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Be sure to climb the 154 steps of the Torre Grossa of the Palazzo Civico for a spectacular view of the city and surrounding countryside.
Glastonbury Abbey... After discovering the remains of King Arthur and Guinevere the abbot relocated the grave just beyond the main tower. Only a cynic would believe the finding of the once and future king's remains was a hoax in order to reboot the flagging coffers of the abbey after a fire. The remains were found in 1191.
In the centre of Bath stands this stunning Abbey.
The Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, commonly known as Bath Abbey, is a parish church of the Church of England and a former Benedictine monastery in Bath, Somerset, England, with its stunning Gothic Architecture
Happy mid-Winter Solstice to all!!!!
The unchanging exterior of Woodchester Mansion (nr. Stroud), a 19th Century Victorian Gothic Masterpiece mysteriously abandoned mid-construction in 1873. Hidden in a secluded Cotswold valley, it is untouched by time and the modern world. This Grade 1 Listed Building has been saved from dereliction, but will never be completed. The carvings in Woodchester Mansion are among the finest of their kind in the World.
A wonderful place to visit as you can see quite clearly in places how it was built.....a stunning and unusual building indeed!!
There are also many ghostly stories as you would expect from a building as unusual as this......some can be read below in the first link.
And if you fancy a ghost hunt then the second link will take you to the other side!!!
Handheld iPhone shot, edited in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
For more info.:-
www.haunted-britain.com/woodchester-mansion.htm
www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk/ghost_hunts/Woodchester_Mansi...
Glastonbury Abbey, a Benedictine monastery. Founded in the 7th century, enlarged in the 10th. Rebuilt after major fire in the 14th. Then finally disolved during the dissolution of the monasteries around 1539. The bodies of King Arthur and his queen were found interred in the abbey cemetery in 1191 and they were moved to a site of veneration in the main church. According to Giraldus, a medieval historian, there was a leaden cross with the unmistakably specific inscription Hic jacet sepultus inclitus rex Arthurus in insula Avalonia ("Here lies interred the famous King Arthur on the Isle of Avalon" found with the bones. Rumours are that this was a marketing ploy to bring in more money. Either way, Glastonbury is as good a place as any to remember the once and future king.
On top of the bastion of the medieval wall.
The 16th century fortress has long been a romantic ruin, which today has olive and fig trees. Climb the walls to perfectly see the city's towers.
Its imposing 'Rocca' (great views) is the high bulwark of the citadel.
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San Gimignano, a UNESCO heritage site and one of the most popular medieval villages in the region. Today, San Gimignano has 14 towers, up to 72 during the Middle Ages, when they were a symbol of the power of local families.
Philosophising; life is one continuous puzzle - who knows what the rules are if any (I’m a straight shooter, I loathe game-players)? That is all!
My faithful ole Elvaston Castle (it's on the Buildings At Risk Register so I don't take her for granted at all!) viewed at sunset on a mild, damp late November evening stroll. Grateful for her ...yes I have genderised her ...it!
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Pont Valentré, 14ème siècle (1308-1378, ouvert en 1350)
Monument Historique, 1840 ; Patrimoine mondial UNESCO, 1998.
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Lot (rivière) fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot_(rivière)
Le Lot (en occitan Òlt ou Òut) est une rivière française du sud du Massif central, affluent en rive droite de la Garonne.
Avec ses 485 km, et en dehors des grands fleuves (Loire, Seine, Rhône, Garonne), c'est la deuxième rivière la plus longue entièrement en France après la Marne (514 km), juste devant la Dordogne et la Saône. Le Doubs et l'Allier suivent mais d'un peu plus loin. Il traverse cinq départements, la Lozère, l'Aveyron, le Cantal, le Lot et le Lot-et-Garonne, compris dans les régions Occitanie, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes et Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
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Staunton Harold Holy Trinity (built 1662-65) captured late afternoon, early springtime.
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Melrose Abbey, Scotland
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An architectural masterpiece of the 13th to 16th centuries, Westminster Abbey also presents a unique pageant of British history – the shrine of St Edward the Confessor, the tombs of kings and queens, and countless memorials to the famous and the great.
It has been the setting for every Coronation since 1066 and for numerous other royal occasions, including sixteen royal weddings.
