The Anglican churuch here in historic St. John’s, Newfoundland. / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / /
The interior of Lincoln Cathedral, looking down the nave from the west towards the organ and choir. The organ is placed centrally within the building and so it extends into the distance by the same amount again before reaching the east window and altar – large and impressive to say the least! / I was rather pleased to get this shot, for two reasons – firstly, I took it handheld at ISO 100 and was pleased that it was sharp enough to use and secondly, that despite it being a Bank Holiday, there were not too many people wandering about. I was going to try and wait until noone was in the shot, but decided to leave the people in front of the organ to give an idea of scale. / May, 2008. /
A pillar is similar to a column which is a vertical support structure in architecture, but the base section is any shape but circular. It transmits, through compression, the weight of the structure above to other structural elements below, thus it supports the arches. In this case not only functional but beautiful!
My husband particularly liked this shot! The clouds had darkened considerably and all of a sudden a small opening appeared, right above the steeples, as if the heavens were sending a ray of sunshine to us below. “A human being is a part of the whole called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feeling as something separated from the rest, a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty.” Albert Einstein Featured in the Stillness Speaks group.
Beautifully decorated baroque interior of the pilgrimage church in Hejnice, Jizera mountains, Czech Republic. According to a legend, a poor artisan whose wife and child were very ill, fell asleep under a tree. Dreaming, he saw angels who told him to bring there a picture of Virgin Mary so that anybody passing by could share blessing of that miraculous place. He followed the message, sold his products on the market in a nearby city of Zittau and bought a statuette of Madonna for the money he obtained. He placed it into a cavity in that tree’s trunk and prayed. Soon after, his wife and child were healed, and people started to come to see the Madonna statue, humbly asking for help. In 1211, the tree was cut down and the statue was sheltered by a wooden chapel, that made place to a new stone chapel with gothic vaults in 1252. A Franciscan monastery was built in 1692-1696 to give home to monks, preachers and laics, followed by a baroque basilica in 1722-1725, that could accommodate 1000 pilgrims. According to the Franciscan chronicle, there were 1.381.176 pilgrims who traveled to Hejnice to ask for Our Lady’ intercession between 1699-1725! The history was far less friendly to the basilica and the monastery since the second half of the 18th century. Fortunately, it was possible to reconstruct the church and the monastery several years ago, and a new International Center for Spiritual Rehabilitation was created on this wonderful place. September 2007. Canon EOS 300X, Sigma 28-135. Post-processing: watercolor, conversion to B&W, distortion correction, blend modes. More photographs from Jizera mountains:
The Ruined Nave of Dunkeld Cathedral in the small town of Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Dunkeld Cathedral is a building of two very distinct halves. Its east end is a rather attractive parish church; its west end, apart from the bell tower and chapter house, a roofless ruin with a grassy carpet. The chapter house, under the bell tower at the west end of the Cathedral contains a museum with a graphic display outlining the history of the church and its community from Celtic times to the present day. Other interesting exhibits include the Apostles’ Stone, a fine 9th Century example of Pictish art, the Cross Slab from the 9th Century monastery, the Old Bell, removed during the 1975 restoration and marble statues of the 4th Duke of Atholl and Sir Donald Currie the 1908 restoration benefactor. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at Highland Scotland.
Inside Ely Cathedral. / Looking along the Nave towards the West Door. Canon Powershot A570 IS
This photo was taken on the rive Nile near the city Luxor (Egypt, Africa). The Nile is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. Browse Palinchak Mikhail art by categories Art Nudes · Fractal Art · Egypt · Landscapes · Conceptual / / / /
This photo was taken on the rive Nile near the city Luxor (Egypt, Africe). The Nile is a major north-flowing river in Africa, generally regarded as the longest river in the world. Browse Palinchak Mikhail art by categories Art Nudes · Fractal Art · Egypt · Landscapes · Conceptual / / / /
The Ruined Nave of Dunkeld Cathedral in the small town of Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Dunkeld Cathedral is a building of two very distinct halves. Its east end is a rather attractive parish church; its west end, apart from the bell tower and chapter house, a roofless ruin with a grassy carpet. The chapter house, under the bell tower at the west end of the Cathedral contains a museum with a graphic display outlining the history of the church and its community from Celtic times to the present day. Other interesting exhibits include the Apostles’ Stone, a fine 9th Century example of Pictish art, the Cross Slab from the 9th Century monastery, the Old Bell, removed during the 1975 restoration and marble statues of the 4th Duke of Atholl and Sir Donald Currie the 1908 restoration benefactor. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at Highland Scotland.
