The main altar of white marble and black tough-stone is a present of arch-bishop Andreas Cruesen (1657-1666) whose white armorial bearings draw attention on the black bases of the columns. The sculptor-architect Lucas Fayd’herbe (1617-1697), built the porch-altar according to a design of willem Hees or Hesius (1601-1690). The still simple and equilibrated [...]
Archive for April, 2014
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St Rumbold’s Cathedral – High Altar
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 23rd 2014
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St Rumbold’s Cathedral
St Rumbold’s Cathedral was built in the thirteenth century. From the outset it was larger and more impressive than all the other parish churches and later on it became ‘the church of the archbishops’. Originally there was a triple-nave cruciform church on the site of the vast cathedral. Only after a series of building campaigns [...]
9 Comments CherryPie on Apr 22nd 2014
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Two Angels
As part of the Easter celebrations my local parish church erects a wooden cross and adorns it with flowers. This is done by the congregation just before the Easter morning service. I think it is a lovely idea and little children bring flowers to place on the Easter Cross. The Church ‘Flower Ladies’ help [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 21st 2014
For I remember it is Easter morn, and life and love and peace are all new born.
Alice Freeman Palmer
12 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2014
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Happy Easter
10 Comments CherryPie on Apr 20th 2014
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Inner Courtyard…
…of the Town Hall complex.
4 Comments CherryPie on Apr 19th 2014
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The Palace of the Great Council
16 Comments CherryPie on Apr 18th 2014
