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Interior view of the Church of St Peter and St Paul, the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek, a neo-Gothic sacral structure built in 1898, located in Osijek, Osijek-Baranja county, Slavonia region of Croatia.
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Eine der größten Kathedralen Großbritanniens befindet sich in der Stadt Winchester im Süden Englands. Die Kathedrale von Winchester wurde zwischen 1079 und 1093 erbaut, zu dieser Zeit war der Ort noch eine sehr bedeutende Stadt innerhalb des Landes und zudem auch die erste Hauptstadt Englands. Erst im 12. Jahrhundert wurde sie von London abgelöst.
Das imposante Bauwerk der Kathedrale von Winchester zeigt die einstige Bedeutung der Stadt, sie besitzt das größte Langhaus in ganz Europa und sowohl die Fassade als auch das Innere sind sehr aufwendig und mit viel Liebe zum Detail gestaltet
One of the largest cathedrals in Britain is located in the city of Winchester in the south of England. Winchester Cathedral was built between 1079 and 1093, at that time the place was still a very important city within the country and also the first capital of England. It was only replaced by London in the 12th century.
The imposing structure of Winchester Cathedral shows the former importance of the city, it has the largest nave in all of Europe and both the facade and the interior are very elaborate and designed with great attention to detail.
The Zagreb Cathedral on Kaptol is a Roman Catholic institution and not only the tallest building in Croatia, but also the most monumental sacral building in Gothic style southeast of the Alps.
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.
La fonte nuragica Li Paladini si trova in mezzo ad un fitto e lussureggiante bosco, alle falde del Monte de Deu. Costruita in pietra di granito, la fonte incamera un vena sorgiva ancora attiva e presenta sul davanti una grande pietra di soglia con incisa una canaletta per il deflusso dell'acqua. La camera di captazione è chiusa superiormente da una semicupola ogivale che si conclude in alto con due lastre di copertura a piattabanda. Nonostante le manomissioni che hanno alterato non poco l’originale forma dell’atrio, la piccola fonte di Li Paladini mantiene ancora intatto il senso di sacralità proprio di tutti gli edifici dedicati in Sardegna al culto delle acque.
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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.
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Gothic cathedral in the Royal Castle Wawel, in Krakow. Place of Polish kings were crowned and their burial.
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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.
Detail of the Abby of San Galgano taht is located southwest from Siena in the Toscana. It' a really mystic place. You can almost feel and breathe the Middle Ages. Image taken September 1995.
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Plešivec is an ancient seat of the Bubek family. The Ákoš family, the ancestors of the Bubeks, received it from King Belo IV. in 1243, after the battle on the Slaná River, where the ancestor of the Bubeks, Detrik, allegedly saved the king’s life. After stabilizing his position in 1320, Dominik Bubek built a water castle in Plešivec. In its vicinity, he built a monumental church, which also served as a burial place for the representatives of the family. It was constructed on the site of an older church built by his ancestors. The church, originally nearly twice as long as it is now, was a two-nave Gothic building with a polygonal ending of the chancel, originally vaulted on the central pillars.
From 1349, we have a record of the request of Juraj Bubek to the Pope for the possibility of collecting the indulgences to finance its construction. In the middle of the 14th century, the interior of the church was completed with fresco paintings of very high quality, carried out by Italian masters. In the first quarter of the 15th century, the church was completed with the north-facing funeral chapel of the Bubeks, built according to the pattern of the Spiš funeral chapels. We enter into the chapel through an impressive portal, the architecture of which is associated with the works of the Cathedral of St. Elizabeth in Košice. In its interior, we find three three-part late Gothic windows with an original tracery in the ogive arch shape and corbels of the former vaults.
In 1558, at the time of the Turkish threat, the church was severely damaged, the vault collapsed and the building remained as a ruin until its reconstruction in 1617. By that time, the church was taken over by the reformed believers who reduced its layout to its current length of 19 meters; they covered the nave with a flat ceiling and closed the entrance to the unused chapel. At that stage, the entrance to the church was established from the south and three window openings were made on the south wall. From that period comes a valuable matroneum with painted decorations from 1627. In 1807, a bell-tower was built, a beautiful example of the so-called Gemer classicism.
