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one of three historic churches in Great Smoky Mountains NP
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A now redundant church next to the A59 in Tarleton,Lancashire .With connections to the pioneering British Astronomer Jeremiah Horrocks :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Horrocks
The Covered Stairway in Sighișoara is a wooden structure built in the 17th century. It has 175 steps and leads to the Church on the Hill. Originally designed to protect schoolchildren and churchgoers from harsh weather. A historic and architectural landmark.
Sighișoara, Romania, is a well-preserved medieval town. Known for its fortified walls, cobbled streets, and colorful buildings. Birthplace of Vlad the Impaler, inspiration for Dracula. UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1999. Important for understanding European urban history.
Back row of the chapel at Wycliffe College. This pew, and the one across the aisle, were different than the others, but, I don't know why, seeings how I'm not an Anglican. But, the woodwork was beautiful.
Bethel United Baptist Church, Kars, New Brunswick, Canada. A gem of a church in rural, New Brunswick, Canada. So many cool things both inside and out. Not much colour, sadly, so I had to make due with this perspective.
Getting back to some of the images from my trip a few weeks ago. This is one of the locations that I was planning on visiting. This was not just some random find while driving around... This was actually a random find while on Google Earth checking out various parts of Nebraska. It's actually labeled in Google Maps so I know it's not a secret location. It's also not something you will see as you drive through Nebraska.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Czech Catholic Church was built in 1918 to replace the orig church that was built in 1883. In 1982 it was listed on the NRHP. I can't find a lot of detailed info about it online but it's a massive and beautiful church. I spent one entire day of my trip here shooting it in all kinds of varying light and at night when the stars came out! The church is no longer used for services and they still have a board of directors to help manage the graveyard behind the church. It's hard to say how much longer this church will be around but I am happier knowing I was able to photograph it before it's time was up.
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A lot of old churches in this part of Fredericton, New Brunswick. I loved the blue, here, and the near symmetry. I wasn't sure how to approach the shot. I think I got it wrong on some level.
All that glitters just got old
Turns out it wasn’t made of gold
Money can’t hold me in the night
When I’m crying for the morning light
All that glitters, ain’t all that
Made a tonne of money but just got fat
Big old house, and a fancy car
Now I’m wondering where you are
Set my heart and followed my dreams
Just illusions not what they seemed
Money can’t comfort like your arms
But I fell hard for money‘s charms
All that glitters, ain’t all that
Made lots of money but I just got fat
I got a big old house and a fancy car
And now I’m wondering where you are
Tricky to find online, but easy when driving. This old beauty is north of Springfield, New Brunswick. I won't say where as it's relatively abandoned and has suffered recent breaking, and theft. A gorgeous day for a ride in the autumnal New Brunswick countryside. Gotta love that white picket fence. A graveyard in need of research and rehabilitation, and a slowly deteriorating exterior don't bode well for this old girl.
I have posted a bazillion photos of this church at Burwell's Corner, Ontario over the years. I keep getting drawn here by some irresistible urge, to walk the grounds, and try to capture some if the singular, simplistic beauty of this place. I wish my photos and poetry were better, but, I am what I am, even as these are what they are. Hahah I have no idea what that means.
The Old Country Church
The old country church sits sleeping in the snow
There beside the road, where a thousand cars passed
How many folks have called this old chapel home
Their faces seemed to flutter by so fast
No trace now, of sermon, laughter, song
Can be heard from this solitary, whited, wooden shell
She seems so solemn, yet peaceful, firm and strong
The snowflakes lamented softly as they fell
Hoofprints now of deer as they gallop to and fro
And his own footprints break the perfect peace
He felt a pang of sadness as he saw her sitting so
This old empty country church now asleep
Shadows from the trees that surround her almost seem
To wrap their arms around her in familiar embrace
He shakes his head as if to awaken from a dream
He is mesmerized by this haunting, sacred place
The old country church sits sleeping in the snow
He slowly turns, he knows that he must go
Small, country church in New Brunswick, Canada. Love the shadows on the weathered, white clapboard siding. I also like that you can see thru this window in to the building and thru the subsequent window in to the graveyard on the other side. Once a Presbyterian, then United Church of Canada, today no longer in regular use as a church.
An amazing sight, on the Talbot Trail, west of Palmyra. It has a super cool cemetery, on the side of a hill, and Lake Erie can be seen in the distance. While the building is apparently no longer in use, the cemetery appears to still be used. That shadow on the mid-right, is actually a tree branch I couldn't avoid. There are no windows on this end of the chapel. I couldn't find out much about the building. But, this is the meaning of a "Chapel of Ease", a term I was not familiar with.
"A chapel of ease (or chapel-of-ease) is a church building other than the parish church, built within the bounds of a parish for the attendance of those who cannot reach the parish church conveniently."
This was one of my targets on the Jemseg trip. It is an historic structure in need of some repairs. I discovered an old lonely apple tree in the woods behind the church (Don't ask why I went there. lol) and also discovered the tombstone of a well known Canadian politico that I didn't know was buried here. You can read more about this unique stone church, including its "leper's squint" window here...
mynewbrunswick.ca/saint-james-anglican-church-in-lower-je...
