🏛️Temple

Histories and heritages lives forever. Traditional temples and mystical churches in Europe are designed to inspire inner and outer spiritual thoughts and ideological prayers. Religion has been the soul of art from the ancient times. Beauty is a pathway to God.
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🇩🇪Walhalla
This Neoclassical memorial is a hall of honour high, reminiscent of the Parthenon of a Doric peripteros style in Greece and reaching for the grandeur of Valhalla in Germanic mythology and Norse mythology after which it was named. Until 1871, there was no Germany, but German-speaking territories were divided into several hundred independent kingdoms. In the 9th century, what is German-speaking kingdoms was ruled by Roman Empire, later subsumed by French Empire under Napoleon's control in 1806. Then 1807, the Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, in the wake of this humiliated defeat, wished to erect a monument to remind German-speaking peoples of their common history and victories from Germanic tribes, a German temple of sorts. After Ludwig was crowned king of Bavaria, construction began in 1830.
🇩🇪Walhalla
This Neoclassical memorial is a hall of honour high, reminiscent of the Parthenon of a Doric peripteros style in Greece and reaching for the grandeur of Valhalla in Germanic mythology and Norse mythology after which it was named. Until 1871, there was no Germany, but German-speaking territories were divided into several hundred independent kingdoms. In the 9th century, what is German-speaking kingdoms was ruled by Roman Empire, later subsumed by French Empire under Napoleon's control in 1806. Then 1807, the Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, in the wake of this humiliated defeat, wished to erect a monument to remind German-speaking peoples of their common history and victories from Germanic tribes, a German temple of sorts. After Ludwig was crowned king of Bavaria, construction began in 1830.
🇸🇮Hrastovlje
Holy Trinity Church, Slovene: Cerkev sv. Trojice, a historical building in Hrastovlje, a village in southwestern Slovenia, it is a stone church of Venetian Renaissance or Romanesque from the 12th century. This church made of limestone stands behind a solid stone wall that local population built to protect itself from Turkish attacks in the 16th century. Such defensive architectures are found throughout territory settled by Slovenians and are called tabor. Churches in Hrastovlje differs from other churches in that its bell-tower is located on western side and in that pilgrim churches have small wooden towers. The dark inside of only small windows has been painted with Gothic frescoes by Johannes de Castua, who finished his work on 1490. The famous of these frescoes is a Dance of Death.
🇭🇺St.Stephen's Basilica
The main staircase of the Hungarian Parliament in Budapest. The internal design of was also inspired by the centre of global power at the time of construction, Palace of Westminster in London. It was constructed facing the Danube in Neo Gothic style, built to be 2 meters longer and ever so slightly taller than its British cousin. Budapest was united from three cities in 1873, namely Buda, Óbuda, and Pest. In 1885, the Diet resolved to establish a new, representative parliament building, expressing the sovereignty of the nation. The facade displays statues of Transylvanian leaders. When entering the Parliament, visitors can walk up graceful ornamental stairs of the red carpet see elaborate frescoes on the ceiling, and pass by the bust of the architect Imre Steindl in a stone wall niche.
🇭🇺St.Stephen's Basilica
A majestic Neo Gothic parliament in Hungary. Budapest's story begins with the Celts, followed by the Romans who established Aquincum's city on the Danube's banks in the 1st century AD. The arrival of Magyar tribes in the 9th century marked a turning point. Over the centuries, Hungary emerged as a powerful kingdom, with Buda serving as its capital. The Mongol invasion in the 13th century devastated Hungary, but the kingdom rose again, became a center of the Renaissance, attracting artists and scholars. The Ottoman conquest of 1541 ushered in a new era. Mosques and Turkish baths rose alongside the existing Hungarian architecture, creating a unique blend of cultures. Habsburg rule followed in the 17th century. Budapest flourished during this period, becoming a center of commerce and culture.
🇭🇺St.Stephen's Basilica
A majestic Neo Gothic parliament in Hungary. Budapest's story begins with the Celts, followed by the Romans who established Aquincum's city on the Danube's banks in the 1st century AD. The arrival of Magyar tribes in the 9th century marked a turning point. Over the centuries, Hungary emerged as a powerful kingdom, with Buda serving as its capital. The Mongol invasion in the 13th century devastated Hungary, but the kingdom rose again, became a center of the Renaissance, attracting artists and scholars. The Ottoman conquest of 1541 ushered in a new era. Mosques and Turkish baths rose alongside the existing Hungarian architecture, creating a unique blend of cultures. Habsburg rule followed in the 17th century. Budapest flourished during this period, becoming a center of commerce and culture.
🇮🇹Square Colosseum
Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, also known as the Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro, or the Colosseo Quadrato, the Square Colosseum in English, is a Neoclassical white building in the EUR district in Rome, the capital of Italy. This geometrical design of the Roman architecture draws inspiration from the traditional Colosseum of Ancient Rome with rows of arches. Atop all four sides of the stone building runs an inscription in Old Latin. "UN POPOLO DI POETI, DI ARTISTI, DI EROI, DI SANTI, DI PENSATORI, DI SCIENZIATI, DI NAVIGATORI, DI TRASMIGRATORI." (Meaning: "A nation of poets, of artists, of heroes, of saints, of thinkers, of scientists, of navigators, of migrators.")
