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Frocester Court Gatehouse, (same complex as the recent Tithe Barn photo series) Frocester, nr. Stroud. Fell in love with this gatehouse, just stunning....16th century. Handheld, standard iPhone shot. Battered in Snapseed on iPad Pro with help from an Apple Pencil.
Be sure to climb the 154 steps of the Torre Grossa of the Palazzo Civico for a spectacular view of the city and surrounding countryside.
Bath Abbey Interior, handheld, Zeiss ExoLens (Wide-Angle), Shoulderpod S1, Hisy remote, tickled in 'Photos' on iMac and Snapseed on iPad Pro.
Thank you www.flickr.com/photos/dorchesterdorset/ (Tranter Dewy) for researching and enlightening me.....this is the white marble tomb of Abraham Blackleech Gent who died in 1639 and his wife Gertrude. The tomb is situated at the east end of the north aisle in Gloucester Cathedral. According to an article in the British Library the two recumbent effigies are most likely by Samuel Baldwin, and are of good quality with carefully carved hands, faces and costumes.
At their feet is this inscription:-
To the happy Memorie of Abraham Blackleech Gent. Sonne of William Blackleech, Esq. a Man not only generally beloved in this Life, but deservedly endeared to Posterity, by rare Examples of seldom'd pattern'd Piety expressed in his Bounty, to Saint Paul's in London, to this Church, to the Highways about, and the Poor in this City ----- Who laying aside the vileness of Mortalitie, was admitted to the glory of eternity.
Nov. 30. 1639
Gertrude
Handheld, Zeiss ExoLens (Wide-Angle), Shoulderpod S1, quietly & respectfully edited in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
Hereford Cathedral, handheld, Zeiss ExoLens (Wide-Angle), tickled in 'Photos' on iMac and Snapseed on iPad Pro.
On top of the bastion of the medieval wall.
The 16th century fortress has long been a romantic ruin, which today has olive and fig trees. Climb the walls to perfectly see the city's towers.
Its imposing 'Rocca' (great views) is the high bulwark of the citadel.
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San Gimignano, a UNESCO heritage site and one of the most popular medieval villages in the region. Today, San Gimignano has 14 towers, up to 72 during the Middle Ages, when they were a symbol of the power of local families.
Battle flags hanging in Worcester Cathedral. The phrase 'laid up' means when a battle flag has served its purpose and is 'put to rest', see link for a more 'in depth' explanation. Handheld, Hisy remote, Zeiss ExoLens (Wide-Angle) gently tickled in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
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The Gatehouse to the Bishop's Palace, part of the Wells Cathedral complex, Somerset, UK. Where the serving Bishops of Wells Cathedral have lived for the last 800 years or so.
iPhone 6s Plus with Zeiss ExoLens (Wide -Angle), Hisy remote, Shoulderpod S1, Manfrotto Tripod, religiously battered in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
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Dramatic landscape of Eilean Donan Castle set on the merging waters of the Loch Alsh, Loch Dunic and Loch Long.
Created using: Topaz Labs, and Topaz Studio
Bath Abbey, handheld standard iPhone vertical panorama, (you have to be a bit of a contortionist to do this, for a change this was my one and only attempt) tickled in 'Photos' on iMac and Snapseed on iPad Pro.
The real Twin Towers, 51 meters high and 2nd tallest in the medieval city.
They are seen from Torre Grossa, 54 meters high or 177 ft. high which are the highest in the medieval city.
Hereford Cathedral, Chancel ceiling, handheld, Zeiss Exolens (Wide-Angle), Hisy remote, tweaked in 'Photos'on iMac and Snapseed on iPad Pro.
A partial view of the so called "Covered Bridges" (les Ponts Couverts" and two of their watch towers within the historic city centre of Strasbourg, known as Petite France (for not too honorous a reason).
This is a stitched panorama of the famous Ponts Couverts in Strasbourg's La Petite France quarter as seen from the roof of Barrage Vauban.
iPhone shot of Peterborough Cathedral Chancel ceiling of the central Tower, 3rd time lucky with this one, had to lie on the floor in the end.....Olloclip telephoto, Shoulderpod S1, remote, just a dusting in Snapseed, uploaded, all on the iPhone....PS....what a thing to build!!!!
Brougham Castle barrel vaulted passage under the keep.
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One of the splendid medieval buildings that have survived in Coventry showing off the beauty of timberframe architecture, highlighted by perfect winter sunlight.
The Monastery-Cathedral of St John the Baptist at Hovhannavank, 45 minutes drive from Yerevan.