"About a 1000 meters east of the main gate of Felix Romuliana, on the ridge of Magura you will find the two mausolea of Roman Emperor Galerius and his mother Romula. The complex of sacral objects near Gamzigrad was excavated between 1989 and 1993. There are also two consecration mounds and a monumental tetrapylon up there."
"The explorations have shown that Magura was a kind of a sacred hill, a Mons Sacar, that its top had been a deeply revered place from prehistoric times and that it was precisely there that Romula and Galerius were buried and admitted to the ranks of gods."
The place is made to be a sacred hill. The view is incredible and there is something magic about it.
One of many beautiful statues in graveyard in Milna, island Brac
Photo was exhibited at 4th International Art Exhibition of Sacral Motifs, organized by photo club Kornat (2018, Zadar, Croatia).
I'm currently reading the novel Unsong, and to enhance the experience, I visited the Berliner Dom again.
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Tam... tam... tam...
ritmo costante ed ossessivo,
tribale, distante e sacrale,
probabilmente troppo.
Un battito corale
d'ali spiegate e non capite...
percussivo dietro casa,
casa non più mia
o mia prossima casa.
Ali che sfumano leggere,
raccontandosi appena,
che stridono in volo,
in un cielo perentorio,
definitivo, arrembante.
Orfano di paracadute e compromessi.
Senza rete.
Fino al punto esatto
da far quadrare un cerchio bislacco,
il più imperfetto e tremulo possibile.
Il cui epicentro irriga
radici oscure e profonde,
per solcare pietre e pianure immaginate
in sogni da sempre interrotti.
La mia Africa è tutta qua...
basta un battito di ciglia
per vederla nitida e nuda,
finalmente vicina.
Ma non la tocco più...
O non la tocco ancora e mi dispero...
e scavo in equilibrio precario,
fra labili istinti primordiali,
per sentire il profumo
di una terra alla quale
non posso più rinunciare.
E mi è fuoco ogni tramonto
bruciandomi ogni sera.
Tam... tam... tam...
testo by Yanez
… qualcuno mi sente?
Mi trovavo nella sede della APPLE,
l'accesso, è la scala ingabbiata da un'enorme cubo di cristallo che s'incunea verso il sottosuolo.
Magnifico.
Poi, quasi a ridare sacralità allo spettacolo,
uno sguardo più interessato mi prende.
Ci sono anche i grattacieli?
Non me ne ero accorto.
Si far per dire è ovvio.
In the vicinity of Jelšava, an old mining village Rákoš hides a quiet church with unique Gothic paintings. The church was built on an elevated site in the northern part of the village under the slope of Železník Hill on top of which a castle of the Bubek Family was once standing.
The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Trinity is an early Gothic single-nave building from the mid-13th century.
Very well-preserved sitting figure of God with three faces giving blessings is on the walls of the triumphal arch. This unusual way of portraying the Holy Trinity which has been later banned by the Trident Council for its striking resemblance to the pagan god Triglav, still appears in two other locations in Slovakia – Ochtiná (logo of the Gothic Route) and Žehra.
(woman who goes away!)
Piccole bombe colorate e sottili costellavano allegramente la città scatenando fermenti che aizzavano strane idee, che risvegliavano sensazioni saporite, musicali, senza scopo e senza nessuna coerenza con il sopravvivere televisivo.
Non erano tantissimi a mandare loro delle offerte, ma tra il servizio postale e quello poetico qualche diecimila lire arrivavano tutti i giorni, Freddy (il frigo) sorrideva sotto il maniglione e nascevano nuove sintonie, incontri, scambi e baratti e contatti. Si delineava una sorta di nodo locale all’interno di una ragnatela di mutuo appoggio tutta da esplorare.
Il loro amore e la loro arte si espandevano, contagiavano e si lasciavano contagiare senza paura. Ma con lo sfratto alla porta non sapevano come fare e visto che da tempo sentivano il bisogno di aria silenziosa, libera e pulita decisero di lasciare tutto com’era e andarsene altrove.
