Baroque capital – Noto – Sicily

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 08:10 PM in 2011

Continuation of the gallery Splendours of Sicily.

© pbOOg.cOm / Baroque capital

Destroyed by an earthquake in 1693, the city of Noto was entirely rebuilt in baroque style. In 2002 Noto were declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its architectural unity.

Here is the San Nicolò cathedral, restored and reopened in 2007 after the collapse of its dome.

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Tags: Architecture, Church, Europe, Italy, Noto, Sicily, UNESCO, World Heritage

Colors of Roussillon – Provence

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 06:30 PM in 2011

Continuation of the gallery Verdon – Luberon – Camargue.

© pbOOg.cOm / Central square

© pbOOg.cOm / In front of Roussillon church

We’re here in the central square and in front of the church of Roussillon. This village belongs to the most beautiful villages of France association. Roussillon is located in the heart of the biggest ochre deposits in the world, and is distinguished by a wide palette of flamboyant colours.

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Bet Giyorgis – The jewel of Lalibela

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 05:30 PM in 2010

Continuation of the gallery “Historic route of the North“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Bet Giyorgis – The jewel of Lalibela

© pbOOg.cOm / Greek cross

Representing the apogee of the rock-hewn tradition, Bet Giyorgis is the most visually perfect church of Lalibela, a 12m-high three-tiered plinth in the shape of a Greek cross.

To appreciate the serenity of this unique site, please watch these 4 links (360 degree panoramas) :

- Up the tree
- Sunset
- Down
- Inside

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At the door of Bet Abba Libanos – Lalibela

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 05:30 PM in 2010

Continuation of the gallery “Historic route of the North“.

© pbOOg.cOm / At the door of Bet Abba Libanos

Priest at the door of Bet Abba Libanos, one of many rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.

Tradition says that this church was built in 24 hours by Meskal Kebran, wife of King Lalibela, helped by angels. It may explain the fragility of the sanctuary which is cut in a more friable rock. The walls of the facade are also dangerously cracked.

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Priest inside Bet Gabriel-Rufael – Lalibela

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 05:30 PM in 2010

Continuation of the gallery “Historic route of the North“.

© pbOOg.cOm / Priest inside Bet Gabriel-Rufael

Title says everything

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At the door of Bet Gabriel-Rufael – Lalibela

Posted by pbOOg.cOm at 06:00 PM in 2010

Continuation of the gallery “Historic route of the North“.

© pbOOg.cOm / At the door of Bet Gabriel-Rufael

Priest at the door of Bet Gabriel-Rufael, one of many rock-hewn churches of Lalibela.

Archaeologists believe that, in the beginning, the building was not intended to be a church, but rather the royal palace.

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