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Well I might as well show another church I was absolutely infatuated with. The unfortunate part of this story is that there isn’t much English documentation to read detailing the history of this fantastically designed church. The most substancial information is located below from www.rometour.org. More can also be found in Italian at it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_dei_Santi_Ambrogio_e_Carlo...
Popularly the church is named Chiesa di S.Carlo al Corso. It is a "national" church of Lombards in Rome, built on the site of previous little medieval church of S.Nicola de Tofo. It was assigned to the Confraternity of Lombards by Sixtus IV as a sign of his favour to the colony of immigrants consisted in its greater part of masons, builders and other construction workers, who served a lot on the construction of roads, buildings and etc. projected by the pope.
It is considered one of the most important churches of the Roman baroque and belongs to the Arciconfraternita della Nazione Lombarda in Rome. In a niche behind the altar behind the ambulatory surrounding the presbitory, unique example in Rome, is the precious relic of San Carlo’s heart, conceded to the church by Federico Borromeo in 1614.
The old church was destroyed in 1513 to erect bigger one dedicated to S.Ambrogio, patron of Milan, but in 1612 Confraternity wanted to build even bigger church dedicated to S.Carlo Borromeo, canonized in that epoch.
The project was by O.Longhi, and the work was continued by his son M.Longhi the Younger and P.da Cortona, who in 1668-1669 created a dome, his last masterpiece, and projected internal decoration. The modest facade was realized in 1690. The title of S.Ambrogio was adjoined to the one of S.Carlo. On the left of the church was built a palace which served as a seat of Confraternity's oratory, hospice and hospital.
Vast interior 72mx54m gives an impression of space. On the ceiling of the central nave is a fresco of G.Brandi; on the high altar is a big painting "The Madonna presenting San Carlo to Christ" by C.Maratta, one of his best works; the church preserves the heart of S.Carlo.
The Drawing Room of Castell Coch (Welsh for 'Red Castle').
The castle is located near the village of Tongwynlais in South East Wales and overlooks the city of Cardiff.
The Castle was rebuilt for the Marquis of Bute in 1890 on the ruins of a medieval castle. Somewhat Disneyesque in appearance, it apparently closely resembles the original design.
This shot is 3 RAW exposures, 2 stops apart, converted to 16-bit tif and tone-mapped in Photomatix. Believe it or not, the colours on this HDR shot are completely realistic!
The Palace of Versailles, or simply Versailles, is a royal château in Versailles, the Île-de-France region of France. In French, it is known as the Château de Versailles.
When the château was built, Versailles was a country village; today, however, it is a suburb of Paris, some twenty kilometers southwest of the French capital. The court of Versailles was the centre of political power in France from 1682, when Louis XIV moved from Paris, until the royal family was forced to return to the capital in October 1789 after the beginning of French Revolution. Versailles is therefore famous not only as a building, but as a symbol of the system of absolute monarchy of the Ancien Régime.
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intertwined with inner exploration. when rudely interrupted. plucked by the giants of the world. pigeonholed into a corrugated cage. of expectation and labels. a confining box with seemingly no escape. but there are cracks in these limits. holes of hope. and inventive light protrudes. to reach above what appears impossible. my captor nowhere in sight. i surrender the only ceiling is me.
Spotted 'as is' at the base of the pocket watch in the previous photo. No PS apart from the regular little contrast/brightness adjustment and smoothing.
Despite the Equal Pay Act 45 years ago, women still earnon average 18% less than men in Britain today. The difference in pay between men and women remains the clearest and most dramatic example of inequality for women.
Chihuly and Martin Blank collaborated in making hundreds of glass objects large and small suspended in the glass ceiling in the Chihuly Garden and Glass Museum at Seattle Center.
Exeter Cathedral. The ceiling here is the largest uninterrupted vaulted ceiling in England! No I didn't know that either until yesterday!
A stunning Cathedral and well worth a visit.
One of the innumerable ornate ceilings at the Vatican Museums; I just liked the way this one was lilt
Your'e not allowed to use tripods in this cathedral, so a much reduced need for writhing around on the floor, and a much increased need for leaving my camera on the floor, running away, and looking menacingly at anyone who seemed like they might be walking in its direction.
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The ceiling of clouds that rolled over the valley earlier in the day was still covering most of the sky at sunset.
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The harmonious interior equals the exterior in its incomparable beauty. Stunning tracery windows create an ethereal lighting effect in the sanctuary. The cathedral has more than 1,800 square metres of stained-glass windows dating from the 13th to the 20th centuries. The oldest windows are the rose windows and those in the middle choir chapels. Also notice the magnificent 15th- to 16th-century choir stalls, which were carved by Flemish craftsmen. On the north side of the cathedral is a beautiful cloister in the Plateresque style, built in the 14th century and altered in the 16th. The frescoes in the cloister were created by Nicolás Francés. The cathedral museum collection is arranged in the rooms around the cloister. One of the most extensive collections of its kind, the museum displays many exceptional treasures of religious art. Highlights include a 10th-century edition of the Bible, the Castilian and Flemish triptychs, and the assortment of Romanesque art, with around 60 sculptures from the 12th and 13th centuries.http://www.planetware.com/tourist-attractions-/leon-e-castl-leon.htm
The Cathedral’s interior is a summary of the Medieval theologians’ concept of the world, presided over by the Creator’s Blessing. The windows illustrate three conceptual levels: typical vegetable motifs such as oak and vine leaves; heraldic subjects (windows of the triforium) and Saints, Kings and Prophets. www.leon.es/Visit/Monuments_of_the_City/The_Essentials/Ca...
We celebrated my Mother in laws 80Th birthday with cooking lesson in a beautiful old building. In 1900 it was used as a whorehouse