Prima di partire affidarono Freddy a Pino e Alce due amanti molto sensibili alla sacralità degli esseri apparentemente inanimati.
New project.
In my region are a lot of puplic and sacral buildings made out of concrete. Most of them are from the 70s. Some are built by famous architects like Alvar Aalto.
I will try to collect them all.
Built: 1963 - 1967
Architects: Ulrich Hausmann, Dir-Erich Kreuter
Il mistadello è un tipo di piccola cappella votiva, molto diffuso nel territorio a cavallo tra l'Emilia, la Toscana e la Liguria, solitamente consistente in un'autonoma struttura esterna a cella semplice absidata con portico anteriore. I mistadelli si trovano tanto presso gli assi viari principali quanto in campagna, con funzione devozionale (l'icona più rappresentata è quella della Madonna), di omaggio alla tradizione e di protezione sacrale per le persone e per le contrade da queste abitate o coltivate. La massima diffusione di questo tipo di strutture si registra tra XV secolo e XVII secolo.
"Kadaňská town hall with the adjacent white tower is a Gothic building located in the Kadaňská monument reserve on Mírové náměstí. The first written mention of the town hall appears in the middle of the 14th century, but the construction of the town hall tower itself took place only at the beginning of the 16th century. The tower measures a total of 53.75 meters and is unique among the town hall towers in Bohemia and Moravia. The entire complex of adjacent buildings is today the headquarters of the Kadaň Municipal Office, the Kadaň Mayor's office and the Josef Liesler Gallery.
The column of the Holy Trinity in Kadani is a baroque sacral monument built for the glory of God between 1753 and 1755. Its main purpose was a lavish celebration of the Catholic Church and faith, prompted in part by a sense of gratitude for the end of the plague. The plague column dominates the center of Kadaň's main square – Mírové náměstí – in the Kadaň conservation area.
Kadaň (Czech pronunciation: [ˈkadaɲ]; German: Kaaden) is a town in Chomutov District in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 18,000 inhabitants. It lies on the banks of the Ohře river. Kadaň is a tourist centre with highlights being the Franciscan Monastery and the historical square with late Gothic Town Hall Tower. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument reservation.
The name is most likely derived from the personal name Kadan, meaning "Kadan's (court)".
Kadaň is located about 13 kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Chomutov and 31 km (19 mi) northeast of Karlovy Vary. It lies on the border between the Most Basin and Doupov Mountains. The northern tip of the municipal territory extends into the Ore Mountains. The highest point is the hill Dubový vrch at 691 m (2,267 ft) above sea level, located on the southern border of the territory. A notable feature is also the Úhošť hill, which is together with its surroundings protected as a national nature reserve.
Kadaň is situated on the banks of the Ohře river. On the Ohře, there is Kadaň Reservoir with an area of 67.2 ha (166 acres). It was completed in 1972. Its main purpose is to ensure a minimum flow under the reservoir, but it also serves for the energy use and for recreation and water sports.
In the Bronze Age, the plateau on the Úhošť hill was inhabited, on which there was a Celtic hillfort. According to some theories, the Wogastisburg Castle stood here, which was the scene of the Battle of Wogastisburg between Franks and Slavs in 631.
The first written mention of Kadaň is from 1183. it was probably founded as a market settlement during the colonization of the area at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries. In 1186, Duke Frederick donated the settlement to the Knights Hospitaller. Around 1260, Kadaň was promoted to a free royal town and the castle was built. An extensive fire in 1362 destroyed the town and the castle, but everything was restored and supplemented with better fortifications. However, King Charles IV granted it several municipal rights (a vineyard, and an annual market) that made it flourish again.
In 1421, during the Hussite Wars, the town was conquered by the Hussites, who controlled it until the end of the wars. From the mid-15th century, the town was pledged to various creditors of the royal chamber. The most notable of them was the Lobkowicz family, who held the town from 1469 to 1519. Jan Hasištejnský of Lobkowicz founded the Franciscan Monastery and the Church of the Fourteen Holy Helpers.
