Contributions of the group Fotos über Kirchen

Platsa - Agios Nikolaos

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:05:50 +0000

The church of Agios Nikolaos is located just outside Platsa in the locality called Kabinari. It is a domed three-aisle, barrel-vaulted basilica with three equally-sized apses. Two main building phases have been recognised. The first church a three-aisle, barrel-vaulted basilica with a narthex at its west dates to the 9th – 10th century. It was built with hewn orthogonal poros blocks of impressive size.

Recent evidence has shown that an earlier, ruined roman structure had been incorporated into the core of this church. The second phase has been precisely dated to 1337-1338, according to the founder’s inscription. This phase included the reconstruction of a large part of the vaulting and the addition of the dome. Smaller scale modifications took place during the early post byzantine period.

Architektonische Gegensätze und HBBM !

nobody@ipernity.com (Mecklenburg-Foto (Reinhard L.)) — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:33:41 +0000

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Das Gebäude vor der Uspenski-Kathedrale ist das Hauptquartier des finnisch-schwedischen Konzerns Stora Enso und wurde 1962 nach einem Entwurf des Architekten Alvar Aalto errichtet.

Church of Saint John the Evangelist.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 23:26:14 +0000

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It is also known as Saint Bartholomew Church. It stands at Republic Square, Vila Viçosa.

Koumani - Agioi Anargyroi

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 22:37:56 +0000

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The initial form of the church of Agioi Anargyroi, in the settlement of Koumani dates back to the late 10th century, based mainly on some painting fragments preserved here.
The church assumed its current form in the 13th century, when it was modified into a single aisle domed cross-in-square. The modification is associated with the new tendencies after 1261, with Mystras playing the primary role in their development. Most of the church’s wall paintings date to the 13th century. An arched single-lobe bell tower of the same period rises above the entrance.

Mother Church of Our Lady of Conception.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:13:48 +0000

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At Dom Nuno Álvares Pereira Square, Vila Viçosa.

Der Dom zu Helsinki

nobody@ipernity.com (Mecklenburg-Foto (Reinhard L.)) — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 10:06:37 +0000

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"Der Dom zu Helsinki (finnisch Helsingin tuomiokirkko, Suurkirkko; schwedisch Helsingfors domkyrka, Storkyrkan) ist eine evangelische Kirche in der finnischen Hauptstadt Helsinki und die Kathedrale des lutherischen Bistums Helsinki. Der 1830 bis 1852 nach Entwürfen von Carl Ludwig Engel errichtete klassizistische Sakralbau liegt am zentralen Senatsplatz und ist das bekannteste Wahrzeichen der Stadt." (Wikipedia)

Helsinki, Blick zur Uspenski-Kathedrale

nobody@ipernity.com (Mecklenburg-Foto (Reinhard L.)) — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:25:36 +0000

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Die Uspenski-Kathedrale ist Sitz eines orthodoxen Bischofs.
Die Uspenski-Kathedrale wurde vom Architekten Alexei Gornostajew im russisch-byzantinischen Stil entworfen und 1868 geweiht. Die aus roten Ziegelsteinen gebaute Kathedrale ist die größte orthodoxe Kirche im westlichen Europa. Sie hat 13 Kuppeln mit vergoldeten Spitzen. (Wikipedia)

Lagkada - Metamorphosis Soteros

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 20:33:35 +0000

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Metamorfosi Sotiros (Transfiguration of Christ) at Lagkada is a domed, four-column cross-in-square church and dates to the 14th century. Its eastern side was modified in the 16th century. A single-lobe arched bell tower rises at the end of the west wall.

Juromenha Castle.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:37:06 +0000

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This castle was built during the Moorish occupation and some changes were ordered by the Portuguese kings since the Middle Ages. During the Restauration War, Spain tried to reconquest cities and towns near the border, besieging Portuguese fortresses. As the garrison of Juromenha Castle was short of elements, some students were mobilised and included in the garrison. On January 19th 1659 a doctor came to see a very sick man in the basement of the Governor house. Realising that the patient was about to die, he asked for a priest to offer the extreme unction to the patient. The students came with one after dark. Using a torch to find their way to the patient, they arrived with the priest, not aware that the place was a gunpowder magazine. A devastating explosion soon occurred, destroying a lot of buildings inside walls and causing over 200 deaths.
On the 21st century the walls and bulwarks have been restored, but not most buildings, still in ruins as the photo shows.

Blue (Happy?) Wednesday Wall

nobody@ipernity.com (Mecklenburg-Foto (Reinhard L.)) — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 07:24:04 +0000

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Die Nikolaikirche (estnisch Niguliste kirik) ist eines der Wahrzeichen der estnischen Hauptstadt Tallinn.
Heute ist die Nikolaikirche Teil des estnischen Kunstmuseums. In ihr sind die wichtigsten sakralen Schätze Tallinns ausgestellt. Sie dient außerdem als Konzertsaal mit einer beeindruckenden Akustik. (Wikipedia)

Johanneskirche am Feuersee II

nobody@ipernity.com (Thomas Heizmann) — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:13:22 +0000

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Johanneskirche am Feuersee in Stuttgart-West: Berühmte evangelische Kirche von 1876 im neugotischen Stil neben einem kleinen Teich.

