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Russia
Tsarskoye Selo
Catherine Palace
the architect Rastrelli

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Spiral staircase in Melk abbey

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New on 500px : Iglesia abacial de Santa Maria de Veruela by neobit by neobit

Se estructura en tres naves cubiertas con crucería simple gótica y una cabecera muy desarrollada con girola y cinco absidiolos cubiertos con bóveda de cuarto de esfera de tradición románica. Las obras comenzaron por el presbiterio y consta documentalmente que sus altares fueron bendecidos entre 1168 y 1182, retrasándose la consagración del mayor a 1248. En 1249 la mayor parte del templo ya se había erigido. En la iglesia, los monjes pasan en torno a un cuarto del día rezando las distintas horas canónicas, desde maitines a completas; por este motivo, es la edificación mayor y más cuidada de cualquier monasterio cisterciense. A los pies de la nave colateral sur se abre la puerta de los conversos (los legos) de tradición románica (inicios del s. XIII). Éstos, al igual que en el resto del monasterio, no se mezclaban con los monjes y poseían un coro independiente en la nave central, detrás del de los monjes (ambos desmantelados).

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New on 500px : Sacristia nueva – Real Monasterio de Santa María de Veruela by neobit by neobit

Inició su edificación el abad Bernardo López (1664-1668) y decorada poco después acorde al estilo barroco. Sustituyó a la primitiva sacristía. Se ingresa desde la iglesia a través de una portada monumental en yeso policromado, que incluye numeroso ángeles niños, figuras alegóricas y en el remate la Inmaculada y Cristo Resucitado Niño. En el interior, los muros se articulan mediante pilastras corintias labradas con motivos geométricos. El entablamento y la bóveda se decoran en yeso a base de motivos naturales y geométricos.

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Church in Syracuse (Sicily).

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New on 500px : Sacristia nueva – Real Monasterio de Santa María de Veruela by neobit by neobit

Inició su edificación el abad Bernardo López (1664-1668) y decorada poco después acorde al estilo barroco. Sustituyó a la primitiva sacristía. Se ingresa desde la iglesia a través de una portada monumental en yeso policromado, que incluye numeroso ángeles niños, figuras alegóricas y en el remate la Inmaculada y Cristo Resucitado Niño. En el interior, los muros se articulan mediante pilastras corintias labradas con motivos geométricos. El entablamento y la bóveda se decoran en yeso a base de motivos naturales y geométricos.

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La Venaria Reale – Turin – Italy

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New on 500px : Mdina by michailchristodoulopoulos by michailchristodoulopoulos

Mdina , also known by its titles Città Vecchia or Città Notabile, is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta, which served as the island’s capital from antiquity to the medieval period. The city is still confined within its walls, and has a population of just under 300, but it is contiguous with the town of Rabat, which takes its name from the Arabic word for suburb, and has a population of over 11,000.

The city was founded as Maleth in around the 8th century BC by Phoenician settlers, and was later renamed Melite by the Romans. Ancient Melite was larger than present-day Mdina, and it was reduced to its present size during the Byzantine or Arab occupation of Malta. During the latter period, the city adopted its present name, which derives from the Arabic word medina. The city remained the capital of Malta throughout the Middle Ages, until the arrival of the Order of St. John in 1530, when Birgu became the administrative centre of the island. Mdina experienced a period of decline over the following centuries, although it saw a revival in the early 18th century. At this point, it acquired several Baroque features, although it did not lose its medieval character.

Mdina remained the centre of the Maltese nobility and religious authorities, but it never regained its pre-1530 importance, giving rise to the popular nickname the “Silent City” by both locals and visitors. Mdina is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and it is now one of the main tourist attractions in Malta.

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New on 500px : Mdina by michailchristodoulopoulos by michailchristodoulopoulos

Mdina , also known by its titles Città Vecchia or Città Notabile, is a fortified city in the Northern Region of Malta, which served as the island’s capital from antiquity to the medieval period. The city is still confined within its walls, and has a population of just under 300, but it is contiguous with the town of Rabat, which takes its name from the Arabic word for suburb, and has a population of over 11,000.

The city was founded as Maleth in around the 8th century BC by Phoenician settlers, and was later renamed Melite by the Romans. Ancient Melite was larger than present-day Mdina, and it was reduced to its present size during the Byzantine or Arab occupation of Malta. During the latter period, the city adopted its present name, which derives from the Arabic word medina. The city remained the capital of Malta throughout the Middle Ages, until the arrival of the Order of St. John in 1530, when Birgu became the administrative centre of the island. Mdina experienced a period of decline over the following centuries, although it saw a revival in the early 18th century. At this point, it acquired several Baroque features, although it did not lose its medieval character.

Mdina remained the centre of the Maltese nobility and religious authorities, but it never regained its pre-1530 importance, giving rise to the popular nickname the “Silent City” by both locals and visitors. Mdina is on the tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and it is now one of the main tourist attractions in Malta.

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Soap&Skin performing at a cathedral in Linz, Austria 2015
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New on 500px : Catedral de León by neobit by neobit

The León Cathedral, dedicated to Santa María de la Regla, was declared of Cultural Interest in 1844. It is known as the Pulchra Leonina and is a masterpiece of the Gothic style dominating the mid-13th century, by master architect Enrique. By the late 16th century it was virtually completed.
The main façade has two towers. The southern tower is known as the ‘clock tower’. The interior represents a combination of architecture, painting, sculpture and other arts. The Renaissance retrochoir contains alabaster sculptures and the choir was built by three great artists: Jusquin, Copin of Holland and Juan de Malinas. Particularly noteworthy is the Plateresque screen in the wall behind the sepulchre of King Ordoño.
It has three portals decorated with sculptures situated in the pointed arches between the two towers. The central section has a large rose window. Particularly outstanding is the image of the Virgin Blanca and the Locus Appellatione, where justice was imparted.
Its almost 1,800 square meters of stained glass windows are one of the main touristic attractions of the cathedral. The great majority of them are original, which is a rarity, and date from the thirteenth to the fifteenth century. They are among the world’s finest stained glass works.
In the Main Chapel, there is an altarpiece by Nicolás Francés (15th century) and a silver urn containing the relics of San Froilán, the town’s Saint patron, made by Enrique de Arfe. The 13th- to 15th-century cloister contains singular sculpted details in the capitals, friezes and ledges.
The Cathedral Museum houses a large collection of sacred art. There are almost 1,500 pieces, including 50 Romanesque sculptures of the Virgin, dating from pre-historic times to the 18th century (Neoclassicism) with works by Juan de Juni, Gregorio Fernández, Mateo Cerezo, a triptych of the School of Antwerp, a Mozarabic bible and numerous codices.
The Cathedral is also one of the three most important Cathedrals on The Way of Saint James (El Camino de Santiago). Along with The Burgos Cathedral and the Cathedral in Santiago De Compostela, it is visited a lot and it is a holy worshipping place, and very sacred to the people of its city. It is one of the things that makes Leon so famous, and one of the main stops on the camino.

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