Tag: church
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Cathedral Portico
The top of a portico inside Avignon Cathedral. Click on the image to see a larger view -
The door to the Metropolitan Basilica
One of the doors to the Metropolitan Basilca, Our Lady of the Doms, Avignon. Click on the image for a larger view Share this:
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Lock display in Mexico City Cathedral
At the altar of Saint Nonnatus in Mexico city’s Metropolitan Cathedral is a display of hundreds (so it seems anyway) of padlocks all intertwined and locked together.
My instinctive reaction when I saw I thought was what is this all about? Actually it was a lot more colourful than that.
Well, it turns out that the said Saint Nonnutus is the patron saint of childbirth, midwives, children, pregnant women, and priests who want to protect the secrecy of confession. And the locks are placed at his altar to stop gossip, rumours, false testimonies and bad talk. They are also used to keep secrets, stop cursing or lying and to guard priests who want to protect the secrecy of confession. After placing a lock the person takes a seat in the main bench, for all to see.
How fascinating is that?
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Locks in Saint Nonnatus’s Altar in Mexico City’s catedral metropolitana To see a larger image or to see purchase options click on the image
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White church in Santorini
The local Cycladic architecture in Santorini is spiced up with white washed houses literally hanging from the cliff. This is not a house but in fact a church.
Many of the churches on Sanatorini and in fact on the islands of the Greek Cyclades have the famous blue dome, so this is a bit of an exception.
Apparently the architecture is influenced by the occupation of the Franks and in particular the Venetians under who’s influence the islands flourished from 12th century.
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A small church sitting on the cliffside in Santorini, Greece Share this:
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The A-Z of places: Croatia
Rooftops of Dubrovnik
Rooftops of Dubrovnik’s old town. Dubrovnik is the tourist centre of Croatia. Bells at a church
Bells at a church in Dubrovnik Cloisters
Cloisters in a palace in old town Dubrovnik Old harbour
Boats moored in Dubrovnik’s old harbour Share this:
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The A-Z of places: Belgium
Bicycles in clock tower plaza
Bicycles in clock tower plaza in Bruges, the ‘Venice of northern Europe”,Belgium Horse and Carriage
Horse and Carriage popular with tourists who visit Bruges, the ‘Venice of northern Europe”,Belgium Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery
Tyne Cot Commonwealth War Graves Cemetery near Passendale, West Flanders, Belgium Old Brick Church
Old Brick Church in Bruges, the ‘Venice of northern Europe”,Belgium Share this:
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Chapel of the Holy Cross in Sedona Arizona photo and Photo tip no 1
I keep getting requests for the odd tip or two on photography from people about to go travelling. So I thought I’d combine my normal post of travel photos with the occasional very short tip. First the photo of the Chapel of the holy Cross just out of Sedona and built into the bright coloured rock formations of the tableland. It’s a pretty spectacular sight, especially from the base. The wisps of high cloud drifting across the top give a eerie feel! 1/125 @ f8 24mm ISO100
And so to the tip – if you want to grab a shot at any time keep your camera ON. On both DSLR’s and compacts you need to disable the power saving option (you can always turn it back on later). For smartphones the camera app needs to be on or at least on your home page.
Chapel of the Holy Cross built in the red rock of Sedona, Arizona USA ©2013 Nick Katin To buy a print of this photo go to Chapel of the holy cross photo. To licence this photo email or contact us
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