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| 1994: Cathedrals (Design - Yu Artsimenev) |
The glory of St Basil's Cathedral in Red Square, Moscow
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| 1990: Village Churches from Jutland |
to the humble village church, but as every church-crawler knows however humble there is always something to admire. L-R (3.5) Gjellerup Church, above the door is the :Latin inscription "In 1150 the church was founded in the honour of God", this makes it the oldest dated building in Denmark. 4.75 Veng, the oldest monastery church in Denmark, built by the Benedictines around 1100; 8.25- Bredsten church was constructed in the 1100s and redesigned in the baroque style in the 18th Century.
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| 2003: The Church of Kumlinge (Design - Pirkko Nahtero) |
Travel to Aland and the isolated St Anne's church located in the middle of the island of Kumlinge. One of the big draws for visitors are the 15th Century wall and ceiling paintings and the oldest alter piece in Finland (1250).
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| 1991 Discount Stamps: Skansen 100 Years (Design - A Oldenburg) |
The old wooden church in the village of Seglora was due for demolition when a stone church was built to replace it however it was saved and moved to Skansen in 1916. Today it is a popular place for weddings.
Sunday Stamps theme this week is - Places of Worship - pray visit See It On A Postcard
3 comments:
It seems the Scandinavians really like wooden church weddings!
As much as I am in awe of St Basil's, I am really drawn to the smaller churches.
All lovely!
I am amazed again about the variety of styles. I usually prefer smaller churches too, but St. Basil's must be quite a place!
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