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Thursday Postcard Hunt – Architectural Details

“Architectural Details” is this week’s theme for Thursday Postcard Hunt.

Postcard from Luxembourg.

Vaulted Ceiling in York Minster, North Yorkshire.
The Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, commonly known as York Minster, is the cathedral of York, North Yorkshire, England, and is one of the largest of its kind in Northern Europe. The minster was completed in 1472 after several centuries of building. It is devoted to Saint Peter, and has a very wide Decorated Gothic nave and chapter house, a Perpendicular Gothic quire and east end, and Early English north and south transepts. 

 

Postcard from Italy

Basilica of Saint John Lateran. The Lateran Palace was handed over by Constantine I to the Bishop of Rome, who converted the building into a temple during the fourth century. The Basilica is the oldest church in Europe. Founded during the fourth century in honour of St. John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, St John Lateran (Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano) is the Cathedral of Rome and the most important of the four major basilicas. It is known as St John Lateran Archbasilica, as it is considered the mother church of the Roman Catholic faithful.

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  3. I’ve never paid close attention to York’s ceiling (so much stained glass) next time I’m there I’m looking up. The basilica interior is a contrast to my, by comparison, austere facade. Love the tiled floor. I always like to have something to look at during the bible readings so that display would keep me content.

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  4. Sometimes we forget to look at the ceilings, and they are the best part. I have visited that cathedral in Rome, and I was impressed. And you do not lack of impressive religious buildings in Rome!

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