In 1534, "Kadaň religious peace" was negotiated here between Württemberg Protestants and Emperor Ferdinand I for the Catholic side. After the Battle of White Mountain in 1620, violent re-Catholicization began in Kadaň. During the Thirty Years' War, in 1631, 1635 and 1648, Kadaň suffered from fires and plundering by various armies. The Kadaň Castle remained a ruin until the second half of the 18th century, when it was rebuilt into barracks by Empress Maria Theresa.
The last great fire damaged the town in 1811. After the Revolution of 1848, the town became a district centre. The institute of the district town lasted in Kadaň for 110 years when it was affiliated with Chomutov District.
After Czechoslovakia was established in 1918 and Kadaň became its part, most of the Sudeten German disagreed with this decision. On 4 March 1919, they demonstrated for self determination and joining Austria. The Czechoslovak military forces were sent in and tried to control the crowd by shooting. The result of the so-called Kadaň massacre was at least 25 dead and dozens injured.
After the Munich Agreement in 1938, Kadaň was annexed by Nazi Germany and administered as part of Reichsgau Sudetenland. The local Czechs were forced to move to central Czechoslovakia and the Jewish community was sent to concentration camps in Germany. The synagogue was burned down during the Kristallnacht of 9 November 1939. According to Beneš decrees, after World War II, the German population was expelled and the area was re-settled by Czechs.
Bohemia (Latin Bohemia, German Böhmen, Polish Czechy) is a region in the west of the Czech Republic. Previously, as a kingdom, they were the center of the Czech Crown. The root of the word Czech probably corresponds to the meaning of man. The Latin equivalent of Bohemia, originally Boiohaemum (literally "land of Battles"), which over time also influenced the names in other languages, is derived from the Celtic tribe of the Boios, who lived in this area from the 4th to the 1st century BC Bohemia on it borders Germany in the west, Austria in the south, Moravia in the east and Poland in the north. Geographically, they are bounded from the north, west and south by a chain of mountains, the highest of which are the Krkonoše Mountains, in which the highest mountain of Bohemia, Sněžka, is also located. The most important rivers are the Elbe and the Vltava, with the fertile Polabean Plain extending around the Elbe. The capital and largest city of Bohemia is Prague, other important cities include, for example, Pilsen, Karlovy Vary, Kladno, Ústí nad Labem, Liberec, Hradec Králové, Pardubice and České Budějovice, Jihlava also lies partly on the historical territory of Bohemia." - info from Wikipedia.
Summer 2019 I did a solo cycling tour across Europe through 12 countries over the course of 3 months. I began my adventure in Edinburgh, Scotland and finished in Florence, Italy cycling 8,816 km. During my trip I took 47,000 photos.
Now on Instagram.
The church in Ochtiná was formerly dedicated to St. Nicholas and is one of the oldest and most interesting landmarks of the Gemer countryside. The name of the village is most likely derived from the old German expression for the number eight: ocht, as an evidence of the area settled by German guests in the second half of the 13th century. According to historical sources, original eight German families established here a prosperous settlement founded on mining of iron ore located in the nearby Hrádok hill.
However, the layout of the church point to an older settlement which could have been destroyed during a Mongol invasion. This is indicated by a document from the king Belo IV, from 1243, by which he donates a large part of an area of the Slaná river valley for faithful services to Detrik and Filip Bubek. In 1318, Ochtiná was mentioned as a property of the Štítnik branch of the Bubek family, that certainly supported the construction of the local church and later its murals as well.
The Gothic church, built possibly on the site of a ruined Romanesque structure is a single-nave church with a polygonal-shaped chancel including a northern sacristy. Around the mid-14th century, the interiors were painted with figural wall paintings which were done by fresco technique. Research has shown that the tower had been built later, probably in second half of 15th century. Romanesque windows on the tower are secondarily used from other church in the area. At the beginning of the 16th century, the relatively small space of the church was extended with a northern side nave having a star-shaped vault.
In the first third of the 17th century, when the church was already Lutheran, medieval frescos were hidden under a white lime paint and, during the 18th century, the church was given a new Prussian vault over the nave.