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The seven-light Decorated window at Tintern Abbey, completed around 1300.
Tintern Abbey (Welsh: Abaty Tyndyrn) was founded on 9 May 1131 by Walter de Clare, Lord of Chepstow. It is situated adjacent to the village of Tintern in Monmouthshire, on the Welsh bank of the River Wye, which at this location forms the border between Monmouthshire in Wales and Gloucestershire in England. It was the first Cistercian foundation in Wales, and only the second in Britain (after Waverley Abbey).
The abbey fell into ruin after the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the 16th century. Its remains have been celebrated in poetry and painting from the 18th century onwards. In 1984, Cadw took over responsibility for managing the site. Tintern Abbey is visited by approximately 70,000 people every year.
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With a commanding view over the west coast of the island from its hilltop site, the parish church of St Ouen in Jersey is dedicated to the 7th Century Frankis hagiographer, Audoin, Bishop of Rouen, whose name has over time been corrupted to St Ouen. Unlike most of Jersey’s ancient parish churches, it is located away from any centre of population.
Once under the patronage of the famous was given to the abbey of Mont St Michel in Normandy, the church's origins date back to before 1066. The church's oldest parts, however date from the 12th or 13th Century and are its nave, tower and chancel. A major restoration was instigated by Canon George Clement in 1865.
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The UNESCO World Heritage city of Ani in northeast Turkey overlooks a river ravine that forms a border with Armenia and it controlled one branch of the Silk Road. It is a fascinating place to visit with its old city walls and its many church ruins. According to UNESCO, the site presents a "comprehensive overview of the evolution of medieval architecture through examples of almost all the different architectural innovations of the region between the 7th and 13th centuries CE". On the tower wall, in darker stone, note the ancient European symbol of eternity, related to the swastica and often found on medieval Armenian buildings.
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Chichester Cathedral, formally known as the Cathedral Church of the Holy Trinity, is the seat of the Anglican Bishop of Chichester. It is located in Chichester, in West Sussex, United Kingdom. It was founded as a cathedral in 1075. The Bishops Gardens are beautiful
A church in the village of Stanton St Bernard, which became the parish church of All Saints, was first mentioned in 1267, when it belonged to Wilton Abbey. However, a Norman font indicates it may be somewhat older.
The tower was added in the 15th century, then in 1832 all except the tower was rebuilt in Gothic style; a further rebuilding of the chancel became necessary in 1859. The church lost its resident vicar as early as 1929 and is now part of the Vale of Pewsey team.
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Gothic and Renaissance Townhall facade. Gothic and Renaissance architecture front facade of the former townhall (Est. 1450) of Gouda. In perfect condition all the way to the top with lots of nice details. Parts of the front facade like the entrance terrace were added in 1603.
Photo January 2015, City Hall (1450) after 565 years in time.
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Gouda - Town Hall
Town Hall of Gouda (Est. 1450, monument) - constructed in Gothic architecture, with a Renaissance entrance terrace at the front and a scaffold for sentencing prisoners at the back facing located at the centre of the town market square of Gouda.
Richly decorated with various statues, a puppet show with chimes and various other interesting elements. With shutters and coats of arms in symbolic white and red, the colors of the patron saint of Gouda John the Baptist. These colors are part of the city coat of arms. It's the former town hall and only the wedding room with historical tapestries is still being used.
Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gouda,_South_Holland.
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Photo January 17, 2015 - Richard Poppelaars.
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Cheltenham Minster, St Mary’s is the only surviving medieval building in Cheltenham, in continuous use for 850 years. It is believed to have replaced a Saxon church erected on this site in the 8th century. In the Domesday Book the church and its land (the rectory) were recorded as belonging to William the Conqueror's Chancellor, Regenbald also known as Reinbald, who then bequeathed it to Cirencester Abbey. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries by Henry VIII it became crown property during the English Reformation. The crown property was sold by James I & VI and went through a succession of different owners (lay rectors) until 1863 when Edward Walker took possession of the chancel and the title of rector.
