Like all Gothic churches in Spain, the Burgos Cathedral has soaring vaults, sturdy flying buttresses, and lavish chapels with saints, angels, and demons. Continue reading
Architecture / Spain / Travel
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Architecture / Spain / Travel
Salamanca Cathedral and a New Kind of Easter Egg
Saving souls is serious business, and the intricately carved entryways of Spain’s Gothic cathedrals start the process even before worshippers get inside the building – sort of a preview of coming attractions. Continue reading
Architecture / Spain / Travel
Toledo’s Cathedral: See It Even if You’re Cathedraled-Out
Toledo’s most popular attraction and strongest tour-group magnet is Catedral Primada Santa María de Toledo (Primate Cathedral of Saint Mary of Toledo). Continue reading
Tantalizing Toledo: A Blend of Cultures
Not a day passes without news of a religious conflict somewhere in the world. But there was a time and place where Jews, Muslims, and Christians lived together peacefully – where ideas were exchanged on art, architecture, science, and yes, even religion. Continue reading
Architecture / Mexico / Travel
The Churches of Morelia: Spain’s Enduring Legacy
In the 16th Century Spaniards were serious about religion. The king and queen ruled the country with the Catholic church at their right hand. Together they instituted the Spanish Inquisition Continue reading
Architecture That Sends A Message
How could anyone object to this beautiful Russian Orthodox cathedral? It’s certainly a spectacular building, but in Tallinn, Estonia in 1900, it sent a loud-and-clear political message to an unruly Baltic territory: Czar Alexander III and his Russian government were in control. Continue reading
Architecture / Italy / Travel
From Drab to Fab: The Duomo Makeover
Florence’s cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, also known as the Duomo, is the city’s most recognizable building. Its famous dome, built by Brunelleschi, made a radical departure from the Gothic Style, and is recognized as the beginning of Renaissance Architecture. Continue reading