Today it is still a church dedicated to regular worship and to the celebration of great events in the life of the nation. Neither a cathedral nor a parish church, Westminster Abbey (or the Collegiate Church of St Peter, Westminster to give it its correct title) is a "Royal Peculiar" under the jurisdiction of a Dean and Chapter, subject only to the Sovereign and not to any archbishop or bishop.
Westminster Abbey, a work of architectural genius, a place of daily worship, deploying the resources of high musical expertise, a burial place of kings, statesmen, poets, scientists, warriors and musicians, is the result of a process of development across the centuries, which represents the response of a monastery and later a post-Reformation church to the stimulus and challenge of its environment.
Westminster Abbey is 69m (225 feet) high, with a width of 26m (85 feet) and a floor area of 32,000 square feet.
Text source: www.westminster-abbey.org/
Ruins of Glastonbury Abbey built in the 11th century. From memory I seem to recall reading that it was the tallest abbey/cathedral tower in England. Very tall...even if not the tallest.
The real Twin Towers, 51 meters high and 2nd tallest in the medieval city.
They are seen from Torre Grossa, 54 meters high or 177 ft. high which are the highest in the medieval city.
The ruins of Glastonbury Abbey in Somerset. The church of St John's in the high street through the art.
A view down the main church in the ruins of Glastonbury Abbey.
The closest marked area was the site of the high altar, the smaller marked site further back marks the site of relocated remains of Arthur and Guinever, they were originally found in the cloisters outside along with Arthur's cross...so the monastery legend goes. Only a cynic would link this legend to the dropping then increasing finances of the abbey!
Again, happy I caught a tourist to show the scale.
The ruins of Whiby Abbey, a Benedictine abbey in North Yorkshire. A monastery was on this site from around 657AD, the current shell dates to the 13th century.
The University of Chicago, Hyde Park, Chicago
Nikon D5100, Tamron 18-270, ISO 200, f/11.0, 50mm, 1/500s
Rievaulx Abbey ruins, Yorkshire. Not fiddling with scale here, the arches really are that big they dwarf a human standing beneath them! The monks could have been giants, perhaps :)
In the ruins of Whitby Abbey. Fiest established as a monastery in AD657. The ruins date from the 13th century Benedictine Abbey in use until the dissolution in the 16th century.
La cathédrale St. Mary de Salisbury, comté du Wiltshire, région du Wessex, en Angleterre.
C’est la seule cathédrale britannique à posséder un style architectural aussi uniforme. L'ensemble fut construit entre 1220 et 1265, à l'exception de la flèche, son trait le plus réputé, qui date de 1285-1320. Quintessence du style gothique primitif anglais, la cathédrale est bâtie en pierre gris argent provenant de Chilmark, situé à 19 km. Les piliers sont en marbre de Purbeck.
Les cloîtres ont été commencés en 1240 et la belle salle capitulaire en 1263. En 1265, un clocher indépendant a été ajouté. Ce clocher a disparu depuis longtemps, victime d'un remodelage réalisé à la fin du 18e siècle par l'architecte James Wyatt. La cathédrale de Salisbury possède aujourd’hui la flèche d’église (123 m) la plus haute du Royaume-Uni, le cloître le plus vaste d’Angleterre, et l’une des quatre copies originales restantes de la Grande Charte, la fameuse « Magna Carta », une charte arrachée pour la première fois par le baronnage anglais au roi Jean sans Terre le 15 juin 1215 après une courte guerre civile.
Elle est l’une des trois seules cathédrales anglaises à ne pas disposer d’un ensemble de cloches à volée : les cloches sont fixes, sans battant intérieur et ce sont des marteaux de tintement qui frappent l’extérieure des cloches permettant la sonnerie britannique typique dite change ringing. Bien que communément appelée cathédrale de Salisbury, son nom officiel est cathédrale de Sainte-Marie. Elle est nommée au générique et a inspiré les décorateurs 3D de la mini-série Les Piliers de la terre, adaptée du best-seller de Ken Follett.