Parts of the church represent the Early English style of architecture, but thanks to later extensions it is the decorated style which predominates. The upper part of the tower dates from around 1200 and the broach spire was added early in the 14th Century. The tracery of the windows is reflects architectural developments between 1250 and 1350, while the stained glass (not well displayed in these shots) is late Victorian and regarded as of particularly high quality.
[The south porch, visible here, is a late Victorian addition.]
The bell tower currently contains a peal of twelve bells which were cast by John Taylor & Co in 2018 as part of a major restoration project.
Its most famous incumbent was Francis Close, a keen Evangelical, who was a follower of Charles Simeon. Close was perpetual curate of the church for thirty years and a founder of two teacher training colleges which later became the University of Gloucestershire. He moved on to become Dean of Carlisle in 1856.
For most of its history St Mary's Church served a population of less than 1,500 and was a prominent feature of the landscape. But extensive building occurred during the Regency period in the early 19th Century and as a result the church is now hidden behind shops and offices. In Victorian times a number of new churches were built to cope with Cheltenham's rapidly expanding population.
The church is, unsurprisingly, a Grade I listed building.
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The late Victorian rood on the choir screen of Tewkesbury Abbey. Interesting that the centrepiece is not a crucifix but a Lamb of God on an otherwise plain cross.
The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury – commonly known as Tewkesbury Abbey – is located in the English county of Gloucestershire. A former Benedictine monastery, it is now a parish church. Considered one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in Britain, it has the largest Romanesque crossing tower in Europe. Tewkesbury had been a centre for worship since the 7th Century. A priory was established there in the 10th Century. The present building was started in the early 12th Century. It was unsuccessfully used as a sanctuary in the Wars of the Roses. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it became the parish church for the town. George Gilbert Scott led the Restoration of the building in the late 19th Century.
The churchmanship of the Abbey is strongly Anglo-Catholic.
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St Thomas of Canterbury Church in the Wiltshire village of Coulston (population 133, 4 miles/6½ km east of Westbury) dates back to the 12th Century. Originally dedicated to Saint Andrew, by the early 19th Century, it was rededicated to Saint Thomas of Canterbury, possibly linked to Thomas Becket or in deference the local Beckett family, who owned land after the Reformation.
The church’s architecture reflects its Norman roots. Built from stone, it features a simple rectangular plan with a nave and chancel. The Norman doorway and thick walls are key elements from the 12th century, showing typical construction of the period with rounded arches and minimal decoration. Later additions include a small bellcote at the west end, likely from the medieval era, and a 19th-century porch. The interior is plain, with a stone font possibly from the original build and wooden pews added later; this was substantially ‘restored’ in 1868 by Richard Gane of Trowbridge.
Serving a village of fewer than 150, the church holds two services a month with around 25 attendees each. It lacks major modern alterations, preserving its historical form. Now part of a larger benefice with nearby parishes including Edington Prioryu, St Thomas of Canterbury stands as a functional relic of Norman design, its architecture offering a clear view of 12th-century rural church building adapted through modest later updates.
Wells Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral in Wells, Somerset, England, dedicated to St Andrew the Apostle and seat of the Bishop of Bath and Wells, whose cathedral it holds as mother church of the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Built in 1176–1450 to replace an earlier church on the site since 705, it is moderately sized for an English cathedral. Its broad west front and large central tower are dominant features. It has been called "unquestionably one of the most beautiful" and "most poetic" of English cathedrals.
The Historic Centre (Old Town) of Tallinn is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved medieval northern European trading city on the coast of the Baltic Sea.
The city developed as a significant centre of the Hanseatic League during the major period of activity of this great trading organization in the 13th-16th centuries.
The Church of St Pancras at Widecombe-in-the-Moor is known as the 'Cathedral of the Moors' in recognition of its 120 foot tower. The church dates from the fourteenth century, and is built in the Perpendicular style, using locally quarried granite. It was enlarged over the following two centuries, partly on the proceeds of the local tin mining trade. The church tower itself dates from around 1540.
