Interior of the church in the very first post of this thread.
The frescos date to about 1170. They were whitewashed during the Reformation and discovered in 1808, were restored several times, most recently in 2003:
The fresco on the upper left shows the three Magi bringing gifts to the Christ child; the lower left show the founders of the church, Asser Riig and Mrs. Inge, handing over the church to God. The upper right picture depicts the Flight to Egypt. The lower right fresco was destroyed except for what appears to be the hand of God:
The crucifix has been dated to 1250 to 1275:
Looking west: the two granite columns present an unanswered riddle: they appear to have been machine-turned, apparently by a lost process. The granite originates in Aswan in Upper Egypt; how they were made and how they were transported to Northern Europe more than 850 years ago is unknown:
Finally, the collection box, which shows signs of having been partly buried at some time:
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Chichester cathedral
Worcester Cathedral
Temse, Belgium
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St. Jan basilica in 's-Hertogenbosch
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Interior of the church in the very first post of this thread.
The frescos date to about 1170. They were whitewashed during the Reformation and discovered in 1808, were restored several times, most recently in 2003:
The fresco on the upper left shows the three Magi bringing gifts to the Christ child; the lower left show the founders of the church, Asser Riig and Mrs. Inge, handing over the church to God. The upper right picture depicts the Flight to Egypt. The lower right fresco was destroyed except for what appears to be the hand of God:
The crucifix has been dated to 1250 to 1275:
Looking west: the two granite columns present an unanswered riddle: they appear to have been machine-turned, apparently by a lost process. The granite originates in Aswan in Upper Egypt; how they were made and how they were transported to Northern Europe more than 850 years ago is unknown:
Finally, the collection box, which shows signs of having been partly buried at some time:
Church in Beilstein, Germany. Along the Mosel river.
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Side altar in the Dom of Köln
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Santuario Atotonilco is a place I go to take fotos every time I am in Méjico. This is the full monte.
Exterior
Exterior
Main sanctuary
Guadalupe Chapel
Chapel
Chapel of the Holy Burial
I almost forgot my favorite chapel but have located it
Great series Willard, beautiful place and well shot!
In the Jing'An temple (Shanghai)
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Gracias, Pieter. Glad you like it.
St Alban's Cathedral, UK
In the Dom of Köln
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Monschau, Germany
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Jesuit church in Wroclaw (Poland)
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La Parroquiia, in the Bajío, Méjico
Pori, Finland
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Side entrance to the Dom in Köln
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Inside of the St-Carolus Borromeus church in Antwerp. Most paintings in there are from P. Paul Rubens.
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Same Church, I agree it's one of the very beautiful churches in Antwerp
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Iglesia, Celaya Méjico
Augsburg's sister city Bourges, France has a magnificent huge cathedral. We paid a visit on a cloudy day several years ago.
Chapel of St. Peter and St. Paul in the Naval College (Greenwich)
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Worcester Cathedral, Worcester, UK
Church of St. Joseph, Waterloo, Belgium
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Church in San Francisco with a Ferrari meeting in front of it.
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Hallgrímskirkja in Reykjavik basking in the late evening sun
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Arundel Cathedral, Arundel, UK
Inside a small church in Carlsfeld, Germany.
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Catholic church in Jawor, Poland
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