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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, widely known as St Mary Redcliffe, is the main Church of England parish church for the Redcliffe district of Bristol. The first reference to a church on the site appears in 1158, with the present building dating from 1185 to 1872. The church is considered one of the country’s finest and largest parish churches as well as an outstanding example of English Gothic architecture. The church is so large it is sometimes mistaken for Bristol Cathedral by tourists. It, unsurprisingly, enjoys Grade I listed status.
The church is notable for its many large stained glass windows, decorative stone vaults, flying buttresses, rare hexagonal porch and massive Gothic spire. With a height of 84 metres to the top of the weathervane, St Mary Redcliffe is the second-tallest structure in Bristol and the sixth-tallest parish church in the country. The church spire is a major Bristol landmark, visible from across the city and until the completion of Castle Park View in 2020, was the tallest structure ever to have been erected in Bristol.
St Mary Redcliffe has received widespread critical acclaim from various architects, historians, poets, writers and monarchs. Queen Elizabeth I, on a visit to the church in 1574, described St Mary Redcliffe as “The fairest, goodliest and most famous parish church in England”; Simon Jenkins gives St Mary Redcliffe the maximum five-star rating in his book ‘England’s Thousand Best Churches’, one of only eighteen to receive such a rating, describing it as a “masterpiece of English Gothic”; and Nikolaus Pevsner says that “St Mary Redcliffe need not fear comparison with any other English parish church”.
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What once was, for a time. A black and white shot of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris a couple years before the fire. Not too long from now it'll look like this again. Hopefully for another 800 years.
Bryggen is a historic harbour district in Bergen, one of North Europe’s oldest port cities on the west coast of Norway which was established as a centre for trade by the 12th century.
In 1350 the Hanseatic League established a “Hanseatic Office” in Bergen. They gradually acquired ownership of Bryggen and controlled the trade in stockfish from Northern Norway through privileges granted by the Crown. The Hanseatic League established a total of four overseas Hanseatic Offices, Bryggen being the only one preserved today.
Interior of Tewkesbury Abbey, Gloucestershire. Standard iPhone Panaorama, Hisy remote, Manfrotto Tripod. Tweaked in 'Photos' on iMac and Snapseed on iPad Pro.
Worcester Cathedral. Handheld, Hisy remote, Zeiss ExoLens (Wide-Angle), gently tickled in Snapseed on iPhone.
Looking along the (very long) choir at Holy Trinity, Coventry, a few minutes' walk from the Cathedral. 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. It is not visible here as it is immediately above where this photo was taken. The church was then restored by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1854.
One of the most iconic elements of the vista of the Danube Bend is the castle rising out of the steep mountainside above Visegrád. From within its walls we can marvel at the breathtaking view of the city below and the serpentine of the Danube in front of the lush, mountainous landscape. As one of Hungary’s largest fortifications, its size and splendor were considered exceptional even at the time of its building, in 1250.
Sortelha, uma das Aldeias Históricas de Portugal, preserva a sua essência medieval com ruas de pedra, casas em granito e uma atmosfera intemporal. Nesta imagem, destaca-se uma das suas imponentes portas, parte das muralhas que envolvem a aldeia.
Copyright © Phil Dodd 2017, All Rights Reserved. A shot from the wonderful Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. I thought the architecture here deserved to be captured & I thought I'd give this one a Gothic feel with plenty of contrast.
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Samsung phone photos of my visit to the Tower of London the 2nd of July 2021. I had to book a ticket on line so booked the first slot at 9am. It was very slow there due to Covid-19 but great to visit without the crowds that would be there from all over the world in normal times. The Tower of London dates back to 1066 with the White Tower being built in 1078. The castle is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
O Claustro de Sant'Andrea, em Génova, é o único vestígio remanescente do antigo mosteiro beneditino de Sant'Andrea, fundado no século XI e demolido no início do século XX. A estrutura, um exemplar notável da arquitetura românica ligúria dos séculos XII e XIII, foi desmontada em 1905 e reconstruída em 1922 junto à Porta Soprana e à casa de Cristóvão Colombo, por iniciativa do arquiteto Alfredo d'Andrade. O claustro distingue-se pelas colunas geminadas e capitéis, que exibem estilos e temas variados: os lados sul e oeste ostentam capitéis românicos com cenas bíblicas e da vida agrícola, atribuídos a artistas lombardo-emilianos, enquanto os lados norte e este apresentam capitéis góticos tardios com motivos florais. Originalmente um espaço de meditação e circulação para as monjas beneditinas de famílias ilustres, o claustro alberga um poço central e hoje serve como testemunho da história religiosa e artística de Génova, preservando a memória do mosteiro que outrora estruturou a malha urbana medieval.