The Ruined Nave of Dunkeld Cathedral in the small town of Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland. Dunkeld Cathedral is a building of two very distinct halves. Its east end is a rather attractive parish church; its west end, apart from the bell tower and chapter house, a roofless ruin with a grassy carpet. The chapter house, under the bell tower at the west end of the Cathedral contains a museum with a graphic display outlining the history of the church and its community from Celtic times to the present day. Other interesting exhibits include the Apostles’ Stone, a fine 9th Century example of Pictish art, the Cross Slab from the 9th Century monastery, the Old Bell, removed during the 1975 restoration and marble statues of the 4th Duke of Atholl and Sir Donald Currie the 1908 restoration benefactor. Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. BEST VIEWED LARGER Related shots can be found at Highland Scotland. / /
Miami pier.. as w were just leaving the port.. from on board the cruise ship ‘fascination”.. August 1, 2007. The Navy is experimenting with a second aluminum-hull High Speed Vessel, HSV 2 Swift. Swift is the successor to HSV 1 Joint Venture and brings new transformational capabilities to the Navy and Marine Corps team. Sony cybershot DSC H 7 as is from the camera
St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney. Split toning filter applied.
Constantine The Great statue outside York Minster / Grant awarded from Heritage Lottery Fund. The four-year scheme is being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and is being run in partnership with ConstructionSkills and the National Heritage Training Group, English Heritage, the National Trust and Cadw Canon 1Ds Mk2 / ISO 100 / 24mm / HDR
This is a panoramic of 10 photos stitched together to make a complete image of York Minster. York Minster is a Gothic cathedral in York, England and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe alongside Cologne Cathedral. The Minster is the seat of the Archbishop of York, the second-highest office of the Church of England, and is cathedral for the Diocese of York; it is run by a Dean and Chapter under the Dean of York. The formal title of York Minster is The Cathedral and Metropolitan Church of St Peter in York. Services in the Minster are sometimes regarded as on the high church Anglo-Catholicism side of the Anglican scale.[1] It has a very wide Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, a Perpendicular Gothic choir and east end, and Early English north and south transepts. The nave contains the West Window, constructed in 1338, and over the Lady Chapel in the east end is the Great East Window, (finished in 1408), the largest expanse of medieval stained glass in the world. In the north transept is the Five Sisters Window, each lancet being over 16 metres (52 ft) high. The south transept contains the famous Rose window. / Grant awarded from Heritage Lottery Fund. The four-year scheme is being funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and is being run in partnership with ConstructionSkills and the National Heritage Training Group, English Heritage, the National Trust and Cadw Canon 1Ds Mk2 / 24mm / ISO 100 / 10 images stitched together
Torphichen Preceptory in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland is an unusual remnant of a little known corner of Scottish history. It comprises the tower and the two transepts of the church associated with the Preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. The Order maintained just two such establishments in Britain, the other being in London. Torphichen is therefore the sole Scottish link with an Order whose name resonates through history: from its formation in the Crusades to its occupation of Malta in the face of Turkish siege in 1565, and beyond. The Order of St John of Jerusalem was suppressed in Scotland after the Reformation in 1560, but it was reconstituted here in a ceremony at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 23 June 1947. The Order first arrived in Scotland in 1132 at the invitation of King David I, and it was granted a charter to build a Preceptory at Torphichen in the 1140s. This was already a significant site. A church had been established here by St Ninian as early as 400AD and visited by King Arthur in 516AD during his Scottish campaign. The first church built by the Order probably became the choir of the later church: the now demolished structure to the east of the crossing, whose roof line and arch can be seen on the exterior of the current building. During the 1200s the core of much of what remains today was built: a cruxiform church whose tower and transepts remain, whose choir has gone, and whose nave was later demolished to make room for Torphichen Kirk. A number of domestic buildings were also built. Before the Battle of Falkirk in July 1298, William Wallace had his base at Torphichen and used the Preceptory: and after the English victory Edward I came here for treatment of an injury caused by his horse. The Order of St John backed the English cause during the Wars of Independence and the Preceptor fought (and died) on the English side at Falkirk. In 1312 another Order of fighting monks, the Knights of the Temple or the Knights Templar, was dissolved by Pope Clement V for a range of charges trumped up by King Philip IV of France. All of their extensive land holdings in Scotland, previously administered from their monastery at Temple, were passed to the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John, adding significantly to the property being administered from Torphichen. The Knights