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Mission San Xavier del Bac, a historic Spanish Catholic Mission, was founded in 1692 and is located south of Tucson, Arizona. The church and other buildings of the Mission, which can be visited today, were constructed between 1783 and 1797.
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From Bronseplassen, Norway.
Freyr (Old Norse: Lord), sometimes anglicized as Frey, is a widely attested god in Norse mythology, associated with sacral kingship, battle, virility, peace and prosperity, with sunshine and fair weather, and with good harvest. Freyr, sometimes referred to as Yngvi-Freyr, was especially associated with Sweden and seen as an ancestor of the Swedish royal house. According to Adam of Bremen, Freyr was associated with peace and pleasure, and was represented with a phallic statue in the Temple at Uppsala. According to Snorri Sturluson, Freyr was "the most renowned of the æsir", and was venerated for good harvest and peace.
In the mythological stories in the Icelandic books the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda, Freyr is presented as one of the Vanir, the son of the sea god Njörðr, or Njord, as well as the twin brother of the goddess Freyja. The gods gave him Álfheimr, the realm of the Elves, as a teething present. He rides the shining dwarf-made boar Gullinbursti and possesses the ship Skíðblaðnir which always has a favorable breeze and can be folded together and carried in a pouch when it is not being used. Freyr is also known to have been associated with the horse cult. He also kept sacred horses in his sanctuary at Throndheim in Norway. He has the servants Skírnir, Byggvir and Beyla.
The most extensive surviving Freyr myth relates Freyr's falling in love with the female jötunn Gerðr. Eventually, she becomes his wife but first Freyr has to give away his sword which fights on its own "if wise be he who wields it." Although deprived of this weapon, Freyr defeats the jötunn Beli with an antler. However, lacking his sword, Freyr will be killed by the fire jötunn Surtr during the events of Ragnarök.
Like other Germanic deities, veneration of Freyr is revived during the modern period through the Heathenry movement. wikipedia
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Nunzio Battaglia, collega architetto con cui condivido la docenza nel corso di architettura del Liceo Artistico Boccioni di Milano, mi piace lavorare con lui, ci completiamo, ha una capacità incredibile di stimolare la creatività anche nello spirito più sopito degli studenti, si arrabbia da morire quando ritiene di non ottenere quello che vorrebbe......come dire, quando non si può cavar sangue dalle rape....
E' un amico!
Ma soprattutto è un grande fotografo, credetemi......se qualcuno è nella zona di Formigine e ha voglia di fare un giro domani si inaugura una sua mostra.
Questa foto l'ho scattata durante una sosta nella giornata della visita alla Biennale dell'architettura con i nostri "picciotti"
DIARI DI VIAGGIO
Fotografie di Nunzio Battaglia
Un progetto speciale per VogueArte
a cura di Claudia Zanfi
OPENING:
SABATO 13 DICEMBRE ORE 18.00
Per la prima volta a Formigine (Modena) un progetto culturale promosso da un gruppo di giovani imprenditrici del territorio, curato da Claudia Zanfi.
Si tratta di un ciclo di mostre fotografiche dedicate ad alcuni dei maggiori autori italiani (Nunzio Battaglia, Francesco Radino, Olivo Barbieri e altri…) e all’esperienza del viaggiare. Mondi lontani che incontrano il nostro sguardo e il nostro stupore, anche attraverso la tattilità di oggetti rari, di suoni, profumi, sapori, visioni.
Lo spazio VogueArte è un luogo espositivo neonato, nella città di Luigi Ghirri, voluto da un gruppo di giovani imprenditrici modenesi, intraprendenti e appassionate d’arte. E’ situato nel centro storico di Formigine (via Fiume) e fa parte del piccolo borgo collegato con il Castello medioevale.
La prima mostra del ciclo Diari di Viaggio è dedicata a NUNZIO BATTAGLIA, con un allestimento di 15 grandi opere fotografiche, tratte dai suoi viaggi verso l’Estremo Oriente.
Attraverso una sequenza di immagini selezionate, Nunzio Battaglia descrive elementi naturali e paesaggistici, a volte appena accennati, appena visibili, paiono così aleggiare in atmosfere magiche dove l’artista tenta di ricomporre due momenti, apparentemente contraddittori, della percezione immediata e della riflessione meditata.
Nunzio Battaglia nasce nel 1958 in Sicilia.
Dal 1995 si dedica completamente alla fotografia, compiendo viaggi nel bacino del Mediterraneo. Nel 2004 viaggia in Tibet e Nepal, concentrandosi sulla natura spirituale dello spazio e sul colore come testimone di sacralità.
Continua nel 2005/06 con due viaggi in Cina e Yunnan, confrontandosi con il tema delle grandi trasformazioni del paesaggio e delle culture.
Realizza per editori e committenze pubbliche e private, campagne fotografiche incentrate sull'architettura e sulla lettura del territorio come paesaggio e risorsa.
Nel 2007 è professore a contratto presso la Facoltà di Architettura di Palermo per il modulo di “Paesaggio e Fotografia”.