The Cloister of Sant'Andrea in Genoa is the only remaining vestige of the ancient Benedictine monastery of Sant'Andrea, founded in the 11th century and demolished in the early 20th century. The structure, a remarkable example of 12th- and 13th-century Ligurian Romanesque architecture, was dismantled in 1905 and rebuilt in 1922 next to Porta Soprana and Christopher Columbus' house, on the initiative of architect Alfredo d'Andrade. The cloister is distinguished by its twin columns and capitals, which display varied styles and themes: the south and west sides feature Romanesque capitals with biblical scenes and scenes from agricultural life, attributed to Lombard-Emilian artists, while the north and east sides feature late Gothic capitals with floral motifs. Originally a space for meditation and circulation for Benedictine nuns from illustrious families, the cloister houses a central well and today serves as a testimony to Genoa's religious and artistic history, preserving the memory of the monastery that once structured the medieval urban fabric.
Hermann Oberth Square House no. 23 from Sighisoara, where the educator and writer Michael Albert (1836-1893) lived, was declared a historical monument and is inscribed in the List of historical monuments in the county of Mures.
Hermann Oberth Square House no. 23 de Sighisoara, donde vivió el educador y escritor Michael Albert (1836-1893), fue declarado monumento histórico y está inscrito en la Lista de monumentos históricos del condado de Mures.
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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.
Warkworth Castle is in the village Warkworth in Northumberland. The village and castle occupy a loop of the River Coquet, less than a mile from England's north-east coast. When the castle was founded is uncertain. Traditionally its construction has been ascribed to Prince Henry of Scotland in the mid-12th century, but it may have been built by King Henry II of England when he took control of England's northern counties.
With the outbreak of the Anglo-Scottish Wars, Edward II invested in castles including Warkworth where he funded the strengthening of the garrison in 1319. Twice in 1327 the Scots besieged the castle without success. Henry Percy, 1st Earl of Northumberland, added the imposing keep (pictured) overlooking the village of Warkworth in the late 14th century. In the mid-18th century the castle found its way into the hands of Hugh Smithson, who married the indirect Percy heiress. He adopted the name "Percy" and founded the dynasty of the Dukes of Northumberland, through whom possession of the castle descended.
In the late 19th century, the dukes refurbished Warkworth Castle and Anthony Salvin was commissioned to restore the keep. Alan Percy, 8th Duke of Northumberland, gave custody of the castle to the Office of Works in 1922. Since 1984 English Heritage has cared for the site, which is a Grade I listed building and a Scheduled Ancient Monument.
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O antigo Hospital da Misericórdia de Sortelha, situado no Largo de Santa Rita, remonta ao século XVI, embora se admita que tenha funcionado antes como gafaria ou hospício de Santiago. De estrutura térrea e planta retangular, o edifício integrava espaços como sacristia, cartório e sala do despacho. Em 1626, acolheu a Igreja da Misericórdia, cuja devoção a Santa Rita se reflete no nome atual do local.
The Church of St Andrew in Cheddar, Somerset, dates from the 14th Century and has been designated as a Grade I listed building. It is part of the Church of England Diocese of Bath and Wells. It was restored in 1873 by William Butterfield.
The tower, which rises to 30 metres (100 feet) and dates from around 1423,
Gloucester Cathedral Cloisters (re-visited with a new lens!) Vertical iPhone Panorama (then rotated) and seen through the eye of my latest lens, a Zeiss ExoLens Wide-Angle working together with a Manfrotto tripod, Shoulderpod S1, Hisy remote and a hand operated 180 degree swing!, post processing in Apple 'Photos' on iMac, then Snapseed on iPad Pro.
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St John's Church in the Wiltshire town of Devizes, dates from 1130 when it was constructed as a chapel to the recently completed castle. It is rumoured that the altar relic at its foundation was a feather from the wing of the Angel Gabriel. The feather has yet to be discovered!
Simon Jenkins points out the strong contrast between the - unexceptional - English Perpendicular style of the nave and the decidedly French Norman style of the east end of the church. The north and south chapels that flank the Norman chancel make up a third focus of interest.
Judy and I had a day out in the Cotswolds last week, and our first port of call was the beautiful small town of Chipping Campden. After lunch we visited the impressive "wool church" that is St James's.
