Sunday, February 28, 2016

inSPIREd Sunday


A detail from the façade of the Cattedrale di
Santa Maria del Fiore (aka the Duomo),
in Florence.  The church was begun in 1296
and consecrated in 1436—it takes a
few years to create a masterpiece like this.

[To see more churches from around the world, go here.]

6 comments:

  1. As any other former Tokyonian might say in thanks at having their day made by being able to cast one’s eye upon this image of spiritual, historical, and artistic beauty, “Duomo arigatō.”

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    1. こちらこそ、ありがとうございます, TG!

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  2. Love that detail....not much of this around on modern facades.

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  3. Love that detail....not much of this around on modern facades.

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  4. Highly skilled art my master craftsman. Thanks for the post.

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