Hospitaller left the country after the Scots’ victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. They later returned after a reconciliation with Robert the Bruce. The Preceptory was extended in the 1400s. The transepts were heightened to the form you see them in today. At the same time the domestic buildings were complete in the form of a cloister and surrounding ranges. The Reformation in 1560 had less disastrous consequences for Torphichen Preceptory than it had for most religious establishments across Scotland. The last Preceptor, Sir James Sandilands, came from a family with extensive estates in the area dating back to 1348. He backed the Reformation and befriended John Knox. In 1563 he surrendered the Preceptory lands to Mary Queen of Scots, but then purchased them back on a personal basis, together with the title of Lord Torphichen which he added to his existing Barony of Calder. The Sandilands family seat was, and remains, at Calder House in Mid Calder, a few miles south east of Torphichen. The nave of the Preceptory became the Parish Kirk for Torphichen, but in 1756 it was demolished and its foundations reused as the base for the new T-plan Parish Kirk that now nestles up against the west side of the Preceptory. The domestic buildings were demolished and used as a quarry for other developments in the village. The tower fell into disuse over the following centuries, only being re-roofed in 1947. A visit to Torphichen Preceptory is a fascinating experience, allowing a glimpse into a little known and long gone world. References from Undiscovered Scotland. On a more personal note, 25 years ago I worked with the present Lord Torphichen, Andrew Sandilands. Before he took his seat in the House of Lord, he worked as an Electronics Engineer in the company I worked for at the time. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland. Sold a Card on 11th Apr 09
Torphichen Preceptory in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland is an unusual remnant of a little known corner of Scottish history. It comprises the tower and the two transepts of the church associated with the Preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. The Order maintained just two such establishments in Britain, the other being in London. Torphichen is therefore the sole Scottish link with an Order whose name resonates through history: from its formation in the Crusades to its occupation of Malta in the face of Turkish siege in 1565, and beyond. The Order of St John of Jerusalem was suppressed in Scotland after the Reformation in 1560, but it was reconstituted here in a ceremony at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 23 June 1947. The Order first arrived in Scotland in 1132 at the invitation of King David I, and it was granted a charter to build a Preceptory at Torphichen in the 1140s. This was already a significant site. A church had been established here by St Ninian as early as 400AD and visited by King Arthur in 516AD during his Scottish campaign. The first church built by the Order probably became the choir of the later church: the now demolished structure to the east of the crossing, whose roof line and arch can be seen on the exterior of the current building. During the 1200s the core of much of what remains today was built: a cruxiform church whose tower and transepts remain, whose choir has gone, and whose nave was later demolished to make room for Torphichen Kirk. A number of domestic buildings were also built. Before the Battle of Falkirk in July 1298, William Wallace had his base at Torphichen and used the Preceptory: and after the English victory Edward I came here for treatment of an injury caused by his horse. The Order of St John backed the English cause during the Wars of Independence and the Preceptor fought (and died) on the English side at Falkirk. In 1312 another Order of fighting monks, the Knights of the Temple or the Knights Templar, was dissolved by Pope Clement V for a range of charges trumped up by King Philip IV of France. All of their extensive land holdings in Scotland, previously administered from their monastery at Temple, were passed to the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John, adding significantly to the property being administered from Torphichen. The Knights Hospitaller left the country after the Scots’ victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. They later returned after a reconciliation with Robert the Bruce. The Preceptory was extended in the 1400s. The transepts were heightened to the form you see them in today. At the same time the domestic buildings were complete in the form of a cloister and surrounding ranges. The Reformation in 1560 had less disastrous consequences for Torphichen Preceptory than it had for most religious establishments across Scotland. The last Preceptor, Sir James Sandilands, came from a family with extensive estates in the area dating back to 1348. He backed the Reformation and befriended John Knox. In 1563 he surrendered the Preceptory lands to Mary Queen of Scots, but then purchased them back on a personal basis, together with the title of Lord Torphichen which he added to his existing Barony of Calder. The Sandilands family seat was, and remains, at Calder House in Mid Calder, a few miles south east of Torphichen. The nave of the Preceptory became the Parish Kirk for Torphichen, but in 1756 it was demolished and its foundations reused as the base for the new T-plan Parish Kirk that now nestles up against the west side of the Preceptory. The domestic buildings were demolished and used as a quarry for other developments in the village. The tower fell into disuse over the following centuries, only being re-roofed in 1947. A visit to Torphichen Preceptory is a fascinating experience, allowing a glimpse into a little known and long gone world. References from Undiscovered Scotland. On a more personal note, 25 years ago I worked with the present Lord Torphichen, Andrew Sandilands. Before he took his seat in the House of Lord, he worked as an Electronics Engineer in the company I worked for at the time. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland. Click here for a random page of photographs Click on the image below to see another view of this building /