I suoi lavori sono esposti in numerose mostre e custoditi in strutture universitarie come il CSAC di Parma e il CCE di Montréal.
Catalogo con testo critico a cura di Claudia Zanfi disponible in mostra.
Si ringrazia per la collaborazione la galleria Fotografia Italiana di Milano.
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SABATO 13 DICEMBRE ORE 18.00
APERTURA: Dal 13 Dicembre 2008 al 30 Gennaio 2009
ORARI: Venerdì ore 16-19; Sabato e Domenica ore 10-13/ 16-19.
Chiusura dal 25 Dicembre al 4 Gennaio
INFO: Spazio VogueArte
Via Fiume, Formigine (Modena)
Tel. 059 558152
The church of St. Imre dates from the 13th century but the present building was built by the Franciscans between 1720 and 1743. In 1833, the tower next to the sanctuary was demolished and in 1866 a modern 52-metre-high bell tower was built, which currently has four bells.
The Cathedral of Seville is built on the old aljama mosque of the city, this shows the power that one culture exercises over another when it is conquered. This fact makes its plan different, facing Mecca and not Jerusalem, that is, facing south instead of east. It should be clarified that Mecca is oriented at 10o from Seville and not at 86o as the old mosque is oriented, this is due to the fact that in Al-Andalus the mosques had to be oriented towards the south quadrant and not towards the east, as the Christian churches did. When the Cathedral Chapter commissioned the design of the Gothic Cathedral, it stated verbatim that it wanted a Cathedral that everyone who saw it would take for crazy. For this, 5 naves were created that covered the 116 by 76 meter rectangle occupied by the Almohad mosque, this results, unlike what was usual in the great European Gothic Cathedrals, a hall plan with a Latin cross marked in height and in width by the central naves and the transept. This hall plan also results in the absence of an ambulatory at the head, which ends in a straight line like the wall of the old mosque. Later the Royal Chapel would be added, which is a Renaissance apse, but it does not really correspond to the Gothic company. In the naves of the Gospel and the Epistle, which are the lateral naves, there are many chapels. The 60 pillars support 68 ogive vaults, highlighting those of the transept and central nave with their star shapes. Instead of placing a clerestory, a continuous balcony was chosen along the main nave in order to be able to wander around the temple without being seen. Located in the central nave, in order from the feet, are the Retrochoir, the Choir, with two organs, the Transept, the Main Altar, the Back of Altar and the Royal Chapel.
On a miserable wet winter's day, the old city of Jerusalem empties out. I loved the reflections on the stone paving, as well as the lack of crowds
The Cathedral of Seville is built on the old aljama mosque of the city, this shows the power that one culture exercises over another when it is conquered. This fact makes its plan different, facing Mecca and not Jerusalem, that is, facing south instead of east. It should be clarified that Mecca is oriented at 10o from Seville and not at 86o as the old mosque is oriented, this is due to the fact that in Al-Andalus the mosques had to be oriented towards the south quadrant and not towards the east, as the Christian churches did. When the Cathedral Chapter commissioned the design of the Gothic Cathedral, it stated verbatim that it wanted a Cathedral that everyone who saw it would take for crazy. For this, 5 naves were created that covered the 116 by 76 meter rectangle occupied by the Almohad mosque, this results, unlike what was usual in the great European Gothic Cathedrals, a hall plan with a Latin cross marked in height and in width by the central naves and the transept. This hall plan also results in the absence of an ambulatory at the head, which ends in a straight line like the wall of the old mosque. Later the Royal Chapel would be added, which is a Renaissance apse, but it does not really correspond to the Gothic company. In the naves of the Gospel and the Epistle, which are the lateral naves, there are many chapels. The 60 pillars support 68 ogive vaults, highlighting those of the transept and central nave with their star shapes. Instead of placing a clerestory, a continuous balcony was chosen along the main nave in order to be able to wander around the temple without being seen. Located in the central nave, in order from the feet, are the Retrochoir, the Choir, with two organs, the Transept, the Main Altar, the Back of Altar and the Royal Chapel.
Made completely of clinker bricks (style: 'Brick Gothic');
Bad Doberan, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Eastern Germany
The monastery of the Benedictine Order at Pannonhalma was founded in 996 in Western Hungary and had a major role in the diffusion of Christianity in medieval Central Europe. The monastery shows a stratification of different architectural styles and various buildings.
Among these buildings: a school (the first ever school founded in the country), the monastic complex – home to the monks whose life is still based on St. Benedict’s Rule ‘Ora et labora’ -, the tourist welcome points and hospitality facilities, the Chapel of Our Lady, the Millennium Chapel and the botanical and herbal gardens.
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L’area archeologica di Sa Fronte ‘e Uda è situata lungo il margine dell’altopiano basaltico che domina a nord-est il solco vallivo del Rio Murtazzolu e a sud il paese di Dualchi. I due monumenti che la compongono, non facili da individuare, sono situati a breve distanza fra loro, confusi in mezzo ai massi di basalto.
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The Church of San Giovanni Battista is located in the alpine village of Mogno in the Canton of Ticino, Switzerland. It was built between 1992 and 1996 on the site of an older church, which was destroyed by an avalanche in 1986.
