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I caught this view of upper Modica in bright sunlight while the lower city was in late afternoon shadow. The Sicilian city of Modica is separated into the distinctly different areas of upper and lower with the upper city characterized by steep, narrow, winding streets and the lower by relatively broad avenues. Each section has their own Baroque-era cathedrals.
Island of Sicily, Italy
View of one of the tiled bridges over the moat at the Plaza de Espana (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
There are a total of four bridges that represent the Spanish kingdoms of Castiles, Navarres, Aragon and Leon
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Plaza de Espana (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
It's the holy spirit that tops the dome over the crossing of the Roman church Il Gesù. The mother church of the Jesuit order and flagship of the Counter-Reformation was built in the 2nd half of the 16th century. The 17th century decorations are the work of Baciccia, skilfully blending painting with sculpture. Il Gesù is one of the foremost examples of Roman Baroque art at its most excessively opulent.
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Panoramic view of Plaza de Espana (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
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Die verkehrsberuhigte Piazza del Duomo mit der Barockkomposition des Platzes und der angrenzenden Gebäude ist ein Werk des Stadtarchitekten von Catania, Giovanni Battista Vaccarini - The traffic-calmed Piazza del Duomo with the Baroque composition of the square and the adjacent buildings is the work of the city architect of Catania, Giovanni Battista Vaccarini (Catania, Sicily / Italy)
Vicente Traver Fountain in he center of the Plaza de Espana (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
Plaza de Espana (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
South Wing of Plaza de Espana (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
Bust of Alfonso el Sabio in the Plaza de España (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
All along the wall by the canal are 48 alcoves with benches, one for each province of Spain, each with a relevant tableau and map, all designed on colourful azulejos (painted ceramic tiles) at the Plaza de Espana (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
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The baroque church of the small beguinage in Ghent was begun in the 17th century but only completed in 1725. The beguinage forms a lovely oasis of peace and quiet in the city.
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In the middle of Landshut is the Cistercian convent Seligenthal, which was donated in 1232. Construction of the church began soon after the monastery was founded.
From 1732 to 1734 the church was rebuilt by Johann Georg Hirschstötter according to plans by Johann Baptist Gunetzrhainer. Johann Baptist Zimmermann and his two sons make the stucco and paint the frescoes.
The Aldersbach Cistercian brother Kaspar Grießemann provides the plans for the altars, the figures come from the workshop of Wenzeslaus Johann.
In the 8th century, Duke Tassilo III. the monastery at Thierhaupten. Around 1170, Abbot Heinrich I had the church rebuilt, a basilica in the Romanesque style.
Before 1714 the church received a vaulted ceiling according to the plans of master builder Johann Jakob Herkommer. The baroque transformation takes place between 1761 and 1765.
Franz Xaver Feichmayr the Younger The church was stuccoed in 1765 and Franz Joseph Maucher painted the frescoes. The high altar was erected around 1700, while the pulpit is also a work by Feichtmayr. The organ case, around 1704, is attributed to Johann Fux. It contains a Schwarzbauer organ from 1906.
Weltenburg Abbey is located directly on the Danube just before the narrowing near Kehlheim.
The monastery church was rebuilt between 1716 and 1718. The builder is Philipp Plank. But in 1718 the shell was only completed, only a provisional altar was set up and the interior work began.
Cosmas Damian Asam and his brother Egid Quirin Asam can be obtained for the equipment.
Master stonemason Pietro Francesco Giorgioli from Ticino and the local stonemason Matthias Einsele created all marble work until 1720.
In 1721 Cosmas Damian Asam started the dome fresco. Also in 1721, Egid Quirin Asam arrived at the construction site after he had finished his work in the nearby Rohr monastery. He starts with the high altar in the same year. Up to this point the choir wall is still a straight end. The Asam brothers have the choir rebuilt in order to better illuminate the high altar with its figure of St. George. Maria Salome Bornschlegel, the sister of the Asam brothers, began in 1723 with the gold setting of the stucco work and the setting of the high altar.
In 1734, the building was suspended for 10 years, Egid Quirin and Cosmas Damian Asam were given to build the side altars. In 1735 Cosmas Damian Asam leaves the construction site due to payment problems. This is how his son Franz Erasmus Asam completes the work.
