luke, the only one to mention the presence of an angel who has been sent to give Jesus strength. At the same time, the angel, whose muscular body can be seen through his garment, points us towards Judas who, backed up by a crowd of armed men carrying flaming torches because it is still dark, has come to betray Jesus. The palms of the angel’s hands are scored as if to alert the viewer to the crucifixion that will soon follow. (Luke 22. 39-47).
Picture of a slower market on the square Amstelveld with the 17th century square church Amstelkerk in the background; in Amsterdam city; free street photography Amsterdam, The Netherland by Fons Heijnsbroek, 2022 - Dutch photographer.
A detail from a monument of 1569 in St John the Baptist, Burford, which may show an Amazonian Indian in a feathered headdress - one of four in all - though the monument itself is silent on the matter. But if so then this may be the first recorded depiction of the Amazonian peoples of South America in English art.
The monument itself was put up by Edmund Harman (c.1509–1577) in thanksgiving for a successful life - among other things, he was King Henry VIII's barber and personal servant from 1533 to 1547 as well as a witness to the King's will, in addition to being granted Burford Priory after the Dissolution of the Monasteries and siring no less than 16 children.
Perhaps Harman was also involved in trade with the Americas, though it has been suggested that not he but the family of his wife Agnes were involved in transatlantic trade. And either way, a further line of argument is that these sculptures are not original but are likely modelled on pictures in a Flemish book of a few years earlier - hence the awkward pose, with the head affixed as if from somewhere else.
Edmund Harman had certainly enjoyed a career successful enough to finance the erection of a large and elaborate monument in his local church. And he left us with something that is still unusual and striking more than four centuries later.
St John the Baptist, Burford, Oxfordshire, 11 August 2016.
St Mary's, North Stoke, which dates from the 1230s. The interior is adorned with fourteenth-century wall paintings. The pulpit or at least its ornate panelling is Jacobean.
North Stoke, Oxfordshire, 21 May 2014 (platinum emulation)
There has been a church in the pretty Cambridgeshire village of Bythorn since the 12th century, but this building dates mainly from the 13th and 14th centuries.
The chancel dates from around 1345 when it was rebuilt and widened to the south, and the north aisle rebuilt. The chancel contains a 13th century piscina (a stone basin traditionally kept near the altar). The north chapel dates from the early 16th century.
Title: West porch, from northwest Ashmont Street
Creator: Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_012
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
During the restrictions related to the coronavirus, the church closure allowed an opportunity for the painting of the walls and ceilings and columns to be done, as planned beforehand. The lighting was also redone.
All was part of a plan to return the church to an interior design closer to the original.
The church was redone also about 20 years ago in lighter tones and after an update from the modernization changes which occurred secondary to Vatican II before that.
The current tones now are a bit darker than the last update, and includes painting, in some places, the ceiling a deep blue with gold stars, a hint of the "heavens".
These photos were taken on a Saturday morning; one of the first since the church has been opened after the pandemic closings in our state of Michigan. I took these photos to document the changes.
St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Ann Arbor, Michigan. Diocese of Lansing. Washtenaw County.
June 13, 2020.
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Title: All Saints Church, Interior of tower and nave
Creator: Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_009
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
At the corner of Washington and Stockton Streets, the Chinese United Methodist Church fuses restrained neoclassical symmetry with a distinctive East Asian silhouette. Its stuccoed façade and deep cornices evoke early 20th-century American institutional design, while the gold-tipped, pagoda-style cupola affirms its cultural identity. The contrast between minimal ornamentation and bold roofline symbolism reflects the church’s mission: rooted in faith, shaped by community, and grounded in bicultural expression. Originally built in 1911, this church has long served as a spiritual and social anchor for Chinese Americans in San Francisco, its architecture quietly honoring both Methodist tradition and Chinese heritage.
St Peter ad Vincula in South Newington is the epitome of elegant, honey-coloured village churches in this part of England. The cool, tranquil interior is a mixture of Norman and Decorated Gothic and some outstanding medieval wall paintings have survived. As so often, I was the only visitor and had the place to myself.
