Tagged With "chapel"
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Re: A Visit to the Heinz Chapel
And it was all paid for by millions of gallons of ketchup and mustard. A very nice legacy and nicely presented George, thanks.
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Re: A Visit to Ireland: Part 2) the Rock of Cashel
Dr. Fumblefingers, you take amazing photos! We can't wait to go. Reminds me of the sweet song my mother used to sing around our house when I was a girl: "It's a long way to Tipperary."
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Re: A Visit to Ireland: Part 2) the Rock of Cashel
It is a long way to Tipperary, but it's worth the journey! You'll love your visit to Ireland, Rosemary. It's just a fun destination.
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A Visit to Ireland: Part 2) the Rock of Cashel
There are few places in Ireland with a richer history than the Rock of Cashel . Situated at the edge of the town of Cashel, the rock is a huge outcropping on top of which rests a complex of old buildings situated some 60m (200ft)...
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La Dolce Vita (Part 3) The Vatican’s Treasures
(Mural of Pope John Paul II, St. Peter's Square, The Vatican) When visiting the Vatican you leave Italy and enter another country, albeit a very small (110 acre) country with only a few hundred permanent residents. Yet the Vatican...
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Château de Vincennes
In this 50th year since her relationship with Paris began, PortMoresby visits yet another landmark new to her, Château de Vincennes, and wonders what took her so long.
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The Medici Chapels: Memorial to Wealth and Power
Jonathan L takes us on an exploration of how the wealth and power of the Medici family was exhibited after their deaths
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Thorncrown Chapel, Arkansas
DrFumblefinger calls this "one of the loveliest modern churches I've ever visited." It is in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, and was designed by an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wright..
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A Visit to the Heinz Chapel
George G visits the beautiful Heinz Chapel in Pittsburgh, built by the ketchup empire.
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San Bernardino alle Ossa, Milan
One of the most unusual chapels DrFumblefinger has ever visited, San Bernadino alle Ossa is elaborately decorated with human bones.
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Our Gloomy Visit to Dachau Concentration Camp
While in Munich, Samantha and her husband made their way to Dachau Concentration camp and a special memorial. May we never forgot what happened there so that history will NEVER repeat itself.
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Re: Our Gloomy Visit to Dachau Concentration Camp
A gentle reminder that history constantly repeats itself - somewhere in the world it continues today.
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Re: Our Gloomy Visit to Dachau Concentration Camp
With so much disinformation and plain ignorance about our recent history, it can sometimes takes a harrowing experience to bring home the scale of man's inhumanity to man. And to remember it didn't start this way, but with small injustices and prejudices that dehumanise some scapegoated section of society. Beware weasel words.
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Irving Arboretum, Bouctouche, New Brunswick
Travel Rob visits a wonderful Arboretum in the small town of Bouctouche, New Brunswick
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Confederate Memorial Chapel, Richmond, Virginia
George G visits a historic Memorial Chapel in the state capital of Virginia, Richmond.
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Chapel of the Transfiguration, Grand Teton National Park
DrFumblefinger visits a pretty pioneer log cabin church, built almost 100 years ago in what is now Grand Teton National Park.
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Christ Memorial Episcopal Church, Kauai
DrFumblefinger came across a charming small Anglican chapel in northern Kauai, built in conjunction with a now defunct sugar growing company.
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St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University
Jonathan L visits St. Paul's Chapel, on the campus of Columbia University
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Sedona's Breathtaking Red Sandstone Formations
Samantha says Sedona has to be one of the most exquisite places in the southwest, and thinks it’s something you have to see for yourself to believe.
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Re: Our Gloomy Visit to Dachau Concentration Camp
Rereading your essay after several years reminded me how important it is that we not let the 'big issues' of our times and of our past become just words and stories in a museum. It is so important to be in and feel actual places, and to remember that these events happened not to countries or movements or the like, but to ordinary people who were like ourselves. Thank you.
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The Royal Chapel, Stockholm
DrFumblefinger visits the Chapel located in the official residence of the Swedish Royal family, the Royal Palace on Gamla Stan.
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The Amazing Gothic Church of Sainte-Chapelle
Not nearly as large, well-known or frequently visited as its big sister just a few blocks away (the famous and ancient Notre-Dame Basilica), Sainte-Chapelle was hands down my favorite church in Paris. Sainte-Chapelle (sant-shah-pel) is...
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The Chapel of Bones, Evora, Portugal
DrFumblefinger visits a memorable small chapel in Evora -- one that is decorated with the bones of some 5,000 individuals.
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Re: The Chapel of Bones, Evora, Portugal
Wonderful! It reminds me of the Sedlec Ossuary outside of Prague
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Nativity Scenes, Church of San Francisco, Evora, Portugal
DrFumblefinger enjoys exploring a most impressive collection of Nativity Scenes, collected from 80 countries, on display in Evora.
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Re: The Royal Chapel, Stockholm
My favourite place in Stockholm as I fell in love with the architecture. It's such a sober coloring and it did took my breath away (even I might sound over exaggerating but that's how I felt). Definitely worth a visit even it's short or take your time to observe the detail (even pictures can't justify its beauty).
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The Monastery of Santa Maria, Batalha, Portugal
The church and monastery at Batalha represent an interesting hybrid of Gothic and Manueline architecture. It isan interesting destination and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, May 26, 2014: Entrance to Chapel at Abbey Fontevraud, France
Abbaye Royale de Fontevraud is situated in the western Loire Valley, one of the great destinations in France. The name refers not only to Europe’s largest medieval abbey (12th century), but also to the medieval town that surrounds it.