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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.
October 24th – November 6th
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A reimagining of our Atheneum sim & story from Fantasy Faire 2022 that includes a story quest!
"The Western Crypt was only rediscovered and brought back into use after the fire of 1829, when four piers dating back to the 1160s, which supported the original vaulting were uncovered."
- York Minster Souvenir Guide
A model photographed in the 'crypt' under Somerset House courtyard in London. I must admit I've forgotten her name........ (update : one of my flickr contacts has helped me identify her as Amber Tutton)
This shot was taken using the available light which worked out better than I expected given it was lit only with fluorescent tubes....... I have though darkened down the background to hide the air conditioning pipe in the top of the frame......
Last November I had the good fortune to snap up the last place for the Nikon Z50 Promotional day. Fifty of us spent the day taking part in five workshops with some Nikon Pro photographers, one of which included a 'fashion' shoot in this space which isn't normally open to the public. We also got to try out the impressive new Z50 but to be honest it was so different to my Nikon D7200 DSLR I struggled to get on with it and took most of my shots with my own camera.
Click here to see photos from other models I've worked with :
www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157648496261420
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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.
The Colon Cemetery, or more fully in the Spanish language Cementerio de Cristóbal Colón, was founded in 1876 in the Vedado neighbourhood of Havana, Cuba on top of Espada Cemetery. Named for Christopher Columbus, the 140 acre (57 ha) cemetery is noted for its many elaborately sculpted memorials. It is estimated that today the cemetery has more than 500 major mausoleums, chapels, and family vaults.
The first impact of Colon Cemetery is a seemingly endless succession of tombs blinding white in the midday heat, few shade trees and nowhere to sit. In front of the main entrance, at the axes of the principal avenues Avenida Cristobal Colón, Obispo Espada and Obispo Fray Jacinto, stands the Central Chapel apparently modelled on Il Duomo in Florence. On every side rectangular streets lead geometrically to the cemetery’s 56 hectares, designed by Loira to define the rank and social status of the dead with distinct areas, almost city suburbs: priests, soldiers, brotherhoods, the wealthy, the poor, infants, victims of epidemics, pagans and the condemned. The best preserved and grandest tombs stand on or near these central avenues and their axes.
With more than 800,000 graves and 1 million interments, space in the Colon Cemetery is currently at a premium and as such after three years remains are removed from their tombs, boxed and placed in a storage building.
22 november 2015, #proBjdArtists Day
In the photo my Kirara, the latest addiction to my collection. She is a Lillycat Cherise Dolls Ellana in grey skin and she is beautiful.
Church of Saint Sava, Храм светог Саве. Serbian Orthodox Church. Vračar, Belgrade, Serbia. Врачар, Београд, Србија.
This is Antony Gormley’s mysterious life-size sculpture of a solitary man titled, Sound II.
It is located in the lowest part of the cathedral, the crypt, the oldest part of the cathedral, which dates to the 11th century.
There isn't always water in the crypt so there's no guarantee you will get the reflection shot.
So that's me, unlucky in cruises, lucky in crypts. lol