The church was badly damaged in the Great Thunderstorm of 1638, apparently struck by ball lightning during a severe thunderstorm. An afternoon service was taking place at the time, and the building was packed with approximately 300 worshippers. Four of them were killed, and around 60 injured. According to local legend, the Great Thunderstorm was caused by the village being visited by the Devil. Two large boards at the west end of the church tell the story.
Well known from the traditional folk song about Uncle Tom Cobleigh going to Widecombe Fair, Widecombe-in-the-Moor lies on the south side of Dartmoor. The fair itself is still held every September.
Simon Jenkins considers this to be one of England's thousand best churches. It is a Grade I-listed building.
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The David Gareja Monastery complex is one of the most impressive religious and historical sites in Georgia. Located in a remote, semi-desert region along the border with Azerbaijan, it is carved into the soft sandstone slopes of the surrounding hills. The complex was founded in the 6th century by David Garejeli, one of the thirteen Assyrian monks who helped spread Christianity in Georgia. Over the centuries, it grew into a major center of faith, art, and learning. The church shown in the photo is one of the central buildings of the Lavra Monastery, the oldest part of the David Gareja complex. It is constructed from rough-hewn stone and brick, following the characteristic style of medieval Georgian architecture. The bell tower with double arches and the stone spire topped with an Orthodox cross give the church its iconic silhouette. The arched forms above the door and windows reflect Byzantine influences, while the partial integration of the building into the rock wall is typical for many structures in the complex. Despite repeated plundering by Mongols, Persians, and later neglect during Soviet rule, the church has retained both its religious function and its peaceful atmosphere. The Lavra Monastery is still active and inhabited by monks. During our visit, we were the only guests, which allowed us to explore the entire complex in quiet reflection. From the monastery, you can enjoy breathtaking views across the vast, silent semi-desert plains.
The David Gareja Monastery in eastern Georgia is a historic religious site carved into sandstone cliffs near the Azerbaijani border. Founded in the 6th century by monk David Garejeli, it became a spiritual and cultural center over time. The main church in the Lavra section features medieval Georgian architecture with Byzantine elements. Despite invasions and neglect, the site remains active and peaceful, offering stunning views over the surrounding semi-desert landscape.
Het David Gareja-kloostercomplex is een van de meest indrukwekkende religieuze en historische plekken van Georgië. Het ligt in een afgelegen, halfwoestijnachtig gebied aan de grens met Azerbeidzjan, uitgehouwen in de zachte zandstenen hellingen van de bergen. Het complex werd in de 6e eeuw gesticht door David Garejeli, een van de dertien Assyrische monniken die het christendom in Georgië verspreidden. Door de eeuwen heen groeide het uit tot een belangrijk centrum van geloof, kunst en studie. De afgebeelde kerk is een van de centrale gebouwen van het Lavra-klooster, het oudste deel van het David Gareja-complex. Ze is gebouwd uit ruwe natuursteen en baksteen, in een karakteristieke middeleeuws-Georgische stijl. De klokkentoren met dubbele bogen en het stenen spitsdak met orthodox kruis geven het gebouw zijn kenmerkende silhouet. De ronde boogvormen boven de deur en ramen verraden invloeden uit de Byzantijnse architectuur. Het gebouw is deels in de rotswand geïntegreerd, wat typerend is voor veel structuren in het complex. Ondanks eeuwen van plunderingen — door Mongolen, Perzen en later verwaarlozing onder Sovjetbewind — heeft de kerk haar religieuze functie en serene uitstraling behouden. Het Lavra-klooster is nog steeds in gebruik en wordt bewoond door monniken. Tijdens ons bezoek waren wij de enige bezoekers, waardoor we in alle rust het hele complex konden verkennen. Vanaf het klooster heb je een adembenemend uitzicht over de stille, uitgestrekte semi-woestijnvlakten.