This image was taken with my Olympus E-M1X camera in hand-held high resolution mode, yielding a file of about 50mpx without having to use a tripod. I could have achieved sharper results either by selecting a higher ISO and shutter speed or by choosing a lower resolution of about 25mpx (or both) - but either way the result is more than good enough. So, a nifty feature which works surprisingly well though the amount of movement the camera can accommodate in the scene without smearing is quite limited.
South Newington, Oxfordshire, 25 July 2019
Title: Clerestory window designed by C. Goodhue
Creator: Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_004
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
ChristChurch Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The cathedral was built in the second half of the 19th century, and is located in the centre of the city, surrounded by Cathedral Square. It is the cathedral seat of the Bishop of Christchurch in the New Zealand tikanga of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia.
The February 2011 Christchurch earthquake destroyed the spire and part of the tower – and severely damaged the structure of the remaining building. The cathedral had been damaged previously by earthquakes in 1881, 1888, 1901, 1922 and 2010.
In late March 2012 work began demolishing the building. A temporary replacement cathedral has been built.
On 15 December 2012 demolition was halted on the cathedral, following the issuing of a judgment by the High Court of New Zealand, which granted an application for judicial review of the decision to demolish made by the church
The Church of St Peter & St Mary, Stowmarket, Suffolk. [52.188401, 0.996796]
Over the centuries, the spire has had to be replaced on a few occasions. The present, erected 1994, replaces a very similar structure which was removed in 1975.
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Circa 1964. In the early days of the Robert Schuller televangelist ministry Rev. Schuller preached in a rented drive-in theater. Later he was able to build this church but remembered his roots. In addition to inside seating there were about a hundred or so parking stalls with speakers so people could attend church without leaving the comfort of their cars.
Over the years Schuller's "Hour of Power" ministry grew with live TV from this venue and later the now world famous Crystal Cathedral complex. This church still stands as part of the complex in Garden Grove.
To see a more recent picture of the Chrystal Cathedral complex look here: farm1.static.flickr.com/89/243198580_ad22e804e4_b.jpg
Yet another photo of the auditorium at the City Methodist Church in Gary Indiana. The cross is left over from a movie that had been shot there.
Z1 / HDR-JPEG / Auto-Settings from a Matterport Capture / 1/20 f3.5. Good light. Processed only in Luminar. Not PS/Lr
Testing the quality/ useability of jpeg files generated from Matterport Capture system
Title: Figure of Risen Christ in High Altar Reredos, carved by Domingo Mora
Creator: Boston Landmarks Commission
Date: 1977 July
Source: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester series, 5210.004
File name: 5210004_012_008
Rights: Copyright City of Boston
Citation: Boston Landmarks Commission image collection, Dorchester, Collection 5210.004, City of Boston Archives, Boston
Church of Saint Mary in Bridgwater at night. Saint Mary was built in the 13th century on the site of the previous church, and has been extended during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries. During the Monmouth Rebellion of 1685, James Scott the 1st Duke of Monmouth watched the army of his uncle King James II/VII muster at Westonzoyland shortly before the battle of Sedgemoor from the 14th century tower and spire.
York Minster 170625: The Kings ‘Screen
“The Kings of the Quire” screen separates the Nave from the inner sanctum of the Choir. It comprises fifteen statues of English kings from William the Conqueror to 1422 when the final statue of King Henry V died. It was then that the final statue, of the child king, Henry VI, was added. His statue, eventually replaced by one of king James I, was finally replaced in 1810.
Source: York Minster: Choir Screen - fmschmitt.com
Un instant suspendu devant la Chapelle Notre-Dame de Rocamadour à Camaret-sur-Mer 🌊⛪
Chaque pierre ici murmure des histoires séculaires. Le clocher, droit et majestueux, veille sur une porte en bois. Les nuances chaudes du granit se détachent sur le ciel breton, capturées avec précision au Nikon D800 📷✨