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The cathedral was originally built in the 4th or 5 century CE. The bell tower (campanile) dates to the 11th or 12th century when the cathedral was rebuilt. The cathedral, visible below the tower, was rebuilt again in the 17th century, but the bell tour endures..
The Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is an amazing example of Italian-Romanesque architecture. The black and white layered stone of the exterior is repeated on the interior through the impressive arched walls that line the nave. More impressive even than the architecture is the fact that this church still stands today. As part of Operation Grog during WWII, a British ship fired a shell that pierced through the cathedral and failed to detonate. The cathedral has the unexploded ordinance on display with the following description:
"This bomb, launched by the British Navy, though breaking through the walls of this great cathedral, fell here unexploded on February 9, 1941. In perpetual gratitude, Genoa, the City of Mary, desired to engrave in stone, the memory of such grace."
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The Cattedrale di San Lorenzo is an amazing example of Italian-Romanesque architecture. The black and white layered stone of the exterior is repeated on the interior through the impressive arched walls that line the nave. More impressive even than the architecture is the fact that this church still stands today. As part of Operation Grog during WWII, a British ship fired a shell that pierced through the cathedral and failed to detonate. The cathedral has the unexploded ordinance on display with the following description:
"This bomb, launched by the British Navy, though breaking through the walls of this great cathedral, fell here unexploded on February 9, 1941. In perpetual gratitude, Genoa, the City of Mary, desired to engrave in stone, the memory of such grace."
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fine 1600 affreschi barocchi Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
Ceiling of the chapel - Cathedral of St. Lawrence - Viterbo
End 1600 Baroque frescoes by Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
fine 1600 affreschi barocchi Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
The cardinal Virtues
End 1600 Baroque frescoes Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
One of the many beautiful chapels of San Lorenzo in Genoa. The Cathedral of Genoa - or Cattedrale di San Lorenzo - is the heart of Genoa and certainly fits in with its Medieval surroundings. The Cathedral dates to the 12th century and supposedly houses the silver platter on which the head of John the Baptist was brought to Herod as well as the ashes of the saint himself and is the second cathedral in Europe we have visited that claims to hold the chalice used at the Last Supper. All of these relics were supposed to have been confiscated from Constantinople as Genoa - like Venice - was a popular launching point and layover for the Christian crusaders.
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This is San Lorenzo Cathedral in Genoa, Italy.
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fine 1600 affreschi barocchi Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
Last Judgment
End 1600 Baroque frescoes by Giuseppe Passeri (1654-1714)
One of the two lions standing near the upstairs of San Lorenzo cathedral in Genoa, Italy.
The two lions were built in 1840 by the Italian sculptor Carlo Rubatto.
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The lighting in here proved challenging from a technical perspective. Not only was it fairly dim so I had to boost the ISO to get a handheld three-exposure burst, but the tungsten yellow clashed with the natural daylight coming in through the windows. Added to that is the warm yellow and gold tones in the decoration, meaning that it was impossible to get the light neutrally balanced. So instead I went with the warm tones and decided to bring out the gold in the scene with some light colour balancing and filters, then a combination of tonal contrast and glamour glow in Nik Color Efex Pro to give the light and details an interesting look. Cropped 8 x 10 to take out some distracting movement from people on the edges of the frame.
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Historic City of Trogir - Unesco World Heritage Site (1992)
Trogir Cathedral is a Roman Catholic triple-naved basilica constructed in Romanesque-Gothic in Trogir, Croatia. Since its construction lasted several centuries, it illustrates all the styles that succeeded one another in Dalmatia. It serves now as the most imposing monument in the city of Trogir.
It was built on the foundations of an earliy-Christian cathedral destroyed in the 12th century during the sack of the town by the Saracens in 1123. The present building was begun in 1213 and finished during the 17th century. Like the older one, it is also dedicated to St. Lawrence (Sveti Lovro) but it is bettern known as St. John's Cathedral (Sveti Ivan) after bishop John, who died in 1111 and stood out for his saintly lifestyle at a time when the Hungarian King Koloman had taken over Dalmatia and Croatia. Most of the work in the construction of the cathedral took place in the 13th century, being mostly completed in 1251. That means the building is mainly in Romanesque style, whilst the vault inside is gothic as it was built during the 15th century, in Mannerist style...
(Wikipedia)
Der Bau der Kathedrale, die dem heiligen Märtyrer Laurentius geweiht ist, begann im 11. Jh. und zog sich, auch verursacht durch Zerstörungen bei einem Großbrand, über mehrere Jahrhunderte hin. Die Kathedrale vereint daher sowohl romanische als auch gotische Elemente und ist im Inneren mit barocken Altären ausgestattet. Das Äußere ist weitgehend schlicht gehalten, beeindruckt jedoch durch die in weißem und schwarzem Marmor gehaltene Westfassade mit ihren drei Portalen.
Der Altar mit dem Rundtempel in der Sakramentskapelle (auch Lercari Kapelle genannt) wurde von Carlo Barabino 1817 - 18 gestaltet.
In diesem Fenster ist Maria als Königin der Republik Genua dargestellt. 1630 sollte gemäß einer Bulle des Papstes Urban VII. Genua seinen Status als freie Republik verlieren. Genua war seit dem 10. Jh. vom Heiligen Römischen Reich unabhängig gewesen und man fand schließlich eine Lösung, um die Souveränität der Republik und die Autorität des Dogen zu sanktionieren. Am 25. März 1637 feierte Karidnal Giovanni Domenico Spinola in der Kathedrale San Lorenzo in einer prächtigen Zeremonie die Krönung Marias zur Königin Genuas. Die Statue, die sich heute im Palazzo San Giorgio befindet, wurde als Zeichen der Macht mit Krone, Szepter und den Schlüsseln der Stadt versehen. Auf allen Münzen der Republik war ab sofort ihr Bild dargestellt. Dieser geschickte Schachzug musste wohl oder übel akzeptiert, denn selbst ein Kaiser kann nicht über einer Königin namens Maria stehen.
Der Bau der Kathedrale, die dem heiligen Märtyrer Laurentius geweiht ist, begann im 11. Jh. und zog sich, auch verursacht durch Zerstörungen bei einem Großbrand, über mehrere Jahrhunderte hin. Die Kathedrale vereint daher sowohl romanische als auch gotische Elemente und ist im Inneren mit barocken Altären ausgestattet. Das Äußere ist weitgehend schlicht gehalten, beeindruckt jedoch durch die in weißem und schwarzem Marmor gehaltene Westfassade mit ihren drei Portalen.