Gothic Cathedrals | Medieval Cathedrals | The Cathedrals Of The World
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see, i have this project that you have to make either a farm, town, w/e in medieval times. are there any good refrences in the internet to look at? or good pictures? wanna ace the test because im getting a bad grade in social studies lol
any other help would help too =)
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i saw the west facade of Reims Cathedral in France and i felt
so tiny looking at it.
hmm, that cathedral is HUGE now that you mention it
and as far as Gothic architecture goes, i get awestruck by it, with all those details and exaggerations
and I'm think around the years 1225-1290 ish
it was like a race to [...]
Kazan Cathedral (”Kazansky sobor”) or The Cathedral of Our Lady of Kazan
The Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Holy Virgin was built to commemorate the victory of the Russian army over Polish invaders in 1612. The consecration of the cathedral in honor of the Kazan Icon of the Holy Virgin reflected the people’s gratitude [...]
I am planning a trip to Italy with a family member that will include Rome, Sorrento, Naples, Florence.
I know there are so many incredible museums, art galleries, and cathedrals to see, and we plan to hit the major ones, but we're really more interested in experiencing the Italian culture.
Do you have any recommendations on what [...]
People keep telling me I have a clear voice like a boy soprano. I can turn the vibrato off and on. And I do other genres like opera, but my initial voice training was in the cathedral tradition.
Would this info totally be meaningless considering I am a 21 year old female sounding like a [...]
Any heat was gotten by leaving bricks in fires outside, and then bringing in the bricks, which were only used by the priests and other dignitaries.
Yes indeed!! I intend on getting married in this Catholic church in Florence Italy because it is GORGEOUS!!
When I visit NY, I always stop by St Peter's… definitely awe inspiring.
EXCLUSIVE: Josiah McElheny discusses his installation The Alpine Cathedral and the City-Crown (2007) at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
Josiah McElheny creates finely crafted, handmade glass objects that he combines with photographs, text, and museological displays to evoke notions of meaning and memory. McElheny’s work takes as its subject the history of Modernism [...]
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Bragança (Portugal):
is a city and a municipality in north-eastern Portugal and the capital of the district of Bragança, in Alto Trás-os-Montes.
The population of the municipality is 34,774and its total area is 1,173.6 kmª.
It lies on a branch of the Sabor River south of the Culebra Mountains, 255 km northeast of Porto, 515 km from Lisbon [...]
Hagia Sophia in Istanbul Turkey 2006. Hagia Sophia (Greek: Ἁγία Σοφία; “Holy Wisdom”, Turkish: Ayasofya) is a former patriarchal basilica, later a mosque, now a museum, in Istanbul, Turkey. Famous in particular for its massive dome, it is considered the epitome of Byzantine architecture. It was the largest cathedral in the world for nearly a [...]