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Category Archives: Cemetries & Churches
The Hallstatt Karner
Hallstatt is a small village situated in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria on the south-western shore of the Hallstätter See (lake). It is home to an extraordinary karner (charnel house) also known as a beinhaus (bone house) which hosts … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetries & Churches, DarkArt, QuestionableArt
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The Crusader, The Thief, The Nun & The Unknown
St Michan’s Church of Ireland is located in the heart of inner-city Dublin, where worship has existed on this site since 1095, when it was originally built by the Vikings who dedicated it after a Danish bishop. The Church encountered … Continue reading
Posted in Cemetries & Churches, DarkArt, QuestionableArt
Tagged #Dublin, crypts, Handel, Ireland, Messiah, mummies, St. Michan's Church, The Big Four, The Crusader
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Praise for Matilda’s Legacy for Caen
L’Abbaye-aux-Dames (aka Ladies’ Abbey and Abbey of Sainte-Trinité / Holy Trinity) sits in the parish of St. Giles in Caen, Normandy was founded by Matilda of Flanders, wife of William the Conqueror. The Abbey is a former monastery for women and Benedictine nuns, and … Continue reading
It’s Gaudi – not gaudy
The Gothic, high art Nouveau, Expressionist and Cubist church, Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia (aka Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family), is commonly referred to as “La Sagrada Família”. It is a large Roman Catholic Church in Barcelona designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Artists A-Z, Cemetries & Churches
Tagged #Modernism, Antoni Gaudi, Basílica y Templo Expiatorio de la Sagrada Familia, Catalan architects, Catalan architecture, Catalan Modernism, La Sagrada Familia, Modernista movement, neo-Gothicism, notable vegetarians, Sagrada Familia
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Oranges and Lemons say the Bells of St. Clement’s
St. Clement Danes Church on London’s The Strand in the City of Westminster, was largely untouched by the Great Fire of London in 1666. The first church on this site was reputedly founded in the 9th century by the Danes, … Continue reading
The Isle of the Dead is real
The Isle of the Dead contains the remains of buried convicts and penal colonists who occupied the out-posted penal colony at Port Arthur in Tasmania from 1830-1877. According to legend, banished Irish Convict John Barron, was monarch of all he … Continue reading
Posted in Angels, Cemetries & Churches, DarkArt
Tagged Isle de Morts, Isle of the Dead, Port Arthur, Port Arthur Penal Colony., Tasmania
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The Rolling English Road…to Kensal Green
Kensal Green Cemetery was the first of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ garden-style cemeteries to be developed in London. Kensal Green consists of a 72-acre cemetery in the west of London, which was consecrated by the Bishop of London, on 24th January, 1833. … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Cemetries & Churches, DarkArt
Tagged Dark art; cemeteries, Kensal Green, London cemeteries
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