View allAll Photos Tagged sacral
"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.
the enigmatic Ta Prohm temple at Angkor Wat is a delight. It's crumbling ruins are gradually being taken back by the jungle that surrounds it.
Sempre passeggiando nel “Centro storico”
Troviamo Palazzo Venneri … XVI sec.
Impreziosito dal fastoso balcone.
Poi la Chiesa alla beata Vergine Maria - del Monte Carmelo.
Arriviamo alla Chiesa ex Conventuali SS. Apostoli Pietro e Paolo.
Sopravvive solo - questa antica Chiesa … che nel 1904
fu devoluta alla confraternita di S. Giuseppe.
Al suo interno conserva un organo pressoché integro
costruito nel 1779 dal napoletano Carlo Mancini.
_____
Si trova in fianco
al Monastero Claustrale (delle Monache di S. Chiara)
Più in là, troviamo il Monastero di S. Teresa - 1692
delle Carmelitane Scalze.
____
Dalla Fortezza … uno sguardo dall'alto …
Da lassù si vede la Chiesa di S. Maria del Canneto
con la Chiesetta di S. Cristina.
_____
La Fontana - greco-romana - si ritiene la più antica d’Italia.
Intorno al III° a.C. - (data tuttavia dubbia)
È suddivisa in 3 parti …
Nei bassorilievi, sono scolpite scene che rappresentano ...
sinistra - rifuggire la gelosia
a destra - contro l’incesto
nel centro - la sacralità del matrimonio.
_____
Lasciamo il “Centro Storico”
Entriamo nel - “Borgo Nuovo”
Dove troviamo la - Parrocchia del Sacro Cuore di Gesù,
(che si trova in - Corso Roma)
_____
Un abbraccio carissimi amici ...
Con tantissimo affetto da Liliana.
The Temple of Athena in Paestum, Italy, was built around 500 BC. The architecture is partly in the Ionic style and partly early Doric. Three medieval Christian tombs in the floor show that the temple was used for some time as a Christian church.
Paestum was a major ancient Greek city on the coast of the Tyrrhenian Sea in southern Italy.
Since 1998 Paestum is listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Many thanks for your visits / comments / faves!
A stained glass window surrounded with freco, inside the Church of St Peter and St Paul, the co-cathedral of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Đakovo-Osijek, is a neo-Gothic sacral structure built in 1898, located in Osijek, Osijek-Baranja county, Slavonia region of Croatia.
© All rights reserved. You may not use this photo in website, blog or any other media without my explicit permission.
The fortified early Gothic church from the first half of the 14th century was built on the site of an older building. In the 15th century it was fortified with a wall and a wooden bell tower was built on the grounds in 1657. The single-nave space with a square-ended presbytery and a built-in sacristy has a painted cassette ceiling from 1758, the presbytery is characteristic by its rib vault. The mural paintings date back to the 60s of the 14th century and the creator of at least a part of them is the Master of Ochtiná presbytery. These interior frescoes were discovered in the early 20th century by I. Huszka who was restoring them in 1905. All the paintings, interior and exterior ones, were completely restored between 1983 and 1985 by J. Josefík, L. Székely and I. Žuch.
Within the almost intact medieval church, the murals have a uniquely strong impression and informative value, thanks to their scale and complexity of preservation. Thematically they focus on individual scenes from the Marian and the Passion cycle, but they do not have a uniform concept unlike the upper belt on the nave’s northern wall with a complete depiction of the St. Ladislaus legend.
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.
Zagreb Cathedral, located at Kaptol, Zagreb, is a Roman Catholic cathedral-church. It is the second tallest building in Croatia and also the most monumental sacral building in Gothic style southeast of the Alps. It is dedicated to the Assumption of Mary and to kings Saint Stephen and Saint Ladislaus. The cathedral is typically Gothic, as is its sacristy, which is of great architectural value. Its prominent spires are considered to be landmarks as they are visible from most parts of the city. One of its two spires was damaged in the 2020 Zagreb earthquake.
-------------------------------------------------
10531 R Zagreb Kaptol 26.IV.1969. 1023/1 Kruger Zadružna štampa Zagreb Gajeva 4 za Anđelia Benussi - de Dominis šalje Olaf
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.
From the Ante-Chapter-House a curved passage leads to one of the most admirable areas of Spanish Renaissance architecture: the Chapter-House of the Cathedral. It was begun in 1558 under the direction of the architec Hernán Ruiz II and was finished by Asensio de Maeda in 1592.
The layout of this area is elliptical so that all the members of the cathedral chapter were perfectly visible at their meetings where the problems of the spiritual and material government of the church were brought up and discussed. The oval vaulting in one simple unit helps the voice to carry and has exceptional acoustics. The need for hearing and seeing required in the meetings of the numerous clergy was thus satisfactorily solved, but at the same time the wall decoration of the Chapter-House consists of a complex series of pictures and figures to emphasize the virtues expected of those who came to meet there so that their exchange of ideas and opinions would take place in an atmosphere of harmony and concerd. The walls therefore show a moral code for the canons to observe in their chapter meetings. The composition of pictures and figures designed by the canon Francisco Pacheco includes a seies of sculptures ans paintings with Latin inscriptions referring to the meanings of the images. All this decoration appears in the second section of the Hall, and the first to be seen between the pedestals of the columns are painted versions of the Virtues, among which Justice, Charity, Faith, Compassion and Hope can be identified. These virtues are female figures, some of which represent Saints at the same time, such as St Barbara, St Katherine, St Lucy and St Agnes. These paintings were carried out by Pablo de Céspedes in 1592.
