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St. Patrick's Cathedral is a decorated Catholic cathedral in the Midtown Manhattan neighborhood of New York City. It is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York as well as a parish church. The cathedral occupies a city block bounded by Fifth Avenue, Madison Avenue, 50th Street, and 51st Street, directly across from Rockefeller Center. Designed by James Renwick Jr., it is the largest Gothic Revival Catholic cathedral in North America.
The cathedral was constructed starting in 1858 to accommodate the growing Archdiocese of New York and to replace St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. Work was halted in the early 1860s during the American Civil War; the cathedral was completed in 1878 and dedicated on May 25, 1879.
St Michael's Mount is a tidal island in Mount's Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The island is a civil parish and is linked to the town of Marazion by a man-made causeway of granite setts, passable between mid-tide and low water, it is managed by the National Trust. St Michael's Mount is one of 43 unbridged tidal islands that one can walk to from mainland Britain. Part of the island was designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1995 for its geology.
Die Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus ist ein katholisches Kirchengebäude in der Stadt Scheer im Landkreis Sigmaringen in Baden-Württemberg.
Die Kirche mit gotischen Astkreuz wurde im 14. Jahrhundert auf einem der letzten Kalkfelsen des Weißjura, bevor die Donau in einer weiten Schleife die Schwäbische Alb verlässt, erbaut. Im 18. Jahrhundert erhielt sie dann ein Rokokokleid.
Die Kirche besitzt bedeutende Kunstschätze, wie etwa das Büstenreliquiar des Heiligen Wunibald und ein Sandsteinepitaph. Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer schuf die Stuckdekorationen und die Fresken wurden von Joseph Esperlin (1707–1775) gemalt.
St. Petri in Lübeck, first mentioned in 1170, is the cultural and university church of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. After several reconstructions, St. Petri was given its current architectural form as a five-aisled Gothic hall church in the 15th century and has been a Protestant church since the Reformation in Lübeck in 1530.
In March 1942, the church was badly damaged by a British bombing raid and burned down completely. After restoration, St. Petri was only reopened as a church for the whole city in 1987 and is now a place for art and culture, for science and discussion. During Advent, an arts and crafts Christmas market is held in St. Petri. From the tower of the church you have an overview of the whole of Lübeck's old town.
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St. Petri zu Lübeck, erstmals 1170 erwähnt, ist die Kultur- und Hochschulkirche der Hansestadt Lübeck. Nach mehrfachem Umbau bekam St. Petri im 15. Jahrhundert die heutige architektonische Gestalt als fünfschiffige gotische Hallenkirche und ist seit der Reformation in Lübeck im Jahr 1530 eine evangelische Kirche.
Im März 1942 wurde die Kirche durch einen britischen Bombenangriff stark beschädigt und brannte vollkommen aus. Nach der Restaurierung wurde St. Petri erst 1987 als Kirche für die ganze Stadt wiedereröffnet und ist heute ein Ort für Kunst und Kultur, für Wissenschaft und Diskussion. In der Adventszeit findet in St. Petri jeweils ein Kunsthandwerker-Weihnachtsmarkt statt. Vom Turm der Kirche hat man einen Überblick über die ganze Lübecker Altstadt.
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Perfect morning to photograph something crossing what I think of as the Mickey Mouse lift bridge over the St. Croix River in Prescott, Wisconsin. BNSF 5863 leads mixed freight over the bridge at the confluence of the St. Croix and Mississippi Rivers along the former CB&Q. Another spot I have not shot in many years, mostly because I swing through here later in the day when the sun swings to the west. I think of Prescott as a morning photo spot.
The current Romanesque and Gothic form of the cathedral, seen today in the Stephansplatz, was largely initiated by Duke Rudolf IV (1339–1365) and stands on the ruins of two earlier churches, the first a parish church consecrated in 1147. The most important religious building in Vienna, St. Stephen's Cathedral, has witnessed many important events in Habsburg and Austrian history and has become one of the city's most recognizable symbols with its multi-colored tile roof. It has 256 stairs from the top to the bottom
Les halles médiévales de St Pierre sur Dives dans le Calvados sont classées parmi les plus grandes de France. Elles furent construites entre le XIème et le XVIème siècle.
Die römisch-katholische St.-Hedwigs-Kathedrale (Eigenschreibweise St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale) ist ein Baudenkmal am Bebelplatz im Berliner Ortsteil Mitte und Teil des Forum Fridericianum. Sie ist die Bischofskirche des Erzbistums Berlin und war bis Anfang 2021 Pfarrkirche der Domgemeinde St. Hedwig, in deren Eigentum die Kathedrale bis 2016 stand. Die ranghöchste römisch-katholische Kirche in Berlin gilt auch als historisch bedeutendste der römisch-katholischen Kirchen der Stadt.
Der Rundbau wurde ab 1747 im Auftrag von Friedrich dem Großen nach Plänen von Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff im Stil des Friderizianischen Rokoko errichtet. Im Zweiten Weltkrieg ausgebrannt, wurde die Kathedrale 1952–1963 nach Plänen von Hans Schwippert im Stil der Nachkriegsmoderne wiederhergestellt. Von 2018 bis Ende November 2024 war sie wegen Sanierung und Umbaus geschlossen; die Gottesdienste fanden währenddessen in der St.-Josephs-Kirche in Berlin-Wedding statt. Der neue Altar wurde am 1. November 2023, dem 250. Jahrestag der ursprünglichen Kirchweihe, geweiht. Die Wiedereröffnung der umgestalteten Kathedrale fand am Christkönigsfest, dem 24. November 2024, statt.