The pulpit and confessionals are made by the stonemason Johann Jakob Kürschner. And made entirely of marble. In 1729 the organ was installed on the west gallery. The organ builder Konrad Brandenstein received the order for this in 1728.
Despite the fact that the church is not large, it is one of the most important baroque sacred buildings in Europe. The entire architecture is geared towards the indirectly illuminated ceiling fresco as well as the indirectly backlit statue of St. George on the high altar, a masterpiece executed as the “Theatrum sacrum”.
The parish church of St. Johannes Baptist in Kaufering near Landsberg am Lech is a baroque jewel. The exact start of construction of this church is not known, it is assumed that it was around 1699/1700. It must have been finished in 1707, as it is referred to as a "splendidly furnished" church. In any case, it will be consecrated in 1723. It is certain that Joseph Schmuzer and his father Johann stuccoed the interior. The high age, an early work by Johann Georg Bergmüller, was created between 1725 - 1730 .. In general, the furnishings of the church dragged on for years, mostly due to a lack of money.
We are halfway through our 365 journey and have come to Genoa to see our dear friend Meghimeg. We are visiting the beautiful Baroque Palace dell'Universita by the architect Bartolomeo Bianco. Can you help us find our friend? She likes us because we are so colorful ;-}
A view of the Bridge's staircase hand painted ceramic balustrade at the Plaza de Espana (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
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Bronze Statue of Anibal Gonzalez Alvarez-Ossorio at the Plaza de Espana (Spain Square) located in the Parque de Maria Luisa in the City of Seville in the Province of Seville Andalusia in Southern Spain
In 1697, Duke Johann Wilhelm founded an Ursuline monastery in Neuburg.
The foundation stone was laid in 1698 and the consecration took place in 1701.
Valerian Brenner acts as master builder. The Italian Nikolaus Perti stuccoed the church, Johann Christoph Schalck painted the frescoes.
The altars and the pulpit are probably by Gottfried Erhard Bendel.
The Trevi Fountain (Italian: Fontana di Trevi) is an 18th-century fountain in the Trevi district in Rome, Italy, designed by Italian architect Nicola Salvi.
Standing 26.3m high and 49m wide, it is the largest Baroque fountain in the city and one of the most famous fountains in the world.
Located about 9–10 km east of central Kaunas on a promontory jutting into the Kaunas Reservoir (Kauno marios), Pažaislis is renowned as the largest monastery complex in Lithuania and the most significant example of Baroque architecture in the country.
Founded in 1664 by nobleman Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac as a hermitage for the Camaldolese order, the complex features a hexagonal church plan and a richly decorated interior, including marble and frescoes by Italian artists. Over the centuries, Pažaislis Monastery has had a varied history: it was converted into an Orthodox church during the Russian Empire, used as a psychiatric hospital during the Soviet era, and eventually restored to its Catholic roots in the 1990s.
Today, the monastery is maintained by the Sisters of St. Casimir and is an active religious site as well as a cultural monument.
The pilgrimage church of Our Lady stands picturesquely on Lake Constance. The builder is Peter Thumb. Construction began in 1746, and the shell was completed in 1748. The church was consecrated in September 1750 with the participation of 20,000 people. The celebrations last for several days.
The plasterer Joseph Anton Feuchtmayer can be won over to design the interior. He not only stuccoed the church, he also made the altars, the pulpit, the seating and the figures. Together with the fresco painter Gottfried Bernhard Göz, the two create a magnificent work of art.
The Upper Bavarian Benediktbeuern is characterized by its imposing monastery complex.
In 1681 the construction of the new monastery church of St. Benedict started according to plans by the architect Abbot Placidus. The construction is carried out by Caspar Feichtmayr. Abbot Placidus' plans are not considered particularly successful. On the other hand, the excellent stucco work, which is carried out by Giovanni Prospero Brenni from Ticino and Giovanni Nicòlo Perti from Lake Como, was successful.
Georg Asam paints the ceiling paintings. In the nave, mostly al secco, but the choir paintings and the paintings in the side chapels are done al fresco. These are the first frescoes in Upper Bavaria.
The interior of the church is richly decorated with altars. In 1686 the high altar and its two side altars are only available, the rest of the altar fittings are gradually being added.
In 1788 the altar leaves from the high and its two side altars are replaced with paintings by Martin Knoller. In 1790 a clock was placed on the high altar.
