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The central pillar and ceiling of the Chapter House, Wells Cathedral. They don't build 'em like that these days.
There are many stunning #ceilings in the world. And then there are the ceilings in underground car parks illuminated by harsh strip lights. Do they have a beauty of their own though?
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Boveda estrellada de la capilla del Condestable en la Catedral de Burgos, cuyo verdadero nombre es Capilla de la Purificación de la Virgen.
Fue mandada construir por don Pedro Fernández de Velasco y Manrique de Lara, condestable de Castilla, y doña Mencía de Mendoza y Figueroa, hija del Marqués de Santillana y hermana del Cardenal Mendoza. La ejecución del proyecto corrió a cargo del artista burgalés Simón de Colonia, entre 1482 y 1494.
Foto tomada a pulso, con una compacta.
Warwood (Wheeling), WV. May 2017.
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Amazing huh? This whole shed was covered with this stuff. I said to my friend, "Ya know I bet there is a stack of this stuff in a shed somewhere." We nosed around and did find a little stack but it wasn't the neat stuff like this. There was one wall inside the barn that was covered so it was indoors and not rusty. Would love to get my hands on some of them. There was also a chicken house that had this on the north side. I will post a pic of that too some time soon. I hope I am not boring everyone with this stuff. I love it so I post it!
The Cittadella was initially a pre-historic settlement[1] and later a Roman temple dedicated to Juno was developed, and the remains of this temple existed until the present day as part of the cathedral. Following the Christianization of Malta and Gozo, the temple was converted into a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. Later on, Byzantine church was probably built on the site of the temple, until it was destroyed while Malta was under Arab rule.
Following the expulsion of the Arabs, another church was built. The earliest reference of a parish church within the Cittadella dates back to 1299, and it was enlarged over the course of the 15th and 16th centuries. The church was sacked by the Ottomans during the invasion of 1551, but was reopened by September 1554. It was damaged once again in the earthquake of 1693, and the decision was taken to demolish the old building and construct a new church instead.
The foundation stone of the present church was laid down on 21 September 1697, and the building was designed by the Maltese architect Lorenzo Gafà.[4] It was inaugurated on 14 August 1711, and was dedicated on 11 October 1716.
The church was elevated to a cathedral when it became the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gozo, which was established on 16 September 1864.<Joseph Bezzina, Religion and Politics in a Crown Colony, Valletta 1985,
The building is listed on the National Inventory of the Cultural Property of the Maltese Islands.
Architecture
Interior of the cathedral, with the trompe-l'œil painting of the dome visible
The cathedral is built in Baroque architecture, and its groundplan has the shape of a Latin cross. The building's façade is similar to that of the Church of the Gesù in Rome. The cathedral has a bell tower on its north-east side.
The interior of the cathedral is well-proportioned, containing pilasters raised on tall platforms. The building has an aperture for a dome, but this is roofed over with a flat ceiling containing a trompe-l'œil painting.
“Reputation is what men and women think of us; character is what God and angels know of us.”
-Thomas Paine
This is the main hall of the hotel. Oh I just love the paintaings. You feel like there are countless angels watching over you..