There was a Norman church on this site in Chipping Campden in the Cotswolds before 1180, though the present church is the result of profits generated from the wool trade, and dates mainly from the 15th century. The chancel was rebuilt, the North aisle constructed with arches to balance the 13th century south aisle and the south porch was added together with the windows and battlements of both aisles. About 1490 the nave was reconstructed with its magnificent arcading built on the foundations of the old Norman nave. The great window over the chancel arch was added, a rare feature of church architecture, which provides wonderful light for the nave.
About 1500, the West tower was built, adding grace and proportion to the whole. At 120 ft. in height it ensures that the Church is a landmark from whatever direction Chipping Campden is approached. The church is regarded by Simon Jenkins as being in the top hundred of England's Thousand Best Churches.
This was taken with Judy's i-Phone.
A Rua do Vilar, no coração histórico de Santiago de Compostela, destaca-se pelas suas arcadas graníticas medievais, um elemento arquitetónico que define o urbanismo galego. Estas arcadas, que se estendem ao longo do lado ocidental da rua, ligam a Catedral de Santiago à Porta do Camiño, protegendo os peregrinos e transeuntes das intempéries. As arcadas suportam edifícios históricos como a Casa do Deão e o Pazo de Vaamonde, cujas fachadas exibem traços dos estilos renascentista, barroco e neoclássico. A rua, outrora com rés-do-chão destinado ao comércio e pisos superiores à habitação, continua a ser um eixo vital, albergando pequenos comércios, livrarias e cafés que refletem a cultura e o quotidiano compostelano.
Calle do Vilar, in the historic heart of Santiago de Compostela, stands out for its medieval granite arcades, an architectural element that defines Galician urbanism. These arcades, which run along the western side of the street, connect Santiago Cathedral to the Porta do Camiño, protecting pilgrims and passers-by from the weather. The arcades support historic buildings such as the Casa del Deón and the Pazo de Vaamonde, whose façades show traces of the Renaissance, Baroque and Neoclassical styles. The street, once with a first floor for commerce and upper floors for housing, continues to be a vital axis, housing small shops, bookstores and cafés that reflect the culture and daily life of Compostela.
The Church of England parish church of All Saints (St Anne until c.1928), in the village of All Cannings (pop. 590) in Wiltshire’s picturesque Vale of Pewsey, viewed at sunset from the south. It took its present form in the 14th and 15th centuries on the site of a 12th Century church on the same site. The three-stage central tower is mid-15th century and probably replaced an earlier one, and has a square stair-tower at its northeast corner.
The chancel was rebuilt in 1678 and again in 1868–9, this time in Bath stone on a slightly narrower plan, to designs of Henry Weaver of Devizes, then restored in Victorian times.
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The town centre of Cirencester is dominated by the magnificent Church of St John the Baptist, which is one of the Cotswold's outstanding "wool" churches. This was vastly expanded in size in the 15th century, when the tower and new nave were built, funded by wealthy wool merchants. Simon Jenkins regards this as being among the one hundred finest churches in England.
The Grade I-listed church, which is on the side of the Market Place, is a masterpiece of Perpendicular art and dates from the 12th century, although only its floor plan reflects the early structure. The tower was originally intended to have a spire, but proved to be too weak to support its weight. Giant buttresses support both the east and west sides of the tower.
Cirencester is most celebrated for its south porch (the yellow stone building on the left of the picture), the largest and most complex in England – which dates from 1490. Here the conduct of church and secular business took place. The south porch is three storeys tall with the wool guilds occupying the first two storeys. It could easily be described as England’s first office building.
All Saints' Church is in the Wiltshire village of West Lavington (population 1,500; 5 miles/8 km south of Devizes). The earliest parts of the building date to the 12th Century, with the nave likely forming the original structure. Evidence suggests a Saxon church may have existed on the site earlier, though little remains to confirm this beyond reused stones in the south porch doorway. In the late 13th and early 14th Centuries, the church was expanded with the addition of a north aisle, south aisle, and north transept. The chancel also dates to this period, built in greensand rubble and squared stone, with limestone ashlar added later.
The west tower was constructed in the 13th Century and raised to its current height in the 14th Century.
In 1847, the famous diocesan architect for the Diocese of Salisbury, TH Wyatt, reworked the church, updating elements like the east end’s triple lancets while preserving its medieval core.
The materials used in construction—greensand, limestone, and slate roofing—reflect local resources and practical construction choices. All Saints is a Grade I listed building.
Convent of St Agnes of Bohemia - Prague - Czech Republic
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