Ministry of Heritage and Cultural Activities, Superintendence for the Architectural, the Landscape, the Historical Heritage. Artistic and Ethno-Anthropological of Italy / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Unique Buildings Of The World Group October – 21 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Featured in Christian Churches, Statues and Crosses Group October – 18 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— / Featured in Amazing Graves Group Agoust – 24 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / Featured in ImageWriting Group Agoust – 21 – 2009 —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / Featured in History Group June – 22 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- Placed 2nd in Heritage in Stone Group – Ruinous Stone Buildings Challenge June – 19 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- Featured in Historic Churches Group May – 27 – 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—— Abbey of Saint Galgano The big St. Galgano’s Abbey was built between 1220 and 1268, when in Italy the Romanesque style was merging with the newborn French Gothic styleThe Abbey’s shape is the classic Latin crossWe find it impossible to describe the beauty of this abbey, so we’ll let the pictures to speak in our place. The building made up of the Hermitage (also called Montesiepi’s Round) and of the ruins of the big St. Galgano’s Cistercian Abbey, is one of the most enchanting views in Tuscany.Only in 1218/1220 began the construction of the big Abbey downhill.The building went on until 1268, when the Abbey was officially consecrated by Volterra’s Bishop Alberto SolariThe Abbey knew 100 years of great prosperity until 1364, then followed a slow decline due to the unfortunate Commenda’s practice.Despite some attempts to bring back the monastery into use at the end of 1789, after that Montesiepi’s Round had been put up in Pieve, the big abbey was deconsecrated and left for good to lie in ruin.While Montesiepi’s Round, thanks to his Sword in the stone, bring us back to the Arthurian Saga, the big Abbey offers us others “musical” and “Egyptian” surprises, through his Sacred Geometry. Nikon D100 Sigma 28/70
Torphichen Preceptory in the village of Torphichen, West Lothian, Scotland is an unusual remnant of a little known corner of Scottish history. It comprises the tower and the two transepts of the church associated with the Preceptory of the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John of Jerusalem. The Order maintained just two such establishments in Britain, the other being in London. Torphichen is therefore the sole Scottish link with an Order whose name resonates through history: from its formation in the Crusades to its occupation of Malta in the face of Turkish siege in 1565, and beyond. The Order of St John of Jerusalem was suppressed in Scotland after the Reformation in 1560, but it was reconstituted here in a ceremony at the Palace of Holyroodhouse on 23 June 1947. The Order first arrived in Scotland in 1132 at the invitation of King David I, and it was granted a charter to build a Preceptory at Torphichen in the 1140s. This was already a significant site. A church had been established here by St Ninian as early as 400AD and visited by King Arthur in 516AD during his Scottish campaign. The first church built by the Order probably became the choir of the later church: the now demolished structure to the east of the crossing, whose roof line and arch can be seen on the exterior of the current building. During the 1200s the core of much of what remains today was built: a cruxiform church whose tower and transepts remain, whose choir has gone, and whose nave was later demolished to make room for Torphichen Kirk. A number of domestic buildings were also built. Before the Battle of Falkirk in July 1298, William Wallace had his base at Torphichen and used the Preceptory: and after the English victory Edward I came here for treatment of an injury caused by his horse. The Order of St John backed the English cause during the Wars of Independence and the Preceptor fought (and died) on the English side at Falkirk. In 1312 another Order of fighting monks, the Knights of the Temple or the Knights Templar, was dissolved by Pope Clement V for a range of charges trumped up by King Philip IV of France. All of their extensive land holdings in Scotland, previously administered from their monastery at Temple, were passed to the Knights Hospitaller of the Order of St John, adding significantly to the property being administered from Torphichen. The Knights Hospitaller left the country after the Scots’ victory at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314. They later returned after a reconciliation with Robert the Bruce. The Preceptory was extended in the 1400s. The transepts were heightened to the form you see them in today. At the same time the domestic buildings were complete in the form of a cloister and surrounding ranges. The Reformation in 1560 had less disastrous