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We paid a visit to Coventry yesterday and one of the architectural treasures to explore besides lovely remains of medieval buildings was this lovely parish church which offered a few surprises. From Wikipedia: "The church dates from the 12th century and is the only Medieval church in Coventry which is still complete.[1][2] It is 59 metres (194 feet) long, and has a spire 72 metres (237 feet) high.
The church was restored in 1665–1668, and the tower was recased in 1826 by Thomas Rickman. The east end was rebuilt in 1786 and the west front by Richard Charles Hussey in 1843.
The inside of the church was restored by George Gilbert Scott in 1854."
The Basilica was built next to the ancient church of San Giorgio, the site of the first burial of both Saint Francis in 1226 and Saint Clare in 1253.
The construction of the Basilica and the Monastery next to it began in 1257, two years after the canonization of Clare. The body of the Saint was placed under the high altar on 3 October 1260. The solemn consecration of the Basilica was celebrated in 1265.
The typical facade, like the whole basilical complex, is embellished on the outside with alternating strips of white and pink stone from Subasio. Three large arches built at the end of 1300 are visible to the left of the building. The interior of the Basilica, which once had to be entirely frescoed, is linear and clear in its Gothic structure with a Latin cross and a single nave ending in a transept with a polygonal apse.
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.
From Bronseplassen, Høvåg, Norway. To night there will be a new blot.
The verb blóta meant "to worship with blood sacrifice", or "to strengthen".
The written sources and the archaeological record indicate that in Old Norse religious practice the sacrifice of animals, particularly pigs and horses, played a significant part in the blót. More than just a simple sacrifice, the blót was central to all the ritual activities that took place in Norse sacral structures. Closer in conception to a gift, the blót usually involved killing animals, and sometimes humans, in ritual fashion with their blood being poured into bowls or onto stones. Twigs were dipped into the liquid and shaken, throwing a spray onto the onlookers and the buildings. At the temple-hall of Hofstaðir in northern Iceland, oxen were decapitated in seasonal rituals for many years. Osteological analysis of the bones shows that the animals were killed with blows to the neck by axe or sword. This method was intended to produce the spectacle of a shower of arterial blood.
Il torii del santuario di Itsukushima è una delle maggiori attrattive turistiche del Giappone. Itsukushima è un santuario shintoista che si trova sull'isola di Miyajima, nella città di Hatsukaichi (prefettura di Hiroshima). Il sito è inserito nell'elenco dei Patrimoni dell'umanità dell'UNESCO, nonché tesoro nazionale del Giappone.
L’isola di Miyajima è considerata sacra e per mantenerne la sacralità non sono permesse nascite o morti nella zona del santuario. Le donne incinte e i malati terminali sono allontanati dall'isola.
Il torii di accesso all’isola è alto sedici metri ed è costruito in selezionatissimo legno di canfora. Con l'alta marea il portale è accessibile solo in barca; con la bassa marea può essere raggiunto a piedi dall'isola. È un'usanza comune per i visitatori inserire monete nelle crepe dei pilastri del torii esprimendo un desiderio.
The Znojmo Rotunda of Saint Catherine is a Romanesque chapel located within the grounds of Znojmo Castle in the Czech Republic. Built before 1100, it is globally renowned for its remarkably preserved 12th-century interior frescoes depicting biblical scenes and the legendary founding of the ruling Přemyslid dynasty.Key Highlights
Painted in 1134, the vibrant wall paintings are among the oldest and most valuable fresco compositions in the Czech lands. They uniquely combine religious motifs with a political celebration of the Bohemian and Moravian rulers.
Architecture: The circular nave (rotunda) with its eastern apse is a stunning example of early medieval European architecture and stands as a major national cultural heritage site
Coventry's old St. Michael's Cathedral which was destroyed in its greater part during a German WWII air raid, still boasts its beautiful spire of 90 mt height. These windows are the only ones intact in within the destroyed Cathedral showing the beauty of the oriignal design.
