“Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.”( Le Corbusier ) Architecture of Lyon. . Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved
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There are many famous quotes on the city of Venice. I really like this quote from Thomas Mann: «This was Venice, the flattering and suspect beauty – this city, half fairy tale and half tourist trap, in whose insalubrious air the arts once rankly and voluptuously blossomed, where composers have been inspired to lulling tones of somniferous eroticism.(Thomas Mann) . . .. . . . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
Source: Venice.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) World Heritage Sites are places of importance cultural or natural. Italy has a total of 51 inscribed properties. These include the center historic centre of Florence named a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1982 as “Symbol of the renaissance with extraordinary architecture and art such as the Florence Cathedral, Basilica of Santa Croce, the Uffizi or the Pitti Palace. “Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
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Santorini : The Churches. . . Santorini’s churches are defined by anonymous vernacular architecture . The island has over 600 churches and chapels. These are simple, square edifices, mostly done in a sparse white. Without any particular ornamentation. Churches forman integral part of the island architecture with different typologies and influences evident. The churches and the chapels of Oia are white and blue domed in general . The area of Oia, hosts around 70 churches and many of the churches were dedicated to sailors.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
Source: Santorini.The Churches
The Piazza dei Miracoli or Piazza of Miracles is a walled 8.87-hectare area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world. The square is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistry, the Leaning Tower ( the Bell Tower), and the Camposanto Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery) founded in 1277 by Giovanni di Simone.The name “Piazza dei Miracoli” was coined by the Italian writer and poet Gabriele d’Annunzio who, in his novel “Forse che sì forse che no” (1910), described the square as the “prato dei Miracoli,” or “meadow of miracles”.In 1987, the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ….. ….. … Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
“Architecture is the learned game, correct and magnificent, of forms assembled in the light.”( Le Corbusier ) Architecture of Lyon. . Photo © Daniela Serra 2016 – All Rights Reserved
Source: Architecture
Oia village. Santorini (Greece). The village is approximately 150 meters above sea level. Oia was severely damaged in the 1956 earthquake and much work has been involved to implement its restoration.The natural beauty of Oia village in combination with its traditional architecture which consists of white washed houses, old mansions , narrow streets and blue domed churches, make this village unique thus extremely popular to the visitors. . . . . Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
Source: Oia village. Santorini (Greece).
Santorini : The Churches. . . Santorini’s churches are defined by anonymous vernacular architecture . The island has over 600 churches and chapels. These are simple, square edifices, mostly done in a sparse white. Without any particular ornamentation. Churches forman integral part of the island architecture with different typologies and influences evident. The churches and the chapels of Oia are white and blue domed in general . The area of Oia, hosts around 70 churches and many of the churches were dedicated to sailors.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
Source: Santorini.The Churches
The Piazza dei Miracoli or Piazza of Miracles is a walled 8.87-hectare area located in Pisa, Tuscany, Italy, recognized as an important center of European medieval art and one of the finest architectural complexes in the world.
The square is dominated by four great religious edifices: the Pisa Cathedral, the Pisa Baptistry, the Leaning Tower ( the Bell Tower), and the Camposanto Monumentale (Monumental Cemetery) founded in 1277 by Giovanni di Simone.
The name “Piazza dei Miracoli” was coined by the Italian writer and poet Gabriele d’Annunzio who, in his novel “Forse che sì forse che no” (1910), described the square as the “prato dei Miracoli,” or “meadow of miracles”.
In 1987, the whole square was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ….. ….. …
Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
Santorini : The ChurchesSantorini’s churches are defined by anonymous vernacular architecture . The island has over 600 churches and chapels. These are simple, square edifices, mostly done in a sparse white. Without any particular ornamentation. Churches forman integral part of the island architecture with different typologies and influences evident. The churches and the chapels of Oia are white and blue domed in general . The area of Oia, hosts around 70 churches and many of the churches were dedicated to sailors.Photo © Daniela Serra – All Rights Reserved
Source: Santorini.The Churches
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