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Thanks to the Kensington Historical Society for preserving and sharing the original photograph of the Presbyterian Church.
Sauðárkrókur Church in northwest Iceland was built in 1892 and was consecrated on the 18th of December of the same year and can seat 350 people. The tower was rebuilt during 1957-1958 and the main door was enlarged on both sides of the tower. The altarpiece at the church depicts the journey to Emmaus and was made by the painter Anker Lund from Denmark. For more picture from my stay in Skagafjordur, please visit my Facebook
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A bit quieter than yesterday's chippy image, in fact rather a dull picture, but it has been hanging around for a while and I thought I would put it up and get it out of my system.
Taken on a miserable cold wet day in March, the church has no name that I could find and the few houses did not make a village, so a nameless place in Leicester-shire.
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I took a road I'd never been on before this afternoon and came upon what I imagine is a memorial of a church that once served the farming area called Westerdale, which is southwest of Olds, Alberta. The building itself wouldn't have made me stop, but the clouds around the building were somewhat clickworthy today as snow squalls passed through several areas of west central Alberta.
Misha and I decided to go out for a walk on a (rarely seen!) sunny summer day to discover the city we live it. Came across this relatively small church the sun at the perfect angle.
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Diatremes or volcanic plugs of Church Rock, Agathla Peak (far right) and others east of Kayenta, AZ, on the outskirts of Monument Valley
The Parish Church has stood at the centre of the town for over a thousand years. Beginning as a small Saxon church sometime around the tenth century and then devloping via a larger Norman structure to the present perpendicular church that has graced the town centre since the fifteenth century. Perpendicular in style and cruciform in shape the church was granted Minster status in 2004.
I finally got to do some new transfers last weekend, so I'll upload them this week... :) got some major chigger bites getting this perspective. lol
Avaldsnes kirke, formally St. Olav's Church at Avaldsnes, is a parish church in Karmøy municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. The medieval stone church is located in the village of Avaldsnes on the northern part of the island of Karmøy. The first church located here was likely built before the year 1024 on the site of a royal estate.
I different way to show a church (el Raval, Barcelona).
Una manera diferente de mostrar una iglesia (El Raval, Barcelona)
Church of Viðareiði with Borðoy and Kalsoy in the background. In the 17th century, the old church was destroyed in a storm. It is said that a part of the cemetery was washed away by the sea and that coffins from the cemetery were recovered in Hvannasund and reburied in Viðareiði.
The current church was built in 1892. The church silver is a gift from the British government, thanking the Viðareiði's citizens for the rescue of the Brig Marwood, which was shipwrecked near Viðareiði during a winter storm in 1847.
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This is dedicated to all the victims of hurricanes In the US and in Haiti 38
lost their life's, please lets all pray for them,
This church is close to the place were I go to take peaceful photos,
Have a wonderful Thursday my friends! be kind to one another.
Built in 1183 Borgund Stave Church is not the most ancient , but probably the Rolls Royce of stave churches. The pagoda topped exterior makes it the very archtype of Norwegian stave churches. For those who seek information about the South Dakota replica: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_in_the_Hills
Balranald Church, North Uist, Outer Hebrides, Scotland.
Driving around North Uist on the Outer Hebrides you can't miss the Balranald Church (Kilmuir Parish Church) built 1892 to 1894.
It's a T-plan Gothic church with porch in either re-entrant angle, that to south forming base of 2-stage square tower.
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I walked past Cromer church at night in the autumn. There was a concert in progress, with music in the air. Here's the light streaming through the windows. It was a magical moment. I took several photographs of the windows(s) but I like this one the best.
During my visit to Ullswater on Tuesday I decided to visit this lovely church at Troutbeck. The setting of the church is stunning but this was nearly overshadowed by the amazing light which was dark one moment then brilliant sunshine. This shot was taken during a few second period where I waited for the sun to come down the valley to light the church up which contrasted well with the dark and ominous areas around.
The church is located on a road just outside Windermere which leads to Kirkstone pass. The church was constructed in 1736 on the same site as a 15th century chapel
I am off for an Easter break for a few days today, happy Easter & happy flickring everyone!!
OK...so I have a thing about this church. Just this one church...found in Iceland. This is a favorite image, very unusual for me. I have no idea why all this orange arranged itself into to my convoluted imagination...
Slovak Catholic Church of the Transfiguration , Markham , Ontario.
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Taken with the Lee Big Stopper. decided to leave the CA in there , took out too much sky detail if i corrected it. This is an incredible piece of architecture .
Some Features of this Church - Among its features is the world's largest three bell carillon, with the French made bells by the Fonderie Paccard, weighing 32,000 pounds, and 300 cm diameter. The mosaics are reputed to contain about 5 million pieces. The cathedral was built to hold 1000 worshipers serving a community of about 5000 Byzantine Rite Catholics in the GTA and 35,000 across Canada. The central tower rises 63 metres (about 20 storeys) and is topped by a gold onion dome. The church was designed by Donald Buttress, a renowned architect whose claim to fame is overhauling Westminster Abbey. It is a significant landmark east of the 404 highway.
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Urnes Stave Church (Norwegian: Urnes stavkirke) is a stave church at the Ornes farm, along the Lustrafjord in the municipality of Luster in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway.
It has been owned by Fortidsminneforeningen (Society for the Preservation of Norwegian Ancient Monuments) since 1881. In 1979, the Urnes stave church was listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
The church was built around 1130 or shortly thereafter, and still stands in its original location; it is believed to be the oldest of its kind. It provides a link between Christian architecture and the architecture and artforms of the Viking Age with typical animal-ornamentation, the so called "Urnes style" of animal-art.
There have been numerous attempts to interpret the decoration (iconography) of the church's most remarkable part, the old portal in the northern wall. The images are generally considered to represent a snake curling upwards. At the lower end there is an animal with four feet biting the snake.
A common interpretation of this scene is that it portrays the eternal fight between good and evil. The animal is widely believed to be a stylised lion. In Christian iconography the lion is a symbol of Christ, fighting the evil symbolized by the snake, a common representation of Satan.
On the other hand, it is possible that the decoration of the earlier church featured some scenes from Norse mythology, a likely reason for its premature reconstruction in the 12th century. In this context, the animal may be interpreted as Níðhöggr eating the roots of Yggdrasil. "The intertwined snakes and dragons represent the end of the world according to the Norse legend of Ragnarök."
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