Religious art of Middle Ages in Europe
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Klosterkirche St. Anna im Lehel
is a Catholic abbey church in Munich, Germany.
It was the first Rococo church of Old Bavaria and shaped the development of religious architecture in Bavaria.
It is located in the center of Lehel opposite to the neo-romanesque Catholic parish church of St. Anna im Lehel.
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Stavropoleos Monastery, Bucharest, Romania
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13 september 2020
Photos by Wicher Naberman with texts by Etty Hillesum
The photos of the series "The left bank of the IJssel river between Deventer and Zwolle" were taken between January 1979 and March 1987.
Esther "Etty" Hillesum (15 January 1914 – 30 November 1943) was the Dutch author of confessional letters and diaries which describe both her religious awakening and the persecutions of Jewish people in Amsterdam during the German occupation. In 1943 she was deported and killed in Auschwitz concentration camp.
The Bayon is a richly decorated Khmer temple at Angkor in Cambodia. Built in the late 12th or early 13th century as the state temple of the Mahayana Buddhist King Jayavarman VII, the Bayon stands at the center of Jayavarman's capital, Angkor Thom. Following Jayavarman's death, it was modified and augmented by later Hindu and Theravada Buddhist kings in accordance with their own religious preferences.
The Bayon's most distinctive feature is the multitude of serene and smiling stone faces on the many towers which jut out from the upper terrace and cluster around its central peak. The temple has two sets of bas-reliefs, which present a combination of mythological, historical, and mundane scenes. The main conservatory body, the Japanese Government Team for the Safeguarding of Angkor (the JSA) has described the temple as "the most striking expression of the baroque style" of Khmer architecture, as contrasted with the classical style of Angkor Wat. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayon)
“Christmas is joy, religious joy, an inner joy of light and peace.”
-Pope Francis
The group known as “We’re Here!” is featuring Candles Lights and Shadows today.
Kreative People is sponsoring the 185th bi-weekly Treat This Challenge.
I’m combining the two this evening. Thanks and credit to brillianthues for the lovely floral source image I have used along with my candle (shown in the first comment box below).
To make it a hat trick:
And for The Award Tree’s Challenge 164.0 Merry Christmas Card.
It doesn't matter who you are,
man, woman,
old or child,
worker or farmer,
soldier, student or merchant;
it doesn't matter what your political beliefs are
or the religious one
if they ask you what the thing is
most important for humanity,
Answers
Before
After
Always:
Peace!
Non importa chi tu sia,
uomo, donna,
vecchio o fanciullo,
operaio o contadino,
soldato, studente o commerciante;
non importa quale sia il tuo credo politico
o quello religioso
se ti chiedono qual è la cosa
più importante per l’umanità,
rispondi
prima
dopo
sempre:
La pace!
Li Tien Min
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The castle was built by Imam Sultan bin Saif II in 1708. It was built as a residence for the imam. The castle also had a prison, mosque, and religious classrooms.
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Or, the separation of church and foyer. I found this 'ghost town' relic, along with a few other abandoned buildings, while seeking out old grain elevators in rural Saskatchewan. The foyer is separating from the main body of the church. Like most of the buildings in the former town, the church (and the elevators) was in very bad condition.
Gustaf Adolfs torg ("Gustaf Adolf's square") is a town square located in central Gothenburg, Sweden. It was named Stortorget (the Big Square) until 1854 when a statue of the founding father of Gothenburg, king Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden was raised. Surrounding the square are the city hall, the bource, including the law court extension and the main harbour canal of Gothenburg.
Gustav II Adolf (1594–1632) led Sweden to military supremacy during the Thirty Years' War, helping to determine the political as well as the religious balance of power in Europe.His most notable military victory was the Battle of Breitenfeld. He was poised to make himself a major European leader, but was killed at the Battle of Lützen in 1632. Within only a few years of his accession, Sweden had become the largest nation in Europe after Russia and Spain.
The Chancel at the far end of St John The Baptist church in Shepherds Bush looking resplendent picked out in bright gold.
The spot in the crypt of The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem where, supposedly, Jesus was born. There was an extremely long queue of devoted Christians wanting to venerate here but, as a very small non religious party, we were allowed in the exit to take quick photos and straight out again. ;-)
El crucero es un monumento religioso constituido por una cruz generalmente de piedra sobre un pilar, situado en un lugar público, principalmente encrucijadas, atrios de iglesias o lugares elevados. Puede formar parte de un vía crucis.
The transept is a religious monument consisting of a generally stone cross on a pillar, located in a public place, mainly at crossroads, church atriums or high places. It can be part of a Stations of the Cross.
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“Sensō-ji ([sẽ̞ꜜɰ̃so̞ːʑi], 浅草寺, officially Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺), also known as Asakusa Kannon (浅草観音)), is an ancient Buddhist temple in Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan. It is Tokyo's oldest-established temple, and one of its most significant. It is dedicated to Kannon, the bodhisattva of compassion. Structures in the temple complex include the main hall, a five-story pagoda and large gates. It is the most widely visited religious site in the world with over 30 million visitors annually.
The temple was destroyed during a 10 March 1945 firebombing air raid on Tokyo during World War II. The main hall was rebuilt in the 1950s. Formerly associated with the Tendai sect of Buddhism, the temple became independent after the war. Leading to it is Nakamise-dōri street, containing many shops with traditional goods. Adjacent to the east of Sensō-ji is the Asakusa Shrine of the Shinto religion.”
Mt Kailash (Gangs Rin Po Che, Gangs Ti-se) གངས་རིན་པོ་ཆེ 6638m
Tichung ཏི་སེ་ ཆུང་ (Small Kailash).
•Religious Sect > Bön > ཏི་སེ། > Tisé > ti se > Mount Tisé.
Mount Kailash and Lake Manasarovar are the only two places in the whole of Tibet that were visited by Lord Buddha, accompanied by five hundred Arhats. During the turning of the Three Wheels of the Dharma, Buddha Shakyamuni extensively explained the merits of building images. So Indra (the king of gods) offered precious articles of the gods, Ananda (the king of Serpents or Nagas) offered precious articles of the Nagas and Bimbisara (the king of Magadh) offered gold and silver, etc. to the Buddha and requested him to have three images of the Buddha made, as a means of generating merit for the sentient beings in the future. The total distance, covered in a complete circumambulation of Mount Kailash according to the route charted by Gotsangpa, is 52km and takes about 13 to 15 hours. Tibetan pilgrims generally start early in the morning and complete one circumambulation by nightfall. Most Tibetan pilgrims do three to thirteen circumambulations of Mount Kailash. There are some who do 108 circumambulations of Mount Kailash. tibet-incense.com/blog/circling-kailash-and-manasarovar/