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St. Anne's Chapel - In the crypt under the floor the highest members of the Teutonic Order were buried. They were total of eleven graves. Three original grave plates lie there to remind of the place's history.
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Kaplica św. Anny - W krypcie pod posadzką składano doczesne szczątki najwyższych dostojników Zakonu. Ogółem spoczęło ich tu jedenastu. Pamiątką po nich są dziś trzy oryginalne, kamienne płyty nagrobne.
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The monastery of Saint Barnabas (or Ayios Barnabas) was a church on the island of Cyprus, located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of Constantia. The site is today within Northern Cyprus and functions as a museum.
The original shrine church was founded in the late fifth century, perhaps in 477, when the Emperor Zeno financed the construction of a basilica near the spot where the body of Barnabas was discovered by Archbishop Anthemius. Funding was also provided by local notables. The church had a timber roof and included stoas, gardens, aqueducts, and hostels intended for receiving pilgrims. It may have been expected that pilgrims on their way to Jerusalem might stop in Constantia and visit the shrine. The sixth-century Laudatio Barnabae describes the new tomb of Barnabas as decorated with silver and marble. It also attested the existence of a monastic community living beside the shrine. The relics were eventually moved to the basilica of Saint Epiphanius in Constantia.
Two buildings were added to the complex during the reign of Justinian I (527–565) by the next archbishop, Philoxenos, who left a short inscription recording his work. In the late seventh century, the basilica was destroyed during Arab raids.
Today, what remains of the original basilica is incorporated in the east end of a newer vaulted basilica of the cross-in-square type, built around 900. The church has three aisles and two flat domes on tall drums. It may have been the residence of the archbishops for a couple centuries after the abandonment of Constantia in the late eighth century.
Although the second construction remained standing throughout the centuries and continued function as a pilgrimage church, the continuity of the monastic community, although possible, cannot be demonstrated. Wilbrand of Oldenburg visited the church in the 13th century, noting that the city around it was "destroyed". In 1735, Vasil Grigorovich-Barsky visited the site and drew a sketch of the cloisters, courtyards and outbuildings. The current form of the buildings is a result of work done in 1756 by Archbishop Philotheos. Between 1971 and 1974, the monastery had three monks who made their living by selling honey and painting icons. The monastery was abandoned following the Turkish invasion of Cyprus.
No longer hosting a monastic community, the church today function as a museum of icons. The former cloisters host an archaeological museum with artefacts going back to the neolithic.
Capuchins had a special method of burying their dead. After a funeral in the church above the crypt the dead were carried downstairs. The bottom of the oak coffin was pulled out and the corpse fell on to the bare ground. Under his head were placed one or two bricks. The coffin was then saved for the next funeral. It was one of the practices of poverty typical of the Capuchin Order.
153 friars were buried here in this way, 24 of them are preserved today.
Amalfi Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Amalfi; Cattedrale di Sant'Andrea) is a 9th-century Roman Catholic cathedral in the Piazza del Duomo, Amalfi, Italy. It is dedicated to the Apostle Saint Andrew whose relics are kept here. Formerly the episcopal seat of the Diocese of Amalfi, it has been since 1986 that of the Diocese of Amalfi-Cava de' Tirreni. (Wikipedia)
Forcing the lid closed on the chest containing one of the skeletons from theme # 1 Opening. The background is a photograph and the human figure is a stock picture.
124 Pictures in 2024, theme # 124 Closing
La crypte, Chateau du Barroux, Provence, France, Laurent Bourdier 2019.
Photographie argentique, Soligor TM (Miranda), film Ilford Hp5+ , révélateur monobain Df96 cinestill, Processed With Darkroom
Chuck- Hey, where's Crane?
Two-Face- Busy.
*The meeting took place at Elliot Heights, per Chuck's suggestion. The attendees- three of the four heads of Penguin's new Pact, and each of their lieutenants, arrived later then Brown expected, with none of them the wiser regarding the whereabouts of Deacon Blackfire. The last to arrive, Black Mask and his allies knocked on the door with an air of impatience*
Sionis- The elevator's busted.
Chuck- We know.
*Sionis grumbles, but sits down, waiting for Chuck to start talking*
Freeze- So. Talk. You said you had information.
Chuck- Yes, um, first of all I'm glad you all came. But before we start, do we know where Blackfire-
Two-Face- Get on with it.
Chuck- Right. We've identified the sniper. It was Black Spider.
*The assembly is silent. Then Roman groans*
Sionis- Oh, of course it is... What's the bastard even doing in Arkham?
