Religious Text on Altar, Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark
A Holy Book
Religious Text on Altar, Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark
The Sphinx, Giza, Egypt
Nothing says power, superiority, importance, command like size. The bigger, the better when it comes to religion, government, or a combination of the two. Ancient Egypt was one of the first civilizations to demonstration the power represented in size.
Avenue of the Sphinxes, Luxor, Egypt
An avenue of sandstone sphinxes stretches over 1.5 miles from the Temple of Luxor to the Temple of Karnak. At one time, over 1300 statues lined the road, which was used annually for the Opet Festival honoring the ancient Egyptian god Amun, his wife Mut, and their son Khonsu. The the sacred pathway was used as early as the 15th century BCE. The pharaoh Nectenabo I (380-362 BCE) built the existing avenue and lined it with sphinxes bearing his name. Most of the sphinxes have human heads, but some earlier statues near Karnak have rams heads. In 2004, the Egyptian government began a massive excavation and restoration project to restore the road and its sphinxes, many of which had deteriorated, been buried in the sand, or used for other projects by the Romans and others. Large sections of the avenue linking the two temples have been completed.
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Chapel bench, Collégiale Basilique Notre-Dame, Beaune, France
Virgin Pink, Estrela Basilica, Lisbon, Portugal
Statue of the Virgin Mary and three worshipful angel heads, Estrela Basilica, Lisbon, Portugal. Note the of pink flowers in the fine painted details on her garments. Unfortunately, her crown didn’t fit in the square.
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Advent/Christmas Decorations, Church of Saint-Séverin, Latin Quarter, Paris, France
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