I wanted brooding feeling to this shot, as it matched the day. Usually when I shoot here, it is overcast and spitting. Today was par for the course. There's a rugged perseverance about this place.
The beautiful rough timber porch at the small church of Aston Upthorpe in the hills south of Wallingford. Other porches at West Challow, East Hagbourne and Long Wittenham, all a feature of this area.South Moreton although less well known than its neighbour North Moreton still very interesting and an important stop on the St Birinus pilgrimage to Blewbury. South Moreton has an attractive wooden porch too and a plain interior, one of a number of fine churches in the Didcot area.
The church of East Hagbourne with its excellent glass is also close by.
I believe that that small window in the square at the bottom is what is known as the "Leper's Squint". The famous Canadian buried here is Dalton Camp. You can read about Camp here, legacy.friends.ca/dalton-camp-award/about-dalton-camp/ The church no longer holds regular services, but is used for special occasions.
Happy Easter to all who are celebrating today
This is one of three (and the second oldest) churches that still stand in Cades Cove on the western side of the park. The two doors were built so that men had a separate entry from the women and children. The loop drive gives visitors a sense of what life was like in this part of Tennessee before it became a national park. Happy National Park Week!
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Saw this on Google Maps recently, and had a few minutes before our grandson's softball game. so after two ferry rides, we turned left instead of right, and here we ended up. Almost missed it too, as I had decided to turn back to get to the game on time. An absolutely gorgeous site, right on the road, not far from the Kars' Orange Cemetery that I posted a few weeks ago.
Cathedral of Reims.Built beginning in 1211 and continuing for 80 year.Reims France-35mm Olympus Stylus Epic,Ilford XP2 400
About Historic St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s, a fine example of the French Gothic influence, was built in 1902 by Island architect William Critchlow Harris. The Harris trademark, a rib-vaulted or groined ceiling, enhances the quality of sound and achieved this with the use of fir, pine, spruce, maple, and birch throughout the building.
Today, Historic St. Mary’s remains the architectural and acoustical treasure that William Harris envisioned; the perfect setting for voice and instruments to celebrate wonderful music. It has been said that the natural acoustics of St. Mary’s rates as one of the top ten places to perform in the world.
From the Under the Spire website. Indian River, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
About Historic St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s, a fine example of the French Gothic influence, was built in 1902 by Island architect William Critchlow Harris. The Harris trademark, a rib-vaulted or groined ceiling, enhances the quality of sound and achieved this with the use of fir, pine, spruce, maple, and birch throughout the building.
Today, Historic St. Mary’s remains the architectural and acoustical treasure that William Harris envisioned; the perfect setting for voice and instruments to celebrate wonderful music. It has been said that the natural acoustics of St. Mary’s rates as one of the top ten places to perform in the world.
From the Under the Spire website. Indian River, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
St. Paul's Church [const. 1750] is dwarfed by the new Halifax Convention Center [const. 2017].
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Paul%27s_Church_(Halifax)
To the left of center, is a pale yellow building, the Carleton, constructed in 1760.
The Dome Les Invalides,Tomb of Napoleon,Built by Louis XIV,Jules Hardouin Mansart 1677.Paris France-35mm Nikon fm2,Kodak Portra 160(expired)
Dome of the Invalides,Saint-Louis-des-Invalides.Paris France Charles de la Fosse Artist,completed 1705-35mm Nikon FM2,Kodak Portra 160(expired).
Tomb of Joseph Bonaparte,King of Naples and Spain.Died 1844.Les Invalides,Paris France-35mm Nikon FM2,Kodak Portra 160(expired)
We passed this somewhat hidden Anglican church on our way the North Cape, PEI, and decided to stop on the way back to our hotel. It was gorgeous in its stark white simplicity, compared to the many ornate churches around Prince Edward Island. As we got closer to the building, I noticed a sign on the wall. It had a photo of a porta-potty, and read, "Porta-potty around the corner", with a red sign pointing to the back of the building. lol My son-in-law, who is an anglican priest, said that that is common in small, isolated, older anglican churches. So, in need of said appliance, I went around the back, and guess what... ummmm... NO porta-potty.
This majestic parish church is truly in a magical position. Behind it, the land slopes gracefully down to the Northumberland Strait, the body of water that separates Prince Edward Island from mainland Canada. The population here is very rural, so we were surprised to find so many large churches throughout western PEI.
Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Church,Paris France.Built 1824-1844.Jacques Ignace Hittorff and Jean Baptiste Lepere Architects.Neo Classical Style-35mm Nikon FM2,CineStill 400D
Eglise Saint-Germain d'Auxerre,Mormant France.Church Tower dates to the 13 hundreds.Church rebuilt in 1880.-35mm Nikon FM2,CineStill 400D.
Mt. Hope United Methodist Church, Sunderland, Maryland
Established in 1860, Mt. Hope was "rebuilt" in 1923. The four-acre church site was also the location of an African-American school. Situated on a knoll and surrounded by its historic expansive cemetery, the church is listed on the Maryland Historic Sites Inventory.
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