Two-Face- It's not rocket science Sionis. He's probably a prisoner like the rest of us.
Sionis- No, I don't buy it. Didn't he get a pardon for that Society crap?
*Li, who has been staring at the uncharacteristically quiet Penguin, leans over and mutters to Sionis, gesturing at Firebug*
Li- Yes sir, he did. But, so did Mr Rigger. Clearly, the government cares little about their promises.
Sionis- Yeah. Suppose I shouldn't be surprised...
Freeze- Answer this, Kite-Man isn't it?
Chuck- Just call me Chuck...
Freeze- How on earth did you find this information?
Chuck- Ah, well this is Mitch.
*At this, Mayo, still wearing the bloodied vest from last night, and far from looking his best, stands in front of this audience of hardened killers and gangsters, and they can barely contain their laughter*
Sionis- Is this a joke?
*It didn't take long. Despite their initial... "apprehension," they all listened to Mayo's story in full. When he was done, they set out in search of Needham. Dent went to the old GCPD building, in search of Needham's arrest reports, anything that would give them any insight to his whereabouts. Sionis returned to his factory, alerting his men of the news. Cobblepot sent his assistant, Lark, away, as he talked with Zebra Man as they made their way back to the Iceberg Lounge*
Zebra- So. What are you going to do? Kill them?
*Cobblepot sighed, handing him his top hat, Zebra peers inside, and takes out a note taped inside*
Penguin- Nothing so brash. You've spent far too much time with Kobra... They'll start hunting soon enough, and they'll want you with them, for the extra manpower of course. When they find him, however long that takes, you will do whatever you can to stop him talking.
That note, is all I have on him, his family, friends, past relationships and pain. Use it, and eliminate him. You'll be the hero.
Zebra- All that talk of loyalty.
Penguin- I meant it all. Do you understand how hard I've worked to keep this hellhole together? If the Monarch had to die, so be it. If Needham must join him, very well. You of all people should understand that...
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*Philip lost his hands, his sight, to this man. Mr Camera. His time in Blackgate, away from photos had driven the man mad, or maybe it was Meister's voice in his ear. No matter the reason, Harry Simms severed Ten's hand over a single photograph. Now Reardon relied on mechanical limbs to hold the very gun in his hand he was pointing at his head. The same gun Blackfire offered him. "Was it even Simms?" he wondered. Without his sight, he couldn't know for sure that it *wasn't* some other captive of Blackfire, an innocent man who's life now rested in his hands. All he knew was that there was something dark creeping around inside his body, a voice telling him that the vengeance he craved was finally here. All he had to do, was pull the trigger. The worst part? He didn't know if it was Blackfire's toxins, or his own anger*
Blackfire- Christ died for *our* sins, but what of theirs? Those who commit atrocities far worse than God can forgive? That is our duty my children! Our time is now. We will slay first these common mongrels, then we will make our way to the top. Divine justice comes to all!
Simms- I didn't do anything!
Blackfire- Enough! Harold Simms, you threaten and extort innocents, you collect incriminating evidence that you lust over like a man possessed. No more!
*They cheered. They all cheered for Blackfire. Yet, while Philip was coerced by drugs, these people needed only the spoken word to jeer at Simms*
Ten- Then... it's true, you've been using the tunnels to hunt people down. Kill them.
...
Blackfire- My boy, I haven't the slightest idea what you're talking about.
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*Cobblepot returned to the Iceberg Lounge three hours ago, just thinking in his office. Eventually, he left his sanctuary and sat down at the bar. With a flick of his wrist, the two people previously sitting there, got up and left*
Penguin- Long day Leonard?
Len- It is what it is. Those two tried to trade their socks for some beer. Socks I tell you.
Penguin- Ah, well, it can't be helped.
Len- Well what are they meant to tip? Their knickers?
*Penguin laughed in a manner not dissimilar to his namesake, producing a noise that sounded something like a "Waugh." Behind them, Magpie tapped on the microphone, on top of the stage*
Magpie- I'd like to sing a song. Perhaps you know it.
*Len muttered something under his breath that unfortunately, David Wist, Magpie's husband, happened to hear*
Len- Urgh, Moon River. It's always Moon River.
Wist- Hey, she sings it very well!
Penguin- Oh it's lovely, David, absolutely lovely, but you have to understand it gets repetitive.
Wist- Of course Mr Cobblepot, I didn't mean, I-
Len- I'm just asking, why's it always Moon River...
