Chapels, Churches & Cathedrals - Worlds Most Beautiful Churches
View allAll Photos Tagged embellishment
Sponsored:
Horns: Crystalline horns by Arkivet, available at the
Bangles: tilt bangles by cinphul, available at the
Calws: Bestial Bands by Quills & Curiosities, available at the
Quills & Curiosities Mainstore.
And holding: 'Tell-Tale Relic' Cursed Heart by Vae Victis, available the Vae Victis Mainstore.
Other Deets:
Face Tattoo: Leven Ink - Hera Face Mask
Crown: IVY - Cursed Crown
Body Tattoo: Aii - Abyssal Flower
For the curious, clicky types, you can also check out the raw screenshot on my blog, where I'm occasionally leaving small rambles.
Arundel Castle is a restored and remodelled medieval castle in Arundel, West Sussex, England. It was established during the reign of Edward the Confessor and completed by Roger de Montgomery. The castle was damaged in the English Civil War and then restored in the 18th and 19th centuries by Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk.
Since the 11th century, the castle has been the seat of the Earls of Arundel and the Dukes of Norfolk. It is a Grade I listed building.
The original structure was a motte-and-bailey castle. Roger de Montgomery was declared the first Earl of Arundel as the King granted him the property as part of a much larger package of hundreds of manors. Roger, who was a cousin of William the Conqueror, had stayed in Normandy to keep the peace there while William was away from England. He was rewarded for his loyalty with extensive lands in the Welsh Marches and across the country, together with one fifth of Sussex (Arundel Rape). He began work on Arundel Castle in around 1067.
The castle then passed to Adeliza of Louvain (who had previously been married to Henry I) and her husband William d'Aubigny. Empress Matilda stayed in the castle, in 1139. It then passed down the d'Aubigny line until the death of Hugh d'Aubigny, 5th Earl of Arundel in 1243. John Fitzalan then inherited jure matris the castle and honour of Arundel, by which, according to Henry VI's "admission" of 1433, he was later retrospectively held to have become de jure Earl of Arundel.
The FitzAlan male line ceased on the death of Henry Fitzalan, 12th Earl of Arundel, whose daughter and heiress Mary FitzAlan married Thomas Howard, 4th Duke of Norfolk, to whose descendants the castle and earldom passed.
In 1643, during the First English Civil War, the castle was besieged. The 800 royalists inside surrendered after 18 days. Afterwards in 1653 Parliament ordered the slighting of the castle; however "weather probably destroyed more".
Although the castle remained in the hands of the Howard family over the succeeding centuries, it was not their favourite residence, and the various Dukes of Norfolk invested their time and energy into improving other ducal estates, including Norfolk House in London. Charles Howard, 11th Duke of Norfolk, was known for his restoration work and improvements to the castle beginning in 1787. The folly that still stands on the hill above Swanbourne Lake was commissioned by and built for the Duke by Francis Hiorne at this time.
In 1846, Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert, visited Arundel Castle for three days. Henry Howard, 13th Duke of Norfolk, remodelled the castle in time for her visit to a design by an architectural firm, Morant: a suite of six rooms were built on the second floor of the south-east range at this time.
The 19th-century embellishments had not been completed when this picture was published in 1880. Soon after the 1846 Royal visit the 14th Duke began re-structuring the castle again. The work, which was done to the designs of Charles Alban Buckler and undertaken by Rattee and Kett of Cambridge, was completed in the late 19th century. The 16th Duke had planned to give the castle to the National Trust but following his death in 1975 the 17th Duke cancelled the plan. He created an independent charitable trust to guarantee the castle's future, and oversaw restorative works.
The extensive gardens had received significant improvements by early 2020 through the efforts of head gardener Martin Duncan and his crew. A horticulturalist and landscape designer, Duncan has been working at the Castle since 2009; in 2018, he received the Kew Guild Medal. The gardeners and volunteers "have worked wonders with their bold and innovative plantings", according to an April 2020 report by Country Life. Their most recent efforts led to a wild water garden around the ponds.