The pulpit is also an original from 1686, as is the organ, which, however, received a new case in 1771. The gallery parapet is from the same year.
Interior view of the abbey church of Saint George at Weltenburg Abbey near Kelheim on the Danube in Bavaria, Germany. It was built in Baroque Style by the Asam Brothers between 1716 and 1739.
It was to be five domes, based on the model of the Holy Sepulcher of St. Anthony in Padua, as the client, Pastor Johann Ulrich Julius, wanted it. But such an execution clearly exceeds the financial means of the parish. But master builder Johann Georg Fischer built the desired five domes, not visible from the outside, as a so-called pendentive dome without a drum ring, a nave dome, a dome above the crossing and in the choir, as well as the domes in the two side chapels.
In 1727 Fischer delivered the final design, and the first mass could be celebrated in the church as early as 1733. Fischer entrusts the construction work to his foreman Paul Bienz.
Ignaz Finsterwalder contributes significantly to the splendid furnishings with his stucco. The frescoes, created by Matthias Wolcker and Anton Wenzeslaus Haffe, are also excellent work.
The Metten Monastery was founded in the 8th century and was one of the original Bavarian monasteries. Under Abbot Roman II, the church, which dates from the Carolingian era, was redesigned in Baroque style between 1712 and 1729, based on plans by Jakob Ruesch.
In 1722 the Austrian Franz Josef Holzinger stuccoed the church interior, Wolfgang Andreas Heindl, also from Austria, painted the frescoes.
The town of Schongau is located in the Pfaffenwinkel, at the westernmost end of the Upper Bavarian administrative district.
The parish church of the Assumption of Mary is a landmark of this city. It can be seen from afar.
Between 1761 and 1753 the church was built according to plans by the master builder Johann Baptist Gunetzrhainer.
Dominikus Zimmermann is the architect of the nave, as well as stuccoing the choir.
Franz-Xaver Schmädl receives the order for the high altar, it depicts the Assumption of Mary into heaven. The choir fresco, which also has the same scene on the subject, also makes reference to this. Like the nave fresco, it is painted by Matthäus Günther. The frescoes on the north wall are by Franz-Anton Wassermann from Schongau.
A Sandtner organ from 2012 is enthroned in a wonderful prospect on the west gallery.
The Romanesque folk altar and a showcase with a permanent crib, which shows various biblical scenes throughout the year, are remarkable.
In 1750 Kaspar Radmiller built the pilgrimage church Heilig Kreuz in Mindelzell in the district of Günzburg.
The reason for the pilgrimage is a particle of the Holy Cross, which was received by the provost in front of Ursberg in 1230.
Martin Kuen paints the frescoes.
Bergen is a district of the city of Neuburg an der Donau.
In 976 Biletrud founded a Benedictine monastery, which was confirmed in 995 by Pope John XV.
In 1095 a new monastery church was consecrated after the old one had fallen victim to a fire.
In 1552 the monastery was dissolved by Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of Neuburg. In 1635 the monastery and church were handed over to the Jesuits. They had the monastery buildings removed and used the building materials for the new construction of the Jesuit seminary in Neuburg.
Around 1700, pilgrimages to Bergen begin to increase sharply, because there is a fragment of the Holy Cross there. This fragment can be admired in the crypt of the church. The Jesuits had the church rebuilt in the rococo style according to the new taste of the time.
The master builder Giovanni Domenico Barbieri from Eichstätt provided the plans for this. The Augsburg painter Wolfgang Baumgartner paints the frescoes and altarpieces. The main theme of the frescoes is the Holy Cross. The stucco work is by Joseph Köpf.
Today the church is a parish and pilgrimage church and bears the title of a minster.
Markt Biberbach has approx. 3400 inhabitants and is located in the Augsburg district.
At the. May 16, 1684 the foundation stone of today's church in Biberbach is laid. It replaces a previous Gothic building. The church is the destination of pilgrims who venerate a wooden crucifix, the Herrgöttle von Biberbach, which dates from around 1220.
The number of pilgrims is increasing continuously, the old church is getting too small, so it is decided to build a new one.
The foundation stone was laid in 1684, the work was completed in 1694 and the consecration took place in 1697.