*Roman takes another seat up at the bar beside Oswald*
Penguin- Roman! My friend!
Sionis- If, when we get out, and I hear that song, that damn song, on the radio... Someone's dying. I hate it.
Wist- Look, the moon is really shiny. She likes it
*And with that, Wist brushes past Li, offering a comforting smile to Mags as he heads off towards the stage*
Sionis- You. I'll have a Vodka Martini, Li here will have a, rum and coke was it?
Li- Just the Cola please. I don't drink.
Sionis- Throw in the rum anyway. I might drink it. We've got him.
Oswald- You can't have found him already surely?
Len- What's this?
*Sionis glances at Len and back at Oswald*
Sionis- Is he good?
Oswald- Certainly.
Sionis- The guy that shot this place up, your pal identified him as Black Spider.
Len- Shit...
Sionis- Exactly. Dent went to get some files from the GCPD database, the computers there are still connected to the server. Don't know what he found, but he said best bet, he's at the cemetery. Got Freeze, Zsasz and your guy down there already.
Oswald- Then, it's just a matter of waiting.
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*The Gotham Cemetery is sprawling. One of the biggest controversies behind Arkham, was separating loved ones from those buried there. Of course, with Strange's connections, it didn't take the government long to overrule the City Council. With all of Gotham's tragedies- the breakouts, the earthquake, the crises, the Signal Man incident and the City of Fear, there's no bigger graveyard in the entire state. It's a labyrinth of headstones and crypts. It takes a lot of manpower to cover the area. The glow from Freeze's goggles, are about the only thing lighting up the area*
Freeze- Spread out. Firebug, take the east. Zsasz, cover the west. I will search the South Quadrant, leaving you, Zebra Man, with-
Zebra- The North. Da.
*Rigger lit a match so he could see. Doing so caused a flock of birds to burst out from the nearest crypt. He cursed himself as he sucked the blood from his scratch marks. Owls. Zsasz wandered around the headstones, and grinned. So many bodies... So many put there because of him. And Freeze saw the graves of those husbands and wives buried together, and his blood boiled. He would find his Nora. It was Zsasz that found him first, a bouquet in his hand. He fired a shot, startling Needham*
Zsasz- I prefer the knife Mr Needham. More personal... Guns end it quickly, and, I don't want to end this quickly after all... you know the blade too, don't you?
*He fired again, but this time Needham was quick, and he disappeared into the trees*
Zsasz- Two-Face was right. He's here.
*Freeze was the next to see him, a blast of ice firing from his gun*
Freeze- I made a promise to my wife Needham. I don't break my promises, not to her.
*The ice stream follows Spider all the way into Rigger's quarter*
Rigger- You don't have to do this Spider. You can come quietly.
Needham- I go and I'm as good as dead.
*He shoots at him, knocking Rigger off balance, and then- Blam! The shot sends him down the hill. Landing with a thud, Zebra Man follows him*
Needham- I know your kind... I know you won't stop but *Urgh* My girlfriend and my son were buried in two unmarked graves here. Her family didn't want me visiting them, her brother especially, blamed me for what happened. They overdosed you see... But I knew the truth. It was the drug business that got them killed, and I wasn't gonna rest until every last one of them was gone. When I was sent to kill Sionis... Couldn't wait. *Cough* I didn't want Penguin's money, you hear me? What's the use in this place? Nah. I just wanted to know where my family was buried. I just wanted to lay some flowers on my kid's grave.
*Pinned against a gravestone, Needham coughs up blood, placing a hand over his wound. He ought to be dead. He can't move. *
Needham- So... Go ahead. Do it. But you take these, and you put them there.
Zebra- Your family were junkies. Weak. They deserve nothing. Neither do you.
*And yet, just behind him, Zebra hears the quiet chink of a piece of metal, and as he turns back-
Blam. Blam. Two bullets to the head bring Zebra Man's life to an end. A hand grabs Needham and carries him up to the waiting group- Freeze, Zsasz and Rigger*
Skara Cathedral in Skara, Västergötland, Sweden.
The cathedral is the very symbol of Skara. The first known cathedral was consecrated around 1150, but new finds indicate that there was a church here during the previous century. Wars and fires have taken their toll on the church over the years, but despite these it has remained standing, and pulled itself up from the gravel, ashes and humiliation.
The restoration of 1947-1949 revealed a well-kept crypt from the 10th century and during the 1999 restoration they found stone remnants older than that. In the most recent reconstruction a cross vault was built over the crypt, making it a beautiful room for worship.