For further information please visit en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundel_Castle, www.arundelcastle.org/gardens/ and www.arundelcastle.org/
The All Saints Church, erected in 1696–1698, is a fine specimen of Ukrainian baroque architecture. Characteristic of the church facades are rich architectural embellishments. In 1905, students of the Lavra art school painted the interior walls of the church. The carved wooden iconostasis is multi-tiered and was made for the All Saints church in the early 18th century.
Церква Всіх Святих побудована у 1696-1698 роках за типом хрестово-купольної п’ятиглавої української дерев’яної церкви коштом гетьмана Івана Мазепи, родовий герб якого нині прикрашає північний фасад храму (відновлений у 1996 році). Деякі дослідники вважають, що вона побудована за проектом архітектора Д. Аксамитова, який був автором проекту Економічної брами.
Церква Всіх Святих — двоярусна споруда, у першому ярусі влаштовано Економічну браму, другий ярус займає сама церква.
Декорована церква у стилі раннього бароко і відзначається багатим художнім оформленням стін. Але, на відміну від Успенського собору і Троїцької надбрамної церкви, де буяють рослинні мотиви, в декоративному оздобленні церкви Всіх Святих застосовано виключно геометричні елементи.
Середня баня церкви, як і бокові, з восьмигранним барабаном, але значно вища і могутніша. Ця композиція надає храму стрімкого руху в небесний простір.
Архітектура Всіхсвятської церкви привернула увагу Т.Г. Шевченка, який у 1846 р. зробив зарисовки цієї церкви.
Церква Всіх Святих поєднала в собі чудову архітектуру українського бароко XVII та ХХ століть. Більше 300 років цій пам'ятці, але вона й досі чарує нас своєю надзвичайною вишуканістю.
They met at the annual Ghosts and Goblins Halloween Ball.
He was handsome, charming and every bit a gentleman.
And she was literally a vision in her flowing gown designed by icm.
It was love at first fright and they sparkled with it.
They pledged each other their hearts and lived happily ever after.
Which for a ghost is a very long time.
Happy Shocktober.
The only unique knobs in our entire house. My husband's guitar cabinets are embellished with these. HMM everyone!
I don't ever give a rat's ass about the official word of anything, Spring starts when the flowers start growing and the buds on the trees start to appear, that is Spring, to say otherwise is assuming one knows better than nature itself, when I hear this - the official start of Spring is such and such a date, I just laugh, walk in nature, she decides for herself when to appear in her own good time, sometimes enthusiastically early, other years fashionably late.
The Blue Grape Hyacinth, as tiny and delicate as they are, made an appearance in the front garden and I was thrilled, I love them, Spring is my favourite time of year, particularly May, but here we are in the middle of April, who cares when as a macro photographer's dream field is abundantly starting to arise.
I hope everyone is well and so as always, thank you! :)
The seed pod of a weedy variety of geranium, I can see why they multiply so well with their spring loaded seeds.
GRAILED presents the Unisex Diamond Studded Embellished Beanie. Coming in 4 prints and 20 colors (on the fatpack hud) this beanie is a perfect winter essential. NOW AT MAN CAVE.
- Unrigged (resizable)
- 24 color options in Fatpack Hud changing 2 faces
- Materials enabled
But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do, once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through the time with
~ Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce
Pretty embellishments on a stairway railing at WJ Beal Botanical Garden, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
.
.
©Christine A. Evans 9.22.17
.
I really appreciate your comments and faves. I'm not a hoarder of contacts, but enjoy real-life, honest people. You are much more likely to get my comments and faves in return if you fit the latter description. Just sayin. :oD
.
If you like b/w photography and/or poetry check out my page at:
expressionsbychristine.blogspot.com/</a
© Dan McCabe
This is a photo embellished by Painter 2023. It was not previously published on Flickr, but I thought it might be a good candidate for "painting".
I really struggled with the background. I wanted to make it B&W to contrast with the vibrant colors of the flowers, but that was very challenging. In the end, I got something that worked for me after a bunch of bumbling about.