Happily secluded and little affected by the present times, Holcombe Old Church has been left on its own since the village moved a mile away, with a new St Andrew’s in the main street opened in 1885. That is now the parish church, and this is now a disused church under the care of the Churches’ Conservation Trust; the information in this description is taken either from their helpful guide or the Rev’d Clarissa Cridland’s slightly longer history.
A Saxon church once stood here, but the present building is a small, unassuming, partly Norman construction in shell grey, serenely placed against deep woods, hiding a stream, and green hills.
The earliest notice of the church ‘is to be found in the acts of Bishop Reginald (1174–91) creating the prebends of Holcombe, White Lackington and Timberscombe, in the cathedral Church of Wels.’ One block of limestone, however, has inscriptions which are difficult to decipher but are almost certainly Saxon, perhaps indicating the first church on this site was dedicated by Wrotard, Archbishop of York on his way to or from the Exeter Council of Easter 928.
A surviving Saxon stone church really would be a big deal, but most of the present church dates from the Norman church-building boom of the 12th Century, with alterations in the 16th and 17th Centuries.
We do not have a precise date for the construction of the tower, but the many Somerset churches, like this one, with their fine square towers with windows of vertical lines, started being built from end of the 14th century onwards: the Black Death caused a shortage of skilled craftsmen for the earlier, more elaborate Decorated style.
The porch gable incorporates a recut Norman arch, with a zigzag around it. Above the arch, in place of the keystone, is a 16th-century carved angel with wings outstretched and arms folded.
Ponte Vecchio is a Medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy, noted for still having shops built along it, as was once common. Butchers initially occupied the shops; the present tenants are jewelers, art dealers and souvenir sellers.
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This collection shows an atmospheric and intimate part of the David Gareja Monastery complex, located in the vast, semi-desert region of eastern Georgia. The buildings, made of rough natural stone and covered with warm, orange tiled roofs, blend harmoniously with the rust-colored, barren mountain landscape in the background. At the center of the image is a simple but characteristic bell tower, typical of the traditional Georgian Orthodox architectural style. At the bottom left of the image we see a monk — dressed in long, sober robes — moving calmly along the stone path. His presence underlines that this is not a museum or an abandoned heritage site, but a living monastery, where a community of monks still lives and works. The Georgian Orthodox monks at David Gareja lead a quiet and dedicated life. They follow a strict monastic order, focused on prayer, contemplation, silence and the preservation of age-old traditions. Life is largely lived within the monastery walls, far removed from the modern world. Monks maintain the grounds themselves: from the gardens and paths to the restoration of frescoes and chapels carved into the surrounding rock faces. The atmosphere in the monastery is one of timelessness. Everything breathes peace, simplicity and spiritual devotion. The silence is interrupted only by the sound of the wind or a bell calling to prayer. For visitors, it feels like stepping back in time — to a place where faith, history and landscape have become one.
1. centre Ancient David Gareja monastery in Georgia’s painted hills, 2. top left Stillness within the courtyard walls of the monastery, 3. The tower of David Gareja – silent watcher on the borderlands, 4. Where the hills of Gareja watch the lone horse, 5. Architecture of solitude: the monks’ communal building at David Gareja, 6. Carved by time, kept by Monks – the monastery of David Gareja, 7. Monastery on the edge: the cliffside sanctuary of David Gareja, 8. Monastery on the edge: the cliffside sanctuary of David Gareja, 9. Where monks walk in silence, far from modern life, 10. Worn steps leading to a hidden monastic cell, 11. The church of the Transfiguration – a medieval cave sanctuary, 12. A soldier’s quiet watch over sacred ground, 13. Where stone meets spirit: monastic life in Georgia.
