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Filed under Holidays, Rome 2024

Fontana dell’Acqua Felice

From Wiki:

The Fontana dell’Acqua Felice, also called the Fountain of Moses,[1] is a monumental fountain located in the Quirinale District of Rome, Italy. It marked the terminus of the Acqua Felice aqueduct restored by Pope Sixtus V. It was designed by Domenico Fontana and built in 1585–1588.[2] It is located at the intersection of Largo Santa Susanna and Via Venti Settembre; [...]

8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 24th 2024

Filed under Art, Faith Foundations, Heritage, Holidays, York 2018

Medieval Statues – York Museum

Limestone statues from St. Mary’s Abbey, York; Moses, Unknow Apostle, St. James and St. John the Evangelist.

These larger than life statues were placed above the west entrance to the abbey church at St. Mary’s to awe and inspire visitors. Beautifully crafted and painted they are the finest surviving example of eleventh century sculpture in the [...]

14 Comments CherryPie on May 7th 2018