#medieval architecture

The fire that devastated Paris’s twelfth-century cathedral, Notre-Dame, earlier this year has not stopped the traditional Christmas market held outside from proceeding. Opening on the thirteenth of December, it will run for a little over two weeks.

Photo by naixn, Flickr.

viksalos:

Portals to another world - Avebury & Chepstow, 2015

(more photography)

“Russian Cinderella” project, part 3

Prince’s castle

Medieval streets, Rhodes, Greece

(Croatia) streets of Dubrovnik by je01.

A reconstruction of the Towers of Bologna in the 12th Century. One hypothesis for the prevalence of the structures is their utilisation by wealthy families for offensive/defensive purposes. 

One cannot help but to conjure images of Corbusier’s ‘La Ville Radieuse’ or the Futurist cityscapes of Antonio Sant’Elia

Bruges by Night

Bruges

design-is-fine:

Cologne Cathedral, Germany. Construction began in 1248, was halted around 1560,  restarted in 1814 and was completed to its original medieval plan in 1880. The builders in the 14th century created a pastel light effect that remained unique among medieval churches. It is preserved in the cathedral choir to this day. The oldest window dates back to the 13th century, the most recent window was created in 2007 by Gerhard Richter. Source

The village church in Münchsteinach, Germany. Founded as a monastery in the early 12th century but later disused, it still retains much of its early, Romanesque atmosphere.

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Ancient Besletsky bridge (XI-XII c.), Sukhum, Abkhazia

Mănăstirea Dragomirna/ Dragomirna Monastery, Romania by wj30

Biserica Domnească Sfântul Nicolae/ St. Nicholas Church, Curtea de Argeș, Romania by fusion-of-horizons

Mănăstirea Sfinții Trei Ierarhi/ Monastery of the Three Hierarchs , Iași, Romania by Oana-Roxana

Biserica Domnească Sfântul Nicolae, Curtea de Argeș, Romania by Budoiu Bogdan

Biserica Domnească Sfântul Nicolae/ St. Nicholas Church, Curtea de Argeș, Romania by fusion-of-horizons

city square, cluj napoca, romania

Photo:George Oancea