Deze collage toont een sfeervol en intiem deel van het David Gareja-kloostercomplex, gelegen in de uitgestrekte, halfwoestijnachtige regio van Oost-Georgië. De gebouwen, opgetrokken uit ruwe natuursteen en bedekt met warme, oranje pannendaken, vormen een harmonieus geheel met het roestkleurige, kale berglandschap op de achtergrond. Centraal in beeld staat een eenvoudige, maar karakteristieke klokkentoren, typerend voor de traditionele Georgisch-Orthodoxe bouwstijl. Linksonder in de foto zien we een monnik — gekleed in lange, sobere gewaden — die zich rustig voortbeweegt over het stenen pad. Zijn aanwezigheid onderstreept dat dit geen museum of verlaten erfgoedsite is, maar een levend klooster, waar nog altijd een gemeenschap van monniken woont en werkt. De Georgisch-Orthodoxe monniken in David Gareja leiden een ingetogen en toegewijd bestaan. Ze volgen een strikte kloosterorde, gericht op gebed, contemplatie, stilte en het bewaren van eeuwenoude tradities. Het leven speelt zich grotendeels af binnen de kloostermuren, ver weg van de moderne wereld. Monniken onderhouden het terrein zelf: van de tuinen en paden tot de restauratie van fresco’s en kapellen die in de omliggende rotswanden zijn uitgehouwen. De sfeer in het klooster is er één van tijdloosheid. Alles ademt rust, eenvoud en spirituele toewijding. De stilte wordt slechts onderbroken door het geluid van de wind of een klok die oproept tot gebed. Voor bezoekers voelt het alsof ze een stap terugzetten in de tijd — op een plek waar geloof, geschiedenis en landschap één zijn geworden.
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This is small part of a fantasy story: The Old & Untold Story Of The Forgotten Glory
Azazel’s narration (Fallen angel - The devilish narrator): “One day old and ill prophet Benedictus warned the king before he passed away.”
Prophet Benedictus: “My visions from last night were terrifying. In my scrying I have seen pain, misery and crying, after the brutal assault many people were dying. The times of peace and harmony are past, it’s good while it lasts. Prepare well for somber days, it would be a living hell. From far away east it would came humongous flying beast, its malefic action will bring chaos, agony & destruction…”
Azazel’s narration: “Confidently king didn’t believe.”
King Lewenhart: ”Really? Even if this silly devil comes my brave warriors will crush it easily.”
Benedictus: “I ain’t telling you jokes nor lies, with my own clairvoyant eyes I saw fear, anguish and affliction. My king I swear on Zeus's name, we need to do something or our kingdom will be burned in flame.”
Lewenhart: “Don't you think you exaggerate? It sound like a great fantasy fable about opening the hell's gate. Gods has decided our path. I believe in good fate.”
Benedictus: “We need to prepare defense before it would be too late...”
P.s. Benedictus recommend you a song Cannata - Fortune Teller.
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The organ console, dizzyingly located, offers a fine vantage for photographing the clerestory of Holy Cross, Seend, and indeed the interior of the church as a whole.
Holy Cross is the parish church in the Wiltshire village of Seend (pop. 1,132), just outside Devizes. It is part of the Church of England Diocese of Salisbury. The west tower dates to the 14th Century (with a 15th Century bell stage), most of the church dates slightly later, to around 1450, with the North Aisle rebuilt in 1498, and the chancel much more modern, being largely the product of an 1876 ‘restoration’ by A.J. Style.
The church has a rich collection of Georgian and Victorian memorials, and some pleasant Victorian and Edwardian glass.
I took this shot before-and-after I celebrated Mass and preached here on a Sunday morning.
The Church of England parish church of St Peter in the village of Great Cheverell (population 987). The chancel, could have been built in substantially its current form as early as the beginning of the 13th Century, and the construction of the chancel with flint and greensand boulders might even suggest a possible 11th Century origin. The nave and towerwere added in the late 14th Century and the tower was raised in height in the 15th Century. There was some Victorian ‘restoration’ in 1868. The church was designated as Grade I listed in 1962. Today the parish is part of the benefice of the Lavingtons, Cheverells, and Easterton.