The church was designed by the Swiss architect Mario Botta who used marble and granite from the valleys of the area.
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San Francisco de Asis Mission Church is a historic and architecturally significant church on the main plaza of Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico. Built between 1772 and 1816, when New Mexico was part of the Vice-Royalty of New Spain, it is one of the finest examples of a Spanish Colonial New Mexico mission church.
The church was the subject of several paintings by Georgia O'Keeffe and photographs by Ansel Adams, Paul Strand and Ned Scott.
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The Chapel Santa Maria degli Angeli was designed by the Swiss architect Mario Botta and is a great example of contemporary architecture. The chapel was built between 1992 and 1996 and is dedicated to Santa Maria degli Angeli (Saint Mary of the Angels). The chapel is located on Alpe Foppa (on an altitude of 1,500 meters), Canton of Ticino, Switzerland, and can be reached by cable car.
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Wat Rong Khun - the White Temple, is a contemporary, unconventional, privately owned, art exhibit in the style of a Buddhist temple in Chiang Rai Province, Thailand, about 15 kilometers southwest of Chiang Rai.
It is owned by Chalermchai Kositpipat, who designed, constructed, and opened it to visitors in 1997.
The pictures were taken in December 2012 before in May 2014 the temple has been damaged by an earthquake.
But the main structures of the building and other parts of the temple were completely renovated during the last years.
Also there is still hope to reconstruct some art and filigree work over the next few years, for example, one of the rooftops, which is kinked.
The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saints Stephen and Ladislav, or Zagreb Cathedral is the largest Croatian sacred building and one of the most valuable monuments of Croatian cultural heritage.It is the first and most significant Gothic building in Croatia. The most monumental is the Gothic sacral building southeast of the Alps. Before the earthquake and the collapse of the towers, it was 105 meters high, but now it is 92 meters high. The photo was taken from the "Most Slobode" Bridge
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Per aver individuato, nell’aspetto devozionale della festa, una nota di assoluta freschezza e di sincera partecipazione. Per la scelta di una soluzione verticale che mette al centro dell’evento il giovane protagonista. Si apprezza la gentile sottolineatura dei segni della tradizione. Equilibrato il bianconero e l’esposizione.
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Stadtkirche - das Wahrzeichen Giengens
Die ungleichen Türme der Stadtkirche bilden das Wahrzeichen Giengens. Der Bläserturm war ursprünglich Bestandteil der staufischen Stadtbefestigung. Mit der Stadterweiterung im 14. Jahrhundert gingen ein wesentlich vergrößerter Neubau des benachbarten Gotteshauses und die Einbeziehung des Turmes als Kirchturm einher. Parallel dazu erfolgte die Errichtung eines zweiten, gotischen Turmes, der das Geläut beherbergte. Der Bläserturm konnte nach dem großen Stadtbrand von 1634 repariert werden. Beim schwer beschädigten Glockenturm blieb nur der Abbruch. Den Neubau übernahm ein katholischer Baumeister aus Ichenhausen (nahe Günzburg), der sein im Barockstil gehaltenes Werk 1711 vollendete. Bis zum heutigen Tag sind vom Bläserturm jeweils am Mittwoch und Sonntag die Turmbläser zu hören.
Chiesa di San Bernardo in Monte Carasso, Ticino, Switzerland.
The origins of this romanesque church go back to the end of 11th century or the beginning of the 12th century.
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Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Ajo, Arizona. Mission Revival architecture.
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The Chapel Santa Maria degli Angeli was designed by the Swiss architect Mario Botta and is a great example of contemporary architecture. The chapel was built between 1992 and 1996 and is dedicated to Santa Maria degli Angeli (Saint Mary of the Angels). The chapel is located on Alpe Foppa (on an altitude of 1,500 meters), Canton of Ticino, Switzerland, and can be reached by cable car.
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The Monastery at Lébény was established between 1199 and 1203, by a nobleman, for private worship. The complex was dedicated to the Apostle Saint James the Great. Though the existing charter for approving the donations and construction was signed by Andreas II (1208), one of the walls of the church had “1206” engraved in them, which may indicate that the church was already built at that time. It is also mentioned in the RegestrumVaradiense (an important language memorial), which was made in the late cathedral chapter of the present Oradea (Nagyvárad) in the 13th century. The monastery of Lébény was attacked and burnt down several times; the first by Mongols, then the second by King Ottokar I of Bohemia; and thereafter by the Turks, which was probably in 1529 and definitely in 1683. The monastery was taken back from the Turks by the arch-abbot of Pannonhalma in 1540. He named a new abbot, though the title only existed on paper for a little bit longer than two decades. In 1563 the monastery was burnt down again for the third time and was left devoured. Presently, the only part of the complex that is still standing is the iconic three-nave Romanesque church in the middle of Lébény village. This church is one of the most important Romanesque style buildings of Hungary, which was most probably restored in the 17th century by the Jesuits, and it was the first ever Hungarian monument that was restored in the second half of the 19th century. In addition, the Romanesque church is also operating as a parish of the village.
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