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The cloister can be considered the heart of the convent, linking the church to the buildings for sleeping, eating, meeting and studying. Here the friars can walk and pray: the enclosed, covered space represents the church and the earthly world, while the open, central area, into which light floods from the sky, epitomizes the infinite dimension of God.
Capilla Real or the Royal Chapel is a Renaissance addition to the cathedral and features the royal tombs. Built in the 16th century, this chapel has two altars. One altar holds a silver shrine featuring relics of Saint Ferdinand. The other boasts a 13th-century figure of Patron Saint of Seville, the Virgin of the kings.
A jewel among churches - the wooden Church of St. St. Nicholas is one of the oldest and most beautiful wooden churches in Slovakia. The three-part log building with a richly ornamented shingled roof and three towers was built in 1658. In 2008 it was entered in the UNESCO World Heritage List together with seven other wooden churches from the area of Slovak Carpathians.
The sacral monument is a part of a unique complex located in the center of Bodružal in the Svidník district. In addition to the temple, it also consists of a separate bell tower, an adjacent cemetery and a wooden fence with a shingled roof and an entrance gate covered by a conical roof.
The three church towers symbolizing the Holy Trinity will catch your attention for sure. The highest tower houses the bells, which were used for military purposes at the beginning of the World War I - the inhabitants of the village replaced them in the second half of the 1920s. The oldest preserved bell features the inscription “1759”.
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he Greek Catholic wooden church of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of God.
The Greek Catholic wooden church of the Protection of the Most Holy Mother of Godfrom 1938 was built to the design of the Ukrainian architect and researcher involved with popular architecture V. Sichynsky. It is a typical structure of Boyko type, one-nave log building standing on taller masonry.
The interior decoration is from the time when the church was built, but its iconostas is from the 18th century.
The Church of Holy Name of Jesus was constructed during the period when the Jesuit complex in Telč was being developed. The Jesuits initially used the nearby parish church of St. James for their services. However, in 1663, they embarked on building their own church, which was completed in 1667. The church was designed by the Italian architect Stefano Perti, likely following a foreign design, and was consecrated in the same year by Bishop Karel II of Lichtenstein-Kastelkorn.
This early Baroque church features a hall-like layout with side chapels and presents a unique facade facing the square. The church's design includes two square towers flanking the presbytery, which were originally connected by an open arcade. This feature was used for meteorological observations and offered a panoramic view of the town. The arcade was later reconstructed as a blind arcade in 1996.
The church stands proudly at the northeastern corner of the former Jesuit college, where an old rectory and school once stood. The eastern facade, marked by the presbytery, was further enhanced by the addition of a Jesuit gymnasium between 1702 and 1703.
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The church of St. Bartholomew was built in 1600, and then over the centuries it was altered and restored a number of times.
The log church is oriented towards the East, and comprises a post-and-frame tower, a post-and-beam vestibule as well as a brick sacristy, which was added later. The nave is covered with a double-pitched roof and the chancel with a slightly lower three-pitched roof. The roof over the nave features a neo-Baroque turret. The tower with tapered walls, comprises a top chamber, and is clad with wood boards, and topped with a bulbous cupola.
Inside there is a coved ceiling, and barrel vault in the sacristy. The gallery is supported by four pillars. The entrance from the chancel to the sacristy is framed with ogee arch. The doors to the side of the nave feature the reinstalled Gothic fittings and a hammered lock from ca. 1600.
The Baroque and late Baroque furnishings inside include the high altar from the 1700s, two side altars at the entrance to the chancel from the 1600s, a unique pomegranate-shaped pulpit from the 1700s, as well as a Baroque chalice-shaped baptismal font made from black marble from the 1700s. The benches from 1756 are embellished with painted representations of the Apostles, representatives of various social strata, and scenes from the New Testament. The late-Baroque confessional, dating from the same time, is also decorated with paintings.
In Rogi, there once was a fortified castle, and relics of the ramparts can still be seen here. A reference to the castle, dating from 1462, can be found in a document related to the division of the estate between Czarnocki brothers. According to the document, the stronghold had two towers.
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The church of St. Bartholomew was built in 1600, and then over the centuries it was altered and restored a number of times.
