#christian architecture

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Saint-Gilles du Gard, haut lieu de pèlerinage sur la route de Saint-Jacques-de-Compostelle

[cotl-uk]

The Holy Church of the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in Athens. A beautiful Orthodox Church. Took some time to pray before leaving this wonderful place of Christian Architecture.

[metanoias-substack]

Standing guard. November looks good on Milan.

[kiragecko]

Description in ALT.

When I went on my honeymoon to Sevilla, I took about 700 photos. Every 50, or so, I dutifully ensured there was one of me and/or my spouse, so I could show them to my relatives. The rest are of architecture, because I have always been me. Most of these are details of ceilings, floors, the undersides of staircases and balconies, and other places that people could have gotten away with leaving undecorated, but chose to beautify instead.

My new husband followed me around, smiling indulgently. He did not care about the pretty tiles. He cared greatly about my passion.

Almost 15 years later, he still lets me babble about the buildings around us. And I'm still struggling to take enough pictures of human beings to satisfy my relatives.

[johannepetereric]

On a 2002 board book about Brazil (3)

“Brazil’s most famous sculpture is also one of the world’s most remarkable artists. Antônio Francisco Lisboa, born around 1740, became known as Aleijadinho, ‘the little cripple.’

“Aleijadinho was struck by an unconfirmed disease—perhaps leprosy or arthritis—in the prime of his life. The disease paralyzed his hands, but not his passion and determination. He tied a hammer and a chisel to his wrists and continued to work.

“Aleijadinho amazingly managed to complete 12 remarkable life-sized soapstone statues of Old Testament biblical prophets and the 66 woodcarvings that make up the Stations of the Cross in the town of Congonhas do Campo near Belo Horizonte.

“…His masterpieces are considered among the finest of baroque art anywhere in the world. He learned about the European baroque style brown books and missionaries.

“Along with his sculptures, Aleijadinho designed many beautiful churches, each with trademark large, rounded bell towers, altars featuring ornate engravings, and reliefs of angels and saints extending out of ceilings. Several of these churches stand in various cities around the state of Minas Gerais. Two examples are Our Lady of Mount Carmo Church and the São Francisco Chapel. These two churches represent the best of baroque art in Brazil and are considered among the world’s finest. Both of them are found in the historical town of Ouro Prêto, which has been declared a World Cultural Monument by the United Nations.

“Two blocks from the São Francisco Chapel is the town’s monument to Aleijadinho, with his remains buried beneath a marker in a museum church. Some of his wood and soapstone carvings, documents about his career, and the illustrated Bibles he used to study are also displayed in the galleries of the church.”

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St. Stephen’s Basilica, Budapest, Hungary (2023)

photos by me. (3)

[journeytodrawiii]

O.O pretty

St Wendreda is a 14th-century church famous for its “angel roof”, featuring 120 carved figures of martyrs, apostles, saints, and angels. The ornaments were created either at the end of the 15th century or in the first quarter of the 16th century.

March, Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire

[peace-love-and-french-toast]

Reblogs are off on this post but THE ARCHITECTURE IS SO BEAUTIFUL, I SWEAR

This post shows the breathtaking architecture of two mosques and a restored cathedral. Enjoy :)

[illustratus]

Full moon behind the Temple Expiatori del Sagrat Cor, on the summit of Mount Tibidabo in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

[bfoux]

The Church of Light in Japan. Designed by Tadao Ando, the same architect that designed the Modern in Ft. Worth. Beautiful.

[bookloversofbath]

Edwin Lutyens: Architect Laureate :: Roderick Gradidge

[seraphim-eternal]

Where I am, there will my servant be.

John 12:26

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Stained glass by Constantine Woolnough, 1858 Church of St Mary, Dennington, Suffolk Photography by Simon Knott

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Церковь Казанской Иконы Божией Матери, Мерлинка, Пензенская область

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[antoniettabrandeisova]

View of Dresden by Moonlight (detail). c. 1839. Johan Christian Dahl (Norwegian, 1788–1857)