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Winchester Cathedral. The original cathedral was founded in 642AD an todays cathedral was built by the Normans in 1079. Winchester in Hampshire was once the capital city of Anglo Saxon England. Winchester cathedral is one of the largest cathedrals in Europe.
It is well worth reading the Wiki page if you are interested in English history.
Stonecarving on the north wall of the sanctuary of Tewkesbury Abbey. I presume this from the significant expansion of the quire and addition of side chapels in 1349-59. The chairs are probably late 17th Century - built for style rather than comfort.
The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury – commonly known as Tewkesbury Abbey – is located in the English county of Gloucestershire. A former Benedictine monastery, it is now a parish church. Considered one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in Britain, it has the largest Romanesque crossing tower in Europe. Tewkesbury had been a centre for worship since the 7th Century. A priory was established there in the 10th Century. The present building was started in the early 12th Century. It was unsuccessfully used as a sanctuary in the Wars of the Roses. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it became the parish church for the town. George Gilbert Scott led the Restoration of the building in the late 19th Century.
The churchmanship of the Abbey is strongly Anglo-Catholic.
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The Abbey Church of St Mary the Virgin, Tewkesbury – commonly known as Tewkesbury Abbey – is located in the English county of Gloucestershire. A former Benedictine monastery, it is now a parish church. Considered one of the finest examples of Norman architecture in Britain, it has the largest Romanesque crossing tower in Europe. Tewkesbury had been a centre for worship since the 7th Century. A priory was established there in the 10th Century. The present building was started in the early 12th Century. It was unsuccessfully used as a sanctuary in the Wars of the Roses. After the Dissolution of the Monasteries, it became the parish church for the town. George Gilbert Scott led the Restoration of the building in the late 19th Century.
The churchmanship of the Abbey is strongly Anglo-Catholic.
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The Cathedral of the Dormition, or more commonly known as Bagrati Cathedral is an 11th-century church in Kutaisi, Georgia.
Mells (pop. 628), 3½ miles/6 km west of Frome, is one of the prettiest villages in Somerset, and its parish church, St Andrew's, is perhaps its finest feature. This Grade I listed Perpendicular Gothic church predominantly dates from the late 15th Century, although a previous church stood on the site for centuries, as still attested to by a Norman font and 14th Century sanctus bell. The tower dates to 1446. The late 15th Century fan vaulting is particularly impressive. St Mary's was restored in the mid-19th Century.
The church has close connections with the local Asquith family and the Horners who lived at Mells Manor.
A number of notable individuals are buried at the church, or have commemorative memorials within it. Interments include: the poet Siegfried Sassoon; the priest, Ronald Knox; politicians Sir Maurice Bonham Carter, Violet Bonham Carter, Baroness Asquith, Christopher Hollis, and Reginald McKenna (in the McKenna family grave); the novelist George A. Birmingham aka James Owen Hannay, and Katharine Asquith, widow of Raymond Asquith.
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11th-12th century church in Talus-Saint-Prix on the Petit Morin, dept. Marne, France.
After the church was heavily damaged during the battle of the Marne in September 1914 its steeple tilts 90 cms.
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Ceiling of the Bell Tower of the Church of St. John the Baptist, Cirencester, Gloucestershire. The title of the shot comes from the two carved faces visible in the upper left and right areas of the photograph.
I am pretty sure that the middle (wooden) section can be removed...(in other words it's an access hatch)....enabling the bells of the church to be hoisted into place within the tower or lowered and removed as necessary.
This was originally 2 x (Pixel Shift) photographs (one photo couldn't quite fit the entire ceiling in) taken (with a Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM ART lens) by placing the Pentax K3 II on the flagstone floor (the camera was jacked up on one side with folded paper (all I had to hand!!) as the camera doesn't quite sit level on it's back), shutter release via Pentax remote, subsequently I used 'Photomerge' in Photoshop to blend the two images together into one and then edited religiously in Snapseed on iPad Pro.