The builder is Valerian Brenner. From 1753 the interior was redesigned under the direction of the master builder Johann Georg Hitzelberger. The new ceiling frescoes are painted by Balthasar Riepp, the stucco is by Franz Xaver Feuchtmayr. Dominikus Zimmermann made the side altars between 1712 and 1716.
The community of Muri with the former Benedictine monastery and the monastery church of St. Martin is located in the Swiss canton of Aargau.
The first church was built in the years 1027-1064 in the Romanesque style.
Abbot Placidus Zurlauben had the Romanesque nave demolished in 1695 and replaced it with a baroque domed octagon. This conversion cost the monastery 27,565 guilders (approx. 1.25 million euros). These high costs are not a problem for the monastery, it is the richest in the whole of the Confederation. Giovanni Battista Bettini plans the renovation of the monastery together with Caspar Moosbrugger from Einsiedeln. Bettini's troop also stuccoed the octagon, which was vaulted in 1696 and provided with a roof. The consecration took place as early as 1697.
From 1744 the church was refurbished in the Rococo style. Matthäus Bausch and Nicolaus Spiegler from Meßkirch create new altars, the pulpit, abbot's throne, the Habsburg monument and the cladding of the corner galleries. The choir grille was created in 1746 by the Constance locksmith Johann Jakob Hoffner. The altar leaves Franz Joseph Spiegler, Jacob Carl Stauder and Franz Ludwig Hermann.
Three organs are set up in the church. On the west gallery is the large organ by Thomas Schott, which he created between 1619 and 1630. This instrument was expanded by Viktor Ferdinand Bosshard, and in 1746 the prospectus was redesigned (painted) by Nicolaus Spiegel. In 1743 Bosshart also delivered the other two organs in the church interior, to the left and right of the choir.
The choir stalls, created between 1650 and 1658 by Simon Bachmann, should also be mentioned.
The monastery church is one of the main works of Swiss baroque. It is the largest baroque dome in Switzerland.
St. Peter and Paul is the parish church of the municipality of Buxheim in the Unterallgäu district. This church was built between 1727 and 1729 by the builder Dominikus Zimmermann, who also stuccoed the church. The frescoes are by Franz Georg Hermann.
The Palace and Gardens of Schönbrunn are outstanding and one of the most impressive and well preserved Baroque ensembles of its kind in Europe.
The collegiate church of the former monastery is located in Vornbach, near the banks of the Inn.
Established in 1050 by Countess Himiltrud von Vornbach as a collegiate monastery, the monastery was converted into a Benedictine monastery in 1094.
Around 1125 a double-towered basilica was built as a monastery church. This church was rebuilt between 1630 and 1637 in the Baroque style with the inclusion of the Romanesque surrounding walls. The church was redecorated in Rococo style between 1728 and 1733. Franz Ignaz Holzinger stuccoed the interior of the church while Innocent Anton Warathy paints the frescoes. On the west gallery there is an organ by Johann Ignaz Egedacher, which is largely preserved in the original.
This church is of Baroque architecture with Edwardian style,it is also a conference centre,the central hall has seats for 2,300 people.There is an art gallery,restaurant and offices.Very popular with visitors and I hope to go inside on one of my walking adventures as it is very close to The Thames where I like to have a stroll when in London.
The Holzen monastery with its richly stuccoed church is located on the Karlsberg near Allmannshofen.
On May 5, 1696, the foundation stone for the new monastery complex was laid on the Karlsberg.
The planner of the facility is Father Christoph Vogt from Ottobeuren, master builder Franz Beer I, who signed a piecework contract for 9,750 guilders (approx. 439,000 euros).
In 1698 the construction of the new church began, which was largely completed in 1704. The consecration does not take place until 1710.
A generous donation made the rich interior possible.
The lush stucco decor is striking. This is attributed to the Wessobrunner Benedikt Vogel, the stucco is probably the work of the Augsburg Ehrgott Bernhard Bendel.
It was not until 1710 that the first new altars were erected in the wall pillar niches, and the high altar followed in 1730. Before that, the altars of the previous church found their place, which are gradually being replaced. The altarpiece, however, is transferred to the new high altar.
Altars and pulpit are also works by Bendel, based on plans by P. Christoph Vogt, who also designed the organ.
Johann Rieger, Academy Director from Augsburg, painted the ceiling paintings from 1704.