There was a wooden church here as early as the 4th Century, but the current building consists of a 5th Century basilica on the north (not visible in this shot), now used as a chapel for personal prayer, and a 13th Century cathedral.
Like many Armenian churches there is a gavit, a sort of super-narthex, which also dates from the 13th Century - this is to the right of the complex as seen from here with the lower cupola.
The cupola of the main church has been damaged twice times in earthquakes - in 1679 and 1919, rebuilt both times, and the building suffered further damage in the 1988 earthquake which is a central event in shaping contemporary Armenia.
It is in good condition now and there is an active conservation programme.
To the right is the volcanic Mount Ara (2,164 metres above sea level).
Chepstow Castle, Monmouthshire, Wales. Handheld, Zeiss ExoLens (Wide-Angle), then surrounded and battered in Snapseed until the castle surrendered.
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Tewkesbury Abbey Choir Ceiling, Tripod, Hisy remote, Zeiss ExoLens (Wide-Angle), tickled in Snapseed on iPhone.
Just had a couple of minutes in Salisbury Cathedral, Shoulderpod S1, Hisy remote, no editing. The reflection is the font......a stunning piece of art in its own right.....(its a bit like a miniature infinity pool), I have included this link so you can see for yourself......
As one of the oldest cities in northern France, Soissons (remember the vase?) offers two magnificent medieval buildings: the cathedral Saint-Gervais-et-Saint-Protais, and the ruins of the former Augustinian abbey of Saint-Jean-des-Vignes. Of the monumental abbey church only the west front and the towers remain.
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Rievaulx Abbey was a Cistercian abbey in Rievaulx, near Helmsley, in the North York Moors National Park, North Yorkshire, England. It was one of the great abbeys in England until it was seized in 1538 under Henry VIII during the Dissolution of the Monasteries. The wider site was awarded Scheduled Ancient Monument status in 1915 and the abbey was brought into the care of the then Ministry of Works in 1917. The striking ruins of its main buildings are today a tourist attraction, owned and maintained by English Heritage.
The pride not only of Šariš, but also of the whole of Slovakia is the ancient town of BARDEJOV, which is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful Slovak towns. It was included in the UNESCO World Natural and Cultural Heritage List in 2000. Bardejov has also a fitting nickname – “the most gothic town in Slovakia”.
The picturesque square with colorful burgher houses, the majestic Basilica Minor of St. Egidius, the Jewish suburb, the historic town hall, the Executioner's House, well-preserved city walls with bastions ... A huge number of valuable and remarkable monuments in a relatively small area. The city center is formed by the Town Hall Square surrounded on three sides by 46 burgher houses on narrow medieval plots. In the middle stands the Basilica Minor of St. Egidius, in front of which is located the original pair of bells Ján and Urban. The bells were originally placed in the bell tower of the Basilica’s tower. The old bells got damaged over time, so they were replaced by new castings. The Basilica of St. Egidius was built in the middle of the 14th century and contains a unique collection of 11 late Gothic winged altars. Feeling like climbing a flight of stairs? The tower of the basilica offers the most beautiful views of the city.
Wells Cathedral Nave ceiling etc. standard iPhone vertical panorama shot, Tripod, Shoulderpod S1, Hisy remote, hand operated 180-240 degree swing, then Snapseed on iPad Pro.
A detail of one of the stained glass windows, installed in 2007 in the Audley chapel, Hereford Cathedral, and designed by Tom Denny. The subject is the writings of Thomas Traherne (c1637-74) and his association with Herefordshire. Handheld, Zeiss Exolens (Wide-Angle), Hisy remote, tweaked in 'Photos' on iMac.
"The Kammerzell House (Alsatian: Kammerzellhüs, French: Maison Kammerzell, German: Kammerzellhaus) is one of the most famous buildings of Strasbourg and one of the most ornate and well preserved medieval civil housing buildings in late Gothic architecture in the areas formerly belonging to the Holy Roman Empire.
Built in 1427 but twice transformed in 1467 and 1589, the building as it is now historically belongs to the German Renaissance but is stylistically still attached to the Rhineland black and white timber-framed style of civil (as opposed to administrative, clerical or noble) architecture.
It is situated on the Place de la Cathédrale, north-west of the Strasbourg Cathedral, with whose rosy colour it contrasts in a picturesque way when seen from the opposite direction.
The building's inside has been decorated on all floors by lavish frescoes by Alsatian painter Léo Schnug (1878-1933). It now houses a restaurant." (Wiklipedia)
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