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The High Altar and East Window at Holy Trinity, Coventry. The east window was designed by Sir Ninian Comper to replace Victorian glass blown out by aerial bombardment in November 1940. It is known as the “Brides’ Window”, because all those married at Holy Trinity after the end of war were asked to make a donation to the window’s reconstruction. The reredos dates to around 1870.
Holy Trinity, Coventry was originally built in the 12th Century and is the only medieval church in Coventry that is still complete with a 72 metre high spire, dating to 1432, that is one of the tallest non-cathedral spires in the UK.
The church was destroyed by fire in 1257, entirely apart from the north porch, and the current building dates mostly from the 14th Century. The impressive and historically significant Doom painting over the chancel arch dates around the 1430s. The church was then restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1854.
According to local legend, Helfštýn is named after the robber Helfried of Linva, who founded it. The castle was probably built in the last quarter of the 13th century. Around 1320 Vok of Kravař, a member of a prominent Moravian noble family, became the owner of the castle. Helfštýn remained in the possession of the Kravař family for more than a hundred years and underwent far-reaching structural changes during this period. Construction work began on a larger scale in the first half of the 14th century, but the main reconstruction of the castle into a Gothic fortress did not take place until the end of the 14th and the beginning of the 15th century. The Kravařs mainly improved the fortifications of Helfštýn. They replaced the makeshift fortification of the old parkland with a thick stone wall with four bastions, built a prismatic tower over the entrance to the castle itself and secured it with a drawbridge, built a fortified forecourt on the south side and cut the ridge of the hill with a moat carved into the rock.
The era of the Pernštejn family
In 1474, William of Pernštejn took over the castle estate and proceeded to its further reconstruction. In the last quarter of the 15th century,
Helfštýn Castle was enlarged with a thoroughly fortified, extensive farm forecourt (completed in 1480) and another forecourt, which formed a new outpost defending the entire enlarged building. At the same time, the fortifications of the old Kravaře castle were improved with bastions and a new system of towers and gates. The castle's ground plan was definitively given an elongated shape, and in its external form the perfect fortification system significantly overlapped all the other architectural elements.
Renaissance reconstruction
At the turn of the 16th and 17th centuries, the inner core of the castle was rebuilt into a Renaissance residence. The old castle palace was demolished, along with part of its original Gothic fortifications, and a magnificent Renaissance palace was built on the vacant space, in sharp contrast to the extensive system of late Gothic fortifications that surrounded it.
The destruction of the castle
In 1656, quite extensive demolition work was carried out, which, although it did not damage the fortifications of Helfštýn too much, definitively deprived it of the character of a manor house. And thus began the long-term destruction of the castle. The destruction was accelerated in the second half of the 18th century by the Ditrichstein family with demolition works. These attempts culminated in 1817, when part of the inner castle was destroyed by artillery fire.
Present day
The present-day character of the castle is that of a fortress with six gates and a series of 18th-century buildings and ramparts. Since the 19th century, the castle has been presented as a tourist and heritage site. Nowadays it has become a natural cultural centre of the region, with various cultural events taking place here throughout the season
Wikipedia: This is a Grade II* listed medieval Parish Church. The church was rebuilt in its present form in 1494 possibly resulting from damage by the battle of Barnet in 1471. It was renovated in Victorian times.
At last, the castle appeared along the path.
From mist to stone, from uncertainty to clarity – the journey’s promise became visible.
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Endlich tauchte die Burg am Weg auf.
Vom Nebel zum Stein, von der Ungewissheit zur Klarheit – das Versprechen der Reise wurde sichtbar.
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Rhodes island - Greece
Built 7th century as fortress - 14th century turned into a palace - 1937–1940 restored
Built by Byzantine Empire - Knights Hospitaller - Kingdom of Italy - restored by Arch. Vittorio Mesturino.
Battles / wars: Siege of Rhodes (1480) - Siege of Rhodes (1522)
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Downtown Strasbourg old building and church along the river Ill.
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