consequences for Torphichen Preceptory than it had for most religious establishments across Scotland. The last Preceptor, Sir James Sandilands, came from a family with extensive estates in the area dating back to 1348. He backed the Reformation and befriended John Knox. In 1563 he surrendered the Preceptory lands to Mary Queen of Scots, but then purchased them back on a personal basis, together with the title of Lord Torphichen which he added to his existing Barony of Calder. The Sandilands family seat was, and remains, at Calder House in Mid Calder, a few miles south east of Torphichen. The nave of the Preceptory became the Parish Kirk for Torphichen, but in 1756 it was demolished and its foundations reused as the base for the new T-plan Parish Kirk that now nestles up against the west side of the Preceptory. The domestic buildings were demolished and used as a quarry for other developments in the village. The tower fell into disuse over the following centuries, only being re-roofed in 1947. A visit to Torphichen Preceptory is a fascinating experience, allowing a glimpse into a little known and long gone world. References from Undiscovered Scotland. On a more personal note, 25 years ago I worked with the present Lord Torphichen, Andrew Sandilands. Before he took his seat in the House of Lord, he worked as an Electronics Engineer in the company I worked for at the time. Camera: Canon EOS 450D (Digital Rebel XSi in the USA) BEST VIEWED LARGER Three bracketed JPGs converted to HDR in Photomatix. Related shots can be found at: Lowland Scotland. Sold a Card on 27th May 09 / Featured in : Victorian Viewfinders : 30 May 09 Click here for a random page of photographs
This is a view of the side aisle of the basilica of st Servais/Servaas in the Dutch city of Maastricht. It is one of the oldest existing churches in the Netherlands. Construction of this large Romanesque building started at the beginning of the 11th century. It was build on the site of a Roman burial ground where in 384 Servaas (the bishop of Tongeren, Belgium) was buried. The present building dates from the beginning of the 11th century and the church gradually grew into its present shape throughout that century. The last important medieval alterations were the construction of the current vaulting (replacing a flat wooden ceiling) and the construction of a series of Gothic chapels on each side of the church (some of which are visible here).
The cathedral of Notre Dame was began in 1220,aqnd finished in 1264 except for the towers which were not completed until 14th or 15th centuries. It was damaged after the revolution and restored by Viollet-le-Duc. The nave is 145 m long and reaches to 42.3 m. It is the longest nave in France, but not the highest. It has 6 bays, and my photo shows 5 of them. The floor was magnificent. Taken with Pentax LX camera and 28 mm shift lens on Kodachrome film.
It took years to complete, but was worth the effort. Taken with Pentax LX camera and Pentax 28 mm shift lens on Kodachrome 200 film.
Shot at Bolton Abbey, Yorkshire, UK. This looking down the ruins of the nave. Camera Nikon D300 on tripod. / Took nine exposures and used Photomatix to create HDR image. / Didn’t really like the first blend so selected three exposures to run through Photomatix again. / The exposures I finally used were -3, 00, +2. Yes, I know not equal but I wanted a dark broody look to the finished image. / Finally ran through CS4 to finish off. Bolton Abbey, located on the banks of the River Wharfe near the village of Bolton-in-Wharfedale, was founded in 1154 by Augustinian monks from nearby Embsay. The weather proved too harsh in the hills of Embsay and, after two years, the monks needed a new home. The area the monks found was shielded from much of the weather by the surrounding hills. The land was donated by Lady Alice de Romille of Skipton Castle. The monks’ main source of income came from produce, tithes, rent from farms, and lead mines. They used this money to hire masons to build their abbey. In 1170, the nave of the abbey church was converted into a parish church. The monks spent their days in prayer and worship. Their days began at 2:00 a.m. and did not end until dusk. The monks also contributed to the life of nearby Bolton-in-Wharfedale by preaching, teaching, running hospitals, and giving shelter to visitors. The abbey survived bouts of poverty, roving bands of Scots, and severe weather and continued to thrive, but in 1539, it faced destruction from Henry VIII’s Dissolution of the Monasteries. The monks were dispersed, construction of the West Tower halted, the roof torn off, and the furnishings were stripped. Much of the estate was sold to the Clifford family, who owned Skipton Castle. The Cliffords later passed the estate on to the Cavendishes, Dukes of Devonshire. The prior of the church, Prior Richard Moone, however convinced King Henry to leave the parish church intact for worshippers. A wall was built to seal off the eastern side of the nave and worship continued in the new form. During the 19th century, Devonshire family commissioned major improvements to the church. In 1853, August Pugin designed new stained glass windows. In 1867, architect George Street restored the pews, the font, and the sanctuary. In 1880, the east wall was rebuilt. During the 1970s, Canon Maurice Slaughter oversaw a series of repairs to the church and the West Tower was given a roof and floor. In 2004, Bolton Abbey celebrated its 850th anniversary. Today the Parish Church of St. Mary and St. Cuthbert is home to a thriving congregation. / MCN: C2SEX-HSNEM-RJTNV
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