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The Roman Catholic St. Hedwig's Cathedral (signposted St. Hedwigs Cathedral is a monument on Bebelplatz in the Mitte district of Berlin and part of the Forum Fridericianum. It is the bishop's church of the Archdiocese of Berlin and was the parish church of the cathedral parish of St. Hedwig, whose property the cathedral was held until 2016. The highest Roman Catholic church in Berlin is also considered the historically most important of the Roman Catholic churches in the city.
The circular building was built from 1747 on behalf of Frederick the Great according to plans by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff in the style of Friderizian rococo. Burnt out during the Second World War, the cathedral was restored in 1952-1963 according to plans by Hans Schwippert in the style of post-war modernism. From 2018 to the end of November 2024, it was closed due to renovation and reconstruction; the services were held during the St. Joseph's Church in Berlin-Wedding. The new altar was built on the 1st. November 2023, the 250th anniversary of the city. Anniversary of the original church consecration, consecrated. The reopening of the redesigned cathedral took place at Christ the King's feast, the 24th November 2024, held.
An der Stelle der heutigen Kirche entstand bereits vor 1188 als Vorgängerbau eine romanische Backsteinbasilika. Teile dieses Baues sind in den Neubau von St. Stephan einbezogen worden.
Bei einem großen Stadtbrand im Jahr 1617 wurde auch die Kirche beschädigt. Die Spitze des Nordturmes stürzte herunter und erhielt erst im Jahr 1714 ihre heutige im Stil des Barock gestaltete Haube. Mit einer Höhe von 87,5 m ist der Nordturm der höchste Kirchturm der gesamten Altmark.
Von besonderer Bedeutung ist die 1623/1624, am Übergang von der Renaissance zum Frühbarock, vom bedeutendsten Orgelbauer jener Zeit, von Hans Scherer dem Jüngeren (Hamburg), geschaffene Orgel, die einen Höhepunkt der Orgelbaukunst der Renaissance darstellt und die Tangermünde sich damals als Mitglied der Hanse leisten konnte.
Von 1991 bis 1994 wurde die Orgel umfassend restauriert. Dabei konnte das vermutete ursprüngliche Klangbild rekonstruiert werden, weil noch 50 % der Originalpfeifen vorhanden waren.
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St. Stephen's Church, Tangermünde
Before 1188, parts of a Romanesque brick basilica were built on the site of the current church, which were incorporated into the new building of St. Stephan.
The church was also damaged in a major fire in the town in 1617. The top of the north tower collapsed and only received its current baroque dome in 1714. At 87.5 m high, the north tower is the highest church tower in the entire Altmark.
Of particular importance is the organ built in 1623/1624, at the turn of the Renaissance to the early Baroque period, by the most important organ builder of the time, Hans Scherer the Younger (Hamburg). It represents a high point of Renaissance organ building, which Tangermünde, as a member of the Hanseatic League, could afford at the time.
The organ was extensively restored from 1991 to 1994. The presumed original sound could be reconstructed because 50% of the original pipes were still there.
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Die dreischiffige St.-Marien-Kirche in Stralsund gilt als ein Meisterwerk der Spätgotik und war von 1625 bis zur Zerstörung des damals über 150 Meter hohen Kirchturm, durch einen Blitzschlag, im Jahre 1647 das höchste Gebäude der Welt.
kościół św. Sebalda w Norymberdze. Romańsko-gotycki należący do gminy ewangelickiej. Jeden z najważniejszych kościołów w mieście i jeden z najstarszych. / St. Sebaldus Church, Nuremberg. A medieval church. it is one of the most important churches of the city, and also one of the oldest. It has been a Lutheran parish church since the Reformation.
Ovingham, Northumberland
Ovingham's parish church of St Mary dates to the Saxon period, with major rebuilding in the 13th century and again in the Victorian period.
St Mary's church was the site of historic drama in 1534, Henry VIII's church commissioners, sent to dissolve Hexham Abbey were challenged from the top of the church tower by the abbot, dressed in armour. The abbot was hanged for his impudence, ostensibly for wearing armour, which was forbidden to a cleric.
Now ruins just a thought to how majestic the cathedral would have looked like in it's best days, long ago.
During our short holiday in England we also visited St Annes Pier during low tide. St Annes, 2023.
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Another interior view of beautiful St. Joseph in the town of Weiden, Upper Palatinate. More information about the church and its history can be found under the image below.
St Ninian's Cave, Galloway. Which the 4/5th C saint was said to use as a retreat for peaceful meditation. Also a location for the iconic folk horror film, The Wicker Man.
I composed this photograph during an early morning walk in downtown St. George, Utah. It is of a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
After the death of Joseph Smith, whom they considered to be a prophet, Mormon pioneers migrated west. They were later directed by his successor, Brigham Young, to settle in southwestern Utah, where this temple was completed in March 1877.
The temple was built over swampy land. Workers created a dry foundation by using a cannon (with a debated origin), which they lifted thirty feet to use as a pile driver for compacting the foundation. For more than six years, members willingly contributed to the temple, which included daily travel to the work site, and dedicating one day out of ten as a form of tithing labor.
Brigham Young, the church president, considered the completed cupola too short. Two years after he died, a lightning strike razed the tower, and the reconstructed height of the tower was doubled to his desired height. It is the oldest temple in active use by the church.
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