🇮🇹Square Colosseum
Palazzo della Civiltà Italiana, also known as the Palazzo della Civiltà del Lavoro, or the Colosseo Quadrato, the Square Colosseum in English, is a Neoclassical white building in the EUR district in Rome, the capital of Italy. This geometrical design of the Roman architecture draws inspiration from the traditional Colosseum of Ancient Rome with rows of arches. Atop all four sides of the stone building runs an inscription in Old Latin. "UN POPOLO DI POETI, DI ARTISTI, DI EROI, DI SANTI, DI PENSATORI, DI SCIENZIATI, DI NAVIGATORI, DI TRASMIGRATORI." (Meaning: "A nation of poets, of artists, of heroes, of saints, of thinkers, of scientists, of navigators, of migrators.")
🇮🇹Milan Cathedral
Duomo di Milano in Italian, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary is the Gothic cathedral church in Milano, Lombardy, Italy. The cathedral took nearly six centuries, 579 years to complete. This iconic great cathedral in Northern Italy is lessons in patience. Construction began in 1386, and the final details were completed in 1965. Loss of patience is ensued by the loss of all that is good. With its rich and elaborate architecture, the historic church of the Gothic style and the Renaissance style. Standing at over 108m at its highest point, the Duomo is adorned by more than 3,000 finely sculpted statues and by an abundance of laced stonework and soaring spires, and which still today dominate the skyline of Milano.
🇮🇹Milan Cathedral
Duomo di Milano in Italian, or Metropolitan Cathedral-Basilica of the Nativity of Saint Mary is the Gothic cathedral church in Milano, Lombardy, Italy. The cathedral took nearly six centuries, 579 years to complete. This iconic great cathedral in Northern Italy is lessons in patience. Construction began in 1386, and the final details were completed in 1965. Loss of patience is ensued by the loss of all that is good. With its rich and elaborate architecture, the historic church of the Gothic style and the Renaissance style. Standing at over 108m at its highest point, the Duomo is adorned by more than 3,000 finely sculpted statues and by an abundance of laced stonework and soaring spires, and which still today dominate the skyline of Milano.
🇫🇷Sainte-Chapelle
The Holy Chapel, or Sainte-Chapelle in French is a Gothic royal chapel, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris. Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 1248. Considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. The most famous features of the chapel, among the finest of their type in the world, are the 15 great stained-glass windows in the nave and apse of the upper chapel, which date from the mid-13th century, as well as the later rose window. The thousands of small pieces of glass turn the walls into great screens of colored light, largely purples, which gradually change in intensity from hour to hour.
🇫🇷Sainte-Chapelle
The Holy Chapel, or Sainte-Chapelle in French is a Gothic royal chapel, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris. Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 1248. Considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. The most famous features of the chapel, among the finest of their type in the world, are the 15 great stained-glass windows in the nave and apse of the upper chapel, which date from the mid-13th century, as well as the later rose window. The thousands of small pieces of glass turn the walls into great screens of colored light, largely purples, which gradually change in intensity from hour to hour.
🇫🇷Sainte-Chapelle
The Holy Chapel, or Sainte-Chapelle in French is a Gothic royal chapel, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris. Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 1248. Considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. The most famous features of the chapel, among the finest of their type in the world, are the 15 great stained-glass windows in the nave and apse of the upper chapel, which date from the mid-13th century, as well as the later rose window. The thousands of small pieces of glass turn the walls into great screens of colored light, largely purples, which gradually change in intensity from hour to hour.
🇫🇷Sainte-Chapelle
The Holy Chapel, or Sainte-Chapelle in French is a Gothic royal chapel, within the medieval Palais de la Cité, the residence of the Kings of France until the 14th century, on the Île de la Cité in the River Seine in Paris. Construction began sometime after 1238 and the chapel was consecrated on 1248. Considered among the highest achievements of the Rayonnant period of Gothic architecture. The most famous features of the chapel, among the finest of their type in the world, are the 15 great stained-glass windows in the nave and apse of the upper chapel, which date from the mid-13th century, as well as the later rose window. The thousands of small pieces of glass turn the walls into great screens of colored light, largely purples, which gradually change in intensity from hour to hour.
🇩🇪Neuschwanstein
The Romanesque castle of 1886 embodies both the Romanticism architectural known as Ludwig II's enthusiasm for German operas of Wagner. The sumptuous, church-like hall with its massive, 4m high chandelier occupies 4 floors and the entire west section of the Palas. Throne Hall was inspired by Byzantine churches and in particular the All Saints Court Church in Munich. The combination of church and throne room illustrates Ludwig's interpretation of kingship. This idea is also expressed in the cupola, which is decorated with stars, and the floor mosaic beneath it, which shows the earth with its plants and animals. Beneath the cupola are representatives of pre-Christian kingdoms. The pictures in the apse area show Christ, Twelve Apostles and holy kings, while saints are illustrated on the walls