The authors of the large vertical reliefs between the columns are Juan Bautista Vázquez el Viejo and Diego de Velasco who made them approximately between 1582 and 1582. They show The Assumption of the Virgin, Two Miracles of St John the Evangelists, The cleasing of the Temple, The Heavenly Father with the Vintagers, The seven Angels calling the Damned, The Ectasy of St John Evangelist and The Allegory of the Mystic Lamb. The rectangular reliefs were carried out by Marcos Cabrera around 1590 and show The last Sermon of Jesus Christ, Daniel in the Lions´Den, Christ´s Baptism, The Storm in the Sea of Tiberias, The Parable of the Sower, Christ,s Agony in the Garden, St Peter contemplating the unclean Animals and Christ washing the Feet of the Apostles.
In the vault there is a magnificent series of paintings by Murillo who was commissioned by the Chapter in 1667. In a splendid carved frame everything centres on La Inmaculada, which may be considered among the most beautiful the artist made of the subject. Painted on circular canvases around the vault there is a series of eight Seville Saints who can be identified by the name on the signs. They are San Hermenegildo, San Fernando, San Leandro, San Isidoro, San Laureano, Santa Justa, Santa Rufina and San Pio. The Chapter-House centres on a magnificent mahogany armchair which was carved by the sculptor Diego de Velasco in 1592. Before it there is the secretary´s bench, also of excellent design by the same artist.
hispalis.net/turismo_y_cultura/monumentos/catedral/capitu...
This photograph is copyrighted and may not be used anywhere, including blogs, without my express permission.
Millenni or sono, di qui è passata l'acqua. Con i suoi liquidi fruscii, con il suo lavoro infaticabile, attraverso un incalcolabile numero di stagioni, essa ha scavato la roccia. Come un coltello chimico ha inciso la montagna, mettendone a nudo le stratificazioni dell'età. Poi l'acqua ha preso diverse strade e il suo segreto passaggio verso valle è rimasto in balia del tempo e del silenzio. Per questo, ora, il suo profumo umido è quello tipico dei luoghi sacri ..... ..
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.
www.comece.eu/christian-artworks-benedictine-archabbey-of...
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.
www.comece.eu/christian-artworks-benedictine-archabbey-of...
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: 1976
Architect: Hans-Victor Schönfeld
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.
Gustelnica - Wooden chapel of St. Antony of Padua
www.tzzz.hr/en/visit-county/cultural-heritage/most-valuab...
Those vajras are very good objects to exercise the process of focus-stacking in photoshop. Here´s another one
Today is my 10yr anniversary of getting hurt at work. Which led to a series of spinal injections and then failed back surgery. Leaving me totally disabled with a condition called "Lumbar Sacral Adhesive Arachnoiditis."
The name comes from the webbing process that happens in the spinal cord and blood vessels as they try to cover the injured area with scar tissue which then causes it to all stick and bind together much like a spider web.
Cutting off your nerves and blood flow. The nerve roots become tethered where they exit from the spin. Making a simple cough or sneeze, a "seeing stars" moment.
Some days it's hard to take a breath and others it's okay. 10yrs already, where did the time go??
On the good side. Before I got hurt, I never noticed flowers blooming or the simple colors of a stop light. It led me to pick up photography as more than just taking snapshots though life. Which brought me to Flickr and making a number of good friends to share my life with here.
Many of you keep coming back and viewing my photos so that really makes me feel good. And thanks to everyone who hangs in there with me when I drop off here and there. I appreciate seeing the world through your eyes. I mean it.
My Dad always told me to not be the person who lives life looking back and wishing he had done this or done that. No looking back and feeling sorry you didn't apply yourself to reach the dreams you have..
Because of his simple advice, I learned how to scuba dive, became a private pilot and loved to play some golf here and there. I even was a certified hostage negotiator at one time. Ha.. Who knew??
I Also married the girl of my youth and we have had 35 great years together. God has blessed us with a wonderful family and now grandchildren. To me, life does not get much better than this. Each day is a blessing and I'm going to live it the best I can. No looking back right??
If you have a dream, do it.. Don't look back wishing you had. You might not get another chance.. And if someone gave you some good advice, let them know. I wish I could tell my Dad how much I appreciate his wisdom.
*** Update 2011
If you've found this image from a internet search about Arachnoiditis, here is some info for you about this condition.
With a proper Dx, you can qualify for SSDI in the USA. Arachnoiditis is listed in the SSDI Blue Book.
From the archives: a visit to Marija Bistrica shrine. Early May 2011.
It's hard to believe, especially for me, but this and next photo are the only ones taken with my primary DSLR for years, and my widest DSLR lens for years, Pentax-DA 18–55mm kit lens. Really hard to believe, since I've been using the camera extensively. Apparently not with that lens…
Taken with Pentax K20D camera and smc Pentax-DA 18–55mm F3.5–5.6 kit lens.
The most recognizable monuments of Pisa, and one of the most famous landmarks.
Pisa Cathedral - a medieval Roman Catholic cathedral dedicated to the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, in the Piazza dei Miracoli.
Leaning Tower of Pisa - the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral, known worldwide for its unintended tilt.