Shining Light on the Past

Gothic elements in the Church of St. John the Baptist, Matera, Basilicata, c. 1229.

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Christmas at Notre Dame, Before the Fire

Lines Squared #1

Gothic Simplicity

Gothic Window, Alcabaça Monastery, Alcabaça, Portugal

A bit of Portugal for my first square. It seem fitting as a salute to Becky, our host for this challenge, who has a second blog Becky In Portugal

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We Mourn for Our Lady of Paris

Le Monde est en Larmes

Notre-Dame de Paris

Avant le feu

 

 

 

Royal Brick Gothic

It’s All in the Bricks

Roskilde Cathedral (Roskilde Domkirke) was the first Gothic cathedral constructed of brick, a style which spread throughout Northern Europe. The building was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. The Cathedral has been the last resting place of Danish monarchs since the 15th century.

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Stairway to Nowhere

Preaching to the Choir

Pulpit, Refectory, Alcobaça Monastery, Portugal

The Alcobaça Monastery was built in a unique early Gothic style following the precepts of the Order of Cistercians, with clean lines and the absence of decoration except for column capitals. Alcobaça Monastery and church are the first of this style in Portugal, dating to the 13th century. Abbey monks ate in the refectory (dining room). During meals, one of the monks ascended the pulpit and read passages of the Bible.

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