The log church is oriented towards the East, and comprises a post-and-frame tower, a post-and-beam vestibule as well as a brick sacristy, which was added later. The nave is covered with a double-pitched roof and the chancel with a slightly lower three-pitched roof. The roof over the nave features a neo-Baroque turret. The tower with tapered walls, comprises a top chamber, and is clad with wood boards, and topped with a bulbous cupola.
Inside there is a coved ceiling, and barrel vault in the sacristy. The gallery is supported by four pillars. The entrance from the chancel to the sacristy is framed with ogee arch. The doors to the side of the nave feature the reinstalled Gothic fittings and a hammered lock from ca. 1600.
The Baroque and late Baroque furnishings inside include the high altar from the 1700s, two side altars at the entrance to the chancel from the 1600s, a unique pomegranate-shaped pulpit from the 1700s, as well as a Baroque chalice-shaped baptismal font made from black marble from the 1700s. The benches from 1756 are embellished with painted representations of the Apostles, representatives of various social strata, and scenes from the New Testament. The late-Baroque confessional, dating from the same time, is also decorated with paintings.
In Rogi, there once was a fortified castle, and relics of the ramparts can still be seen here. A reference to the castle, dating from 1462, can be found in a document related to the division of the estate between Czarnocki brothers. According to the document, the stronghold had two towers.
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Ruins of a medieval fortified church are located above the village of Lúčka, situated at the border of the Slovenské rudohorie mountain range and the national park of Slovenský kras. The village had been known since 1409 as part of the Turňa Castle Estate donated to Pál Besen by King Sigismund.
According to the testimony provided by the local church, however, the village dates back to at least the half of the 13th century. The church itself was built as an early-Gothic church of the Gemer style. In the first half of the 15th century, it was surrounded by a defensive stone wall with a watchtower situated in the front. The small fortress was captured by Jan Jiskra’s troopsand is commonly called the Hussite church by the locals. Only the external walls of the church and the considerably lowered defensive wall with the tower that later on served as a belfry have been preserved up to the present. The quadratic tower used to have two floors in the past, with three windows on the first floor and three loopholes on the ground floor that served to watch the surroundings and to protect the fortress from three sides: the west, the south, and the east. The top of the slope upon which the church was built provided for the natural protection from the north.
The area where the church stands counts among the ecologically cleanest territories in Slovakia. It provides for exceptionally good conditions for recreationin a peaceful natural setting and for short walks in the basin of the Čremošná, to the lake of Lúčka, as well as to the surrounding beech and fir forests. Moreover, the unique natural reserve of Zádielska dolina is located in close distance, lined with plateaux where traces of fortified prehistoric settlements were confirmed by archaeological surveys.
Holy Trinity parish church in Coventry on a winter day of glorious sunshine highlighting the beauty of this building.
Haridwar es una de las ciudades mas sagradas de India. Los peregrinos acuden en riadas para hacer abluciones en el sagrado Ganges. Haridwar esta muy concurrida durante el yatra, de abril a noviembre pero el gran evento anual es el Magh Mela que cada seis agnos se convierte en el Ardh Magh Mela y cada doce agnos en el Kumbh Mela (ultimo en 2010) que atrae a millones de peregrinos (pronto haremos una entrada sobre este evento que se celebrara a finales de enero de 2013 en Allahabad).
La ciudad puede recordar en cierta manera a Varanasi (sin tanto pesado y con el agua limpia), aunque quizas con un poco mas de ambiente.
El Ghat principal es el Har-Ki-Pairi-Ghat (el Ghat de la Pisada de Dios) ya que se eleva en el lugar exacto en el que Visnu vertio un poco de nectar divino y dejo impresa la huella de su pie. Es un lugar de enorme sacralidad para los hindues, un sitio donde expiar los pecados. A la noche cientos de fieles se reunen para la Ganga Aarti (ceremonia de adoracion al rio). El mejor momento para visitar el Ghat es a primera hora de la manana o justo antes del anochecer, aunque hay ambiente durante todo el dia.