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Castle of Platamon


Image by Ava Babili
The castle of Platamon is a fortress-town of the middle Byzantine period (10th century A.D.). It lies at the south-east foot of mount Olympos, at a strategic position which controls the route leading from Macedonia to Thessaly and South Greece.

Excavations conducted in 1995 brought to light the traces of a Hellenistic fortification, dated to the 4th century B.C. This confirms the suggestion that the site of the castle was occupied by the ancient city of Herakleion, "the first city of Macedonia…" after the Tempe valley, according to an ancient literary source dated to 360 B.C. Habitation on the site continued until the 4th century A.D. The Byzantine wall was restored by the Franks after 1204 and again by the Byzantines in the 14th century. At the end of the 14th century the fortress was captured by the Turks and was again rebuilt but its inhabitants continued to be Christians. In the Second World War (1941) it was bombed by the German army.

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Our Lady of the Snow


Image by bazylek100
The Church of Our Lady of the Snow (Matka Boska Śnieżna) and Convent of Dominican Sisters in Kraków are situated at Mikołajska and Na Gródku Streets.

The complex was built in the years 1632-34 for Dominican Sisters at the site known as Gródek, as a votive offering for the victory over Turks at Chocim in 1621. It was previously the site of a defensive mansion belonging to Voit Albert (13th/14th century), then a castle of King Ladislaus the Elbow-high, and the Tarnowski Palace in the 16th century.

Both the foundation of the convent and the dedication of the church to Our Lady of the Snow are not a matter of coincidence. Our Lady of the Snow was a patron saint of Christian chivalry fighting the infidels, and Stanisław Lubomirski, son of the founder Anna Lubomirska, was one of the victorious commanders of the Polish forces in the Battle of Chocim in the year 1621, when a Turkish army of nearly 100,000 soldiers, intending to cross the River Dniester and invade the Commonwealth of Poland and Lithuania, was defeated in spite of the fact that the joint Polish-Cossack troops amounted to only 40,000 men.

The Church is a Baroque hall building. The arched vault with telescopes is adorned with geometric stucco decoration. In the neo-Baroque main altar (1931) there is the allegedly miraculous painting of Our Lady of the Snow dating back to the 1st half of the 17th century sent by Pope Urban VIII. In the church there is a lavabo created most likely in the workshop of Bartolommeo Berrecci, Italian architect and sculptor (first half of the 16th century).
Next to the church there is a convent founded by Anna Lubomirska. It was built around a square viridary in the years 1627-32 at the site of the former Tarnowski Palace. On the Planty side the convent building leans on the former city wall with fragments of the Butcher’s Gate. The basement houses the remains of the 14th century Elbow-high’s castle.

Ottery St. Mary, Nave Vault


Image by RISD Visual Resources Center
Title: Ottery St. Mary, Nave Vault
Collection: John Hendrix English Gothic Collection
Creator: designer: William Joy (English, 1329-1347)
Image Creator: photographer: John Hendrix (American, 21stC)
Period-Date: Gothic; creation date: vault 1337-1342
Work Type: Vault (Structural element) , Church
Class: Architecture
Measurements: height: 34 feet, length: 66 feet
Description: The nave vault was painted red, blue and white (colors of the Christian Trinity)
View: Net vault with curving ribs, painted red, blue and white
Location: Site: Devon, England (United Kingdom)
Rights: (c)John Hendrix

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Colosseum (Coliseum) of Imperial Rome (2006-05-148)


Image by Argenberg
The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally known as the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, in Italian Colosseo), is a giant amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome. Originally capable of seating 50,000 spectators, it was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. It was built on a site just east of the Roman Forum, with construction starting between 70 and 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian. The amphitheatre, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire, was completed in 80 under Titus, with further modifications being made during Domitian’s reign.

The Colosseum remained in use for nearly 500 years with the last recorded games being held there as late as the 6th century – well after the traditional date of the fall of Rome in 476. As well as the traditional gladiatorial games, many other public spectacles were held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building eventually ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such varied purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry and a Christian shrine.

Although it is now in a severely ruined condition due to damage caused by earthquakes and stone-robbers, the Colosseum has long been seen as an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome and is one of the finest surviving examples of Roman architecture. It is one of modern Rome’s most popular tourist attractions and still has close connections with the Catholic Church, whose Pope leads a torchlit procession to the amphitheatre each Good Friday.

Arriving at the Pantheon


Image by Storm Crypt
Shot taken just outside (the courtyard) of the Pantheon. The Pantheon was built in 126AD. It is now a Roman Catholic Church(since the 4th Century) — but the date 126AD — there was no Roman Catholic church yet — at this time, Christians were massacred all over Rome as the Roman Empire attempted to kill all of them. More on the Pantheon later….

This is part of the filming site for "Angels and Demons".

The Pantheon Courtyard
Rome, Italy

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Colosseum


Image by M@rg
The Colosseum or Coliseum, originally the Flavian Amphitheatre (Latin: Amphitheatrum Flavium, Italian Anfiteatro Flavio or Colosseo), is an elliptical amphitheatre in the centre of the city of Rome, Italy, the largest ever built in the Roman Empire. It is one of the greatest works of Roman architecture and engineering.

Occupying a site just east of the Roman Forum, its construction started between 70 and 72 AD under the emperor Vespasian and was completed in 80 AD under Titus, with further modifications being made during Domitian’s reign.[1]

Originally capable of seating around 50,000 spectators, the Colosseum was used for gladiatorial contests and public spectacles. It remained in use for nearly 500 years with the last recorded games being held there as late as the 6th century – well after the traditional date of the fall of Rome in 476. As well as the traditional gladiatorial games, many other public spectacles were held there, such as mock sea battles, animal hunts, executions, re-enactments of famous battles, and dramas based on Classical mythology. The building eventually ceased to be used for entertainment in the early medieval era. It was later reused for such varied purposes as housing, workshops, quarters for a religious order, a fortress, a quarry and a Christian shrine.

Although it is now in a ruined condition due to damage caused by earthquakes and stone-robbers, the Colosseum has long been seen as an iconic symbol of Imperial Rome. Today it is one of modern Rome’s most popular tourist attractions and still has close connections with the Roman Catholic Church, as each Good Friday the Pope leads a torchlit "Way of the Cross" procession to the amphitheatre.

from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colosseum