The current Gothic design dates to the 1886-1894 restoration under the leadership of architect Helgo Zettervall. The furnishings are unique and include the Soop Mausoleum and Bo Beskow´s handsome glass mosaic window.
And yes, Skara´s pants - the name comes from the flat towers built in 1809-1810. People thought they looked like a pair of pants and the name stuck though the towers have clearly changed shape since!
From my first set of HDR, made from three handheld shots at EV -1.0, 0.0 and +1.0, software used Dynamic-Photo HDR. Photos taken with Canon EOS 500D.
The moon is outside, but it can't get in, almost dead from it's nightly sin.
Down the hallway to the lair, down down the slippery stairs in to the crypt
Please don't use this image on websites, blogs or other media without my explicit permission. © All rights reserved
My wife and I just got back from our annual July roadtrip. This time we went to Alberta, Canada. This photo is from the Crypt Lake Trail in Waterton Lakes National Park. It's arguably one of the best hikes anywhere, requiring a boat ride to the trailhead, walking an exposed scree slope, climbing a ladder bolted into a cliff, crawling through a twenty-foot tunnel and scrambling up a rock face over an 1800-foot (700 m) drop. Here you see my wife, Jenni, traversing back down the scramble section with the trail below in the background. At the top of the trail is a hanging alpine lake with a waterfall spilling over an 1800-foot cliff. We don't hike much but this one was worth the effort and the sore feet.
The crypt of the count Teleki family near Targu Mures in Transylvania, Romania.
The picture was taken on Kodak Ektar 100 color negative.
Nikon F65
AF Nikkor 35-70mm f3,3-4,8 D
35mm
f/5,6
1/125
ISO 100
Copyright © Mal Ogden Photography. All rights reserved.
Please don't use without my permission.
Hereford Cathedral is the cathedral church of the Anglican Diocese of Hereford[1] in Hereford, England. Its most famous treasure is Mappa Mundi, a medieval map of the world created around 1300 by Richard of Holdingham.[2] The map is listed on the UNESCO Memory of the World Register.[2] The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.[3] The site of the cathedral became a place of worship in the 8th century or earlier although the oldest part of the current building, the bishop's chapel, dates to the 11th century.[2]
The Crypt,
St. Mary’s Cathedral,
Sydney, Australia.
Architects: Hennessy & Co.
Construction: Kell & Rigby
St Mary’s Cathedral was built between 1865 and 1882, with additions to the Cathedral as late as 2002.
It was re-built to replace the original Cathedral that was gutted by fire.
William Wardell was the architect who designed the Gothic Cathedral.
The main facade was based on the Notre Dame in Paris and the overall design is similar to Lincoln Cathedral in England.
The Crypt
Located below St Marys Cathedral is a magnificent sanctuary known as The Crypt.
The Crypt is the resting place of the deceased Archbishops of Sydney.
One of the features of The Crypt is the beautiful terrazzo and mosaic floors.
The quality of the workmanship is superb, and the materials are of the highest quality, producing work that would be difficult to reproduce in the modern era.
Symbolism plays an important role in the design of the intricate floor.
The floor is dominated by a huge Celtic Cross amidst a mix of complex swirls and geometric shapes.
The Melocco Bros were responsible for the elegant artwork of The Crypt’s floor.
Peter Melocco drew inspiration from The Book of Kells, an illuminated manuscript of The Gospels.
The Story of Creation is featured, also the Virgin Mary is depicted symbolically.
The Hardman Bros designed and constructed the fine stained glass windows that adorn the walls.
The Kelly Memorial Chapel Altar features a bas relief made of marble, depicting Jesus Christ’s burial.
The ornate ceiling features some paintings of native flora.
The Polding Altar is made of fine marble, and shows scenes of Jesus’s final days.
The stained glass windows highlight the life of the Virgin Mary.
The slabs placed above the graves of former Catholic leaders are works of art with delicate inscriptions.
Apostle Andrew, brother from Simon Petrus - here in the crypt of the Cathedral in Amalfi -
many people go there to mourn or to pray for help.
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Apostel Andreas, Bruder von Simon Petrus - seine Gebeine liegen hier in der Krypta des Domes zu Amalfi.
Ein weihevoller Ort, an dem viele Menschen trauern und um Hilfe bitten.
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Ein Zeichen meines Mitgefühls und der ohnmächtigen Trauer um unschuldige Menschen,
die sinnlos Opfer von politischem Unvermögen wurden.
Meine Hoffnung, daß es nicht umsonst war, daß sich jetzt etwas bewegt....