Johanneskirche am Feuersee I

nobody@ipernity.com (Thomas Heizmann) — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:13:05 +0000

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Johanneskirche am Feuersee in Stuttgart-West: Berühmte evangelische Kirche von 1876 im neugotischen Stil neben einem kleinen Teich.

Cross of the Snake and Church of Our Lady of Lapa.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 20:46:41 +0000

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At Piscinas Alameda (Avenue of the Swimming-pools), Vila Viçosa.

Mystras - Hagios Demetrios

nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:26:43 +0000

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Mystras is a Byzantine ruined city near the village of the same name, northwest of Sparta.

The history of Mystras begins with the Fourth Crusade. When the Crusaders conquered the Peloponnese in 1206/1207, Godfrey I of Villehardouin became Prince of Achaea. His son, William II, conquered the rest of Laconia and in 1249 built a strong hilltop fortress in Mystras, which had previously been uninhabited.

In 1259, William II was captured by the troops of the Byzantine Emperor and secured his release by surrendering Mystras. The Greek inhabitants of Sparta, weary of Crusader rule, settled in Mystras, located just three kilometers away. A flourishing city grew up below the castle, eventually boasting a population of tens of thousands.
Mystras was conquered by the Ottomans in 1460. Minarets began to appear alongside churches and monasteries. The city came under Venetian control in 1687, but fell back to the Ottoman Turks as early as 1715.

In 1770, during a Russo-Turkish war, troops from the Balkans, who had invaded the Peloponnese on Ottoman orders, devastated the city. This marked the end of Mystras's heyday. During the Greek War of Independence, the city was subsequently so severely destroyed that plans for its reconstruction were abandoned. Instead, a short time later, Sparta, which had been abandoned centuries earlier, was rebuilt.

Mystras has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.

The Church of Hagios Demetrios, the earliest of the surviving churches of Mystras, is the metropolitan church, It is a wooden roofed basilica.

The church was founded between 1263 and 1272 by the Bishop Eugenios, whose tomb was discovered in the church. The paintings were commissioned by Bishop Theodosios and date to approximately 1272.
Inscriptions dedicate the structure to Nikiphoros, Metropolitan of Laconia, however, he was undoubtedly not the founder, he likely only commissioned the construction of the narthex around 1310.

Der gotische Dom von Porvoo

nobody@ipernity.com (Mecklenburg-Foto (Reinhard L.)) — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:57:35 +0000

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Als wir in Porvoo ankamen, regnete es. Das historische Kopfsteinpflaster glänzte deshalb besonders schön. Das war allerdings auch der einzige Vorteil dieses Wetters. Ich dachte zunächst: Wegen dieser bescheidenen Dorfkirche mussten wir nun bei dem Schietwetter auf diesen Berg laufen?
Aber das "Dorfkirchlein" erwies sich tatsächlich als eine Bischofskirche mit sehenswerter Innenausstattung. Einige Meter entfernt steht der zugehörige Glockenturm mit barocker Haube. (-> PiP)

Porvoo Dom Interieur

nobody@ipernity.com (Mecklenburg-Foto (Reinhard L.)) — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 08:55:59 +0000

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"Der Dom von Porvoo (schwedisch Borgå domkyrka, finnisch Porvoon tuomiokirkko) im finnischen Porvoo (schwedisch Borgå) ist die Bischofskirche des schwedischsprachigen evangelisch-lutherischen Bistums Borgå. ... Die Orgel wurde 1978 von der Orgelbaufirma Urkurakentamo Veikko Virtanen erbaut. Das Schleifladen-Instrument hat 44 Register auf drei Manualwerken und Pedal. Der Prospekt stammt aus dem Jahr 1799 von dem Orgelbauer Olof Schwan." (Wikipedia)
Im PiP die Orgel

Church of Our Lord of the Afflicted.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:12:55 +0000

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At Convento das Servas Street, Borba.
The marble on the façade proceeds from local quarries. Three municipalities in the region have several marble quarries: Borba, Estremoz and Vila Viçosa.

Saint Vincent Basilica (11th century).

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:33:46 +0000

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At Calle Humilladero, Ávila. It's one of the Romanesque churches outside walls that were added to UNESCO heritage in 2007.

Saint Peter Church (12th century).

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:18:56 +0000

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At Plaza Santa Teresa de Jesús, Ávila. It's one of the Romanesque churches outside walls that were added to UNESCO heritage in 2007.

Church of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

nobody@ipernity.com (Dimas Sequeira) — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:29:21 +0000

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At Plaza Teniente Arévalo, Ávila.