La ville de Salisbury remonte à l’Âge du fer et les Romains l'appelaient « Sorviodunum ». La ville est dévastée par les invasions des Angles et des Saxons. Elle est donnée en 1067 à un compagnon de Guillaume le Conquérant, roi d'Angleterre et duc de Normandie. Elle connaît alors une expansion continue jusqu'au 14e siècle. C'est un important marché local où les éleveurs de moutons viennent vendre les toisons de leurs bêtes. La famine de 1315-1317 laisse la ville exsangue.
Interior of Linköping Cathedral, one of Sweden’s best-preserved medieval churches. This image highlights the soaring Gothic vaults and tall pillars that stretch toward the ceiling, evoking centuries of craftsmanship and devotion. On the left, the richly gilded Baroque pulpit adds warmth and grandeur to the space. A place for quietude, prayer, and reflection.
The vaults of this ancient space held my silent prayers, for loved ones, family, friends, and for peace between all na
tions. May that hope rise as high as the ceiling.
Interiör från Linköpings domkyrka, en av Sveriges bäst bevarade medeltida kyrkor. Bilden lyfter fram de höga gotiska valven och de resliga pelarna som sträcker sig mot taket – ett uttryck för århundraden av hantverk och hängivenhet. Till vänster syns den rikt förgyllda barockpredikstolen som tillför värme och prakt till rummet. En plats för stillhet, bön och eftertanke.
Valven i detta uråldriga rum bar mina tysta böner , för nära och kära, familj, vänner och för fred mellan alla nationer. Må detta hopp resa sig lika högt som taket.
Die Basilika St. Ulrich und Afra - Basilica of SS. Ulrich and Afra
Von der Kirchgasse aus aufgenommen. In Augsburg befinden sich die Prachtbauten oben auf der Hochebene zwischen Lech und Wertach, die alten Handwerkerbezirke unten, wo die Wasserkraft des Lechs genutzt werden konnte. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Ulrich_und_Afra_(Augsburg)
Seen from the Kirchgasse. In Augsburg the magnificent buildings are situated at the top, on the plateau between the rivers Lech and Wertach, whereas the former craftspeople's districts are situated below, where the power of the river Lech could be used. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilica_of_SS._Ulrich_and_Afra,_Au...
Der Dom zu Siena (italienisch Duomo di Siena, offiziell Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta) ist die Kathedrale des Erzbistums Siena in der toskanischen Stadt Siena. Das mit charakteristischem dunkelgrünem Serpentinit und weißem Marmor verblendete Ziegelstein-Bauwerk eines der bedeutendsten Beispiele der gotischen Architektur in Italien.
The Siena Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Siena, officially Cattedrale Metropolitana di Santa Maria Assunta) is the cathedral of the Archdiocese of Siena in the Tuscan city of Siena. The brick building, faced with characteristic dark green serpentinite and white marble, is one of the most important examples of Gothic architecture in Italy.
Tapisserie de Jean Lurçat. Le plus grand ensemble contemporain de tapisseries (80 m x 4,40 m). Ateliers d'Aubusson (Creuse, 1957-66). Exposition permanente à Angers, à L'Hôpital Saint-Jean (1175).
"The Bummerlhaus is a gothic building in Steyr, Austria. It is the best preserved late Gothic mansion in Steyr, and is one of the finest medieval secular buildings in Austria. The oldest part of the building dates from the thirteenth century, and it is first mentioned in documents dating from 1450."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bummerlhaus
"Das Bummerlhaus ist ein gotisches Bürgerhaus in Steyr (Stadtplatz 32), dessen Kern wohl aus dem 13. Jahrhundert stammt.
Eine erste urkundliche Erwähnung findet sich jedoch erst 1450."
I shot this photo from directly underneath the central tower in Lincoln Cathedral, England. It looks almost like a painting on the ceiling but, if you look closely, you can see the double rows of internal arches and the vaults that hold up the roof of the tower.
Although the building of the cathedral started in 1072, the current central tower dates from the 13th century following the collapse of the original tower in 1237. Between 1307 and 1311 the central tower was raised to its present height of 271 feet (83 m). At this time, a tall lead-encased wooden spire topped the tower but this was blown down in a storm in 1548. With its spire, the tower reputedly reached a height of 525 feet (160 m) which would have made it the world's tallest structure at the time, surpassing the Great Pyramid of Giza, which had held the record for almost 4,000 years.
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