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St Paul's dates back to 604AD but this St Paul's Cathedral is much younger with building starting over 1000 years later in 1675AD. I took these photos with my Samsung phone camera. London like most cities in the world is still suffering from lack of tourism and business due to Covid-19
"Passage" hotel was built in just two years at the end of XIX-th century, by Russian architect Lev Vlodek
Salzburger Dom (Salzburg Cathedral), in Altstadt the historic centre of Salzburg, Austria.
St Rupert the 1st Bishop of Salzburg founded the church in 774 on the remnants of a Roman town Juvavu. The Cathedral is dedicated to him and to the St Virgil the Irish born 2nd Bishop of Salzburg.
The city was set on fire in 1167 by the Counts of Plain, followers of the emperor Friedrick Barbarossa, also destroying the cathedral. The cathedral was rebuilt ten years later under the rule of Archbishop Conrad III of Wittelsbach and became more beautiful, more magnificent and more impressive than ever, making it the mightiest Romanesque cathedral north of the Alps, its size even surpassing the emperor's cathedral in Speyer.
Another fire raged and destroyed large sections of the cathedral in 1598. This gave Archbishop Wolf Dietrich the opportunity to tear down the damaged cathedral and to make plans for its reconstruction. The Salzburg residents were extremely outraged at the archbishop's ruthless actions.
Not only were valuable sculptures and gravestones of the archbishops destroyed but the cathedral cemetery ploughed under and the bones of the dead dumped on the debris.
After Wolf Dietrich's death the architect Santino Solari was commissioned by Archbishop Markus Sittikus to rebuild the Cathedral, which became the first early Baroque church north of the Alps.
As the archbishop’s church, it’s the most important out of over 20 churches in the old town. It’s the burial spot of most archbishops, the place where Mozart was baptized, one of only a few churches equipped with five organs, and the first baroque church in Austria.
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Off the tourist streets of Palermo down the alleyways are hidden gems of shops and local eateries.
Palermo. Sicily. Italy.
A fachada da Helligaandskirken, em Copenhaga, destaca-se pelo seu portal ornamentado em contraste com a simplicidade das paredes de tijolo. Esta igreja, com origens no século XV, foi reconstruída ao longo dos séculos, preservando elementos renascentistas e barrocos. O relógio na torre e os vitrais conferem-lhe um caráter histórico e espiritual, tornando-a um marco na cidade.
This heritage building was constructed in 1840 in the style known as English Baroque. English Baroque is a term used to refer to the English architecture that were parallel to the evolution of Baroque architecture in continental Europe between the Great Fire of London and the Treaty of Utrecht. The Church celebrated its 175th Anniversary in 2014.
The Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich was formerly the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Off the tourist streets of Palermo down the alleyways are hidden gems of shops and local eateries.
Palermo. Sicily. Italy.
Passage hotel was built in just two years at the end of XIX-th century, by Russian architect Lev Vlodek
Hradčany Square at sunset – where history walks hand in hand with beauty.
Here, in front of the gates of Prague Castle, under the watchful towers of St. Vitus Cathedral and in the shadow of the Marian Column, kings were crowned, envoys from distant lands arrived, and both famous and unknown figures passed through, shaping the destiny of the Czech lands. The baroque palaces of Schwarzenberg, Salm and the Archbishop’s residence form a backdrop that has witnessed the grandeur of the Habsburg era and the peaceful Velvet Revolution alike.
As the last rays of the day bathe the square in gold, Prague Castle and all of Hradčany quietly tell a centuries-old story of power, faith, courage, and hope. #PragueCastle #HradcanySquare #PragueHistory #CzechRepublic #StVitusCathedral #BaroqueArchitecture #GoldenHour #SunsetInPrague #Praha
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Formal garden and castle, the garden is designed by landscape architect André le Nôtre.
Photo: Formal garden and French Baroque castle - by © Richard Poppelaars #About_Pixels #Photography (Nikon D90) / #architecture #castle #park #monument - #VLV #landscape #architecture #monument / #LandscapePhotography at #JardinsdeVauxleVicomte in #Maincy, #SeineetMarne - #France
Chateau and Jardins de Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658), photo May 2010 after 352 years since 1658 in history.
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Maincy: Landscape Photography
Vaux-le-Vicomte (Est.1658) - a baroque French château on a 33 hectares (100 acres) estate with formal gardens along a three-kilometer axis. Built between 1658 to 1661 for Nicolas Fouquet, Marquis de Belle Île, Viscount of Melun and Vaux, the superintendent of finances of Louis XIV. The name means a symbol of power and influence and was intended to reflect the grandeur of Nicolas Fouquet. The château was an influential work of architecture in mid-17th-century Europe. The architect Louis Le Vau, the landscape architect André le Nôtre, and the painter-decorator Charles Le Brun worked together on this large-scale project. This marked the beginning of the "Louis XIV style" combining architecture, interior design and landscape design. Their next following project was to build Versailles.
See: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaux-le-Vicomte.
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Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is the full name of Trapani Cathedral, a grand Roman Catholic church located in the heart of Trapani's old city. Originally a chapel built in 1102, the current Baroque-Classical style structure dates primarily from the 18th-century restoration and is the seat of the Diocese of Trapani.
Trapani. Sicily. Italy.
In describing St Peter’s Basilica, travel writer Rick Steve’s says, “There is no doubt. This is the richest and grandest church on earth. To call it vast is like calling Einstein smart.” The original basilica was built by the Emperor Constantine in the fourth century. In 1506 pope Julius II commissioned a new Baroque structure to replace the existing one. When it was completed 120 years later it was, and still is, the largest Christian church in the world with enough interior space to accommodate 60,000 people standing or 20,000 seated. The exterior measures 218 metres in length and lantern opening at the top of the interior dome is 120 metres above the floor.
The entire interior is lavishly decorated with marble, architectural sculpture and gilding. The central feature is the sculptured bronze baldachin, or canopy, over the high altar. Designed by Bernini, it is 30 metres high and is the prime visual focus of the basilica.
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The Church of the Holy Spirit in Warsaw is a church at 3 Długa Street, in Warsaw's New Town.
The church was originally built in the Gothic style alongside a hospital in the 14th century. It was probably the first hospital of this type in the Mazovian region and was located just outside the walls of the Warsaw Old Town. It was founded by Janusz the Elder, Duke of Warsaw, and handed over to the city in 1388.
This building, however, burned during the disastrous Swedish-Brandenburgian Invasion of Poland in 1655-60. In 1699 the foundation stone was laid for the new church, which was built from 1707 to 1717 in the Baroque style by architects Józef Piola and Józef Szymon Bellotti. The church became home to the Pauline order, and remains so until today.
In 1944, during the Warsaw Uprising, the church was almost completely destroyed by the German Army; the interior of the church and vaulting burnt down—but the main altar survived. The church was rebuilt in 1956 in the same form as it was before World War II.
The New Town of Warsaw, established by the early 15th Century, is on the one hand only new in relation to the Old Town; on the other hand, it has been almost completely rebuilt since 1954, after being almost completely destroyed by German bombardment during the Warsaw Uprising.
This description incorporates text from the English Wikipedia.
The Greenwich Park is well known, but what is not well known is that there is more than one hill there, and these other hills afford far better views of the city. This is the view from one of them. We can see the Old Royal Naval College and the Isle of Dogs with its towers in the background.
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Mdina the ancient capital city of Malta. The Silent City with St Paul's Cathedral as its centre of worship. Mdina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site
I love these streets when visiting a major city for the first time, full of character of years gone by.
Palermo. Sicily. Italy.
The view from Festung Hohensalzburg (Hohensalzburg Fortress) in Altstadt the historic centre of Salzburg, Austria.
Archaeological excavations have shown that a Roman fort existed at the highest point of the site. Construction of the current fortress began in 1077 under Archbishop Gebhard von Helfenstein. The original design was a basic bailey with a wooden wall. In the Holy Roman Empire, the archbishops of Salzburg were already powerful political figures and they expanded the fortress to protect their interests. The fortress was gradually expanded during the following centuries. The ring walls and towers were built in 1462 under Prince-Archbishop Burkhard II von Weißpriach.
The only time that the fortress actually came under siege was during the German Peasants' War in 1525, when a group of miners, farmers and townspeople tried to oust Prince-Archbishop Matthäus Lang, but failed to take the fortress. During the Thirty Years' War, Archbishop Count Paris of Lodron strengthened the town's defences, including Hohensalzburg.
The fortress was surrendered without a fight to French troops under General Jean Victor Marie Moreau during the Napoleonic War in 1800 and the last Prince-Archbishop Count Hieronymus von Colloredo fled to Vienna. In the 19th century, it was used as barracks, storage depot and dungeon before being abandoned as a military outpost in 1861.
Hohensalzburg Fortress was refurbished from the late 19th century onwards and became a major tourist attraction and stands today as one of the best preserved castles in Europe. During the early 20th century it was used as a prison, holding Italian prisoners of war during World War I and Nazi activists before Germany's annexation of Austria in March 1938.
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A fachada barroca da Casa Consistorial de Pamplona, situada na Plaza Consistorial, é sede da administração municipal desde o século XVIII e reflete a importância cívica da cidade. Projetado pelo arquiteto José de Zay y Lorda, o edifício é adornado com esculturas alegóricas que representam virtudes cívicas, como a Justiça e a Prudência, além de uma figura da Fama no topo. As varandas exibem as bandeiras de Navarra, Espanha e da União Europeia, simbolizando os diferentes níveis administrativos. Este local é conhecido pelo "chupinazo", o lançamento do foguete que marca o início das festas de San Fermín a 6 de julho, reunindo milhares de pessoas na plaza. A estrutura atual resultou de reconstruções após a demolição do edifício medieval anterior e destaca-se por elementos simbólicos municipais que funcionam como instrumentos pedagógicos, transmitindo conceitos sobre justiça e gestão pública a uma população anteriormente analfabeta.
The baroque façade of the Casa Consistorial de Pamplona, located in Plaza Consistorial, has been the seat of the municipal administration since the 18th century and reflects the city's civic importance. Designed by architect José de Zay y Lorda, the building is adorned with allegorical sculptures representing civic virtues, such as Justice and Prudence, as well as a figure of Fame at the top. The balconies display the flags of Navarre, Spain, and the European Union, symbolizing the different administrative levels. This place is known for the "chupinazo", the launch of the rocket that marks the beginning of the San Fermín festivities on July 6, bringing together thousands of people in the plaza. The current structure is the result of reconstructions following the demolition of the previous medieval building and is notable for its municipal symbolic elements that function as pedagogical instruments, transmitting concepts about justice and public management to a previously illiterate population.
O Jardim do Palácio Mirabell, em Salzburgo, é um dos locais mais bonitos e históricos da cidade. Foi construído no século XVII pelo príncipe-arcebispo Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau para a sua amante Salomé Alt. O jardim é famoso pelas suas estátuas de anões, fontes e flores.
The Mirabell Palace Garden in Salzburg is one of the city's most beautiful and historic sites. It was built in the 17th century by Prince-Archbishop Wolf Dietrich von Raitenau for his mistress Salome Alt. The garden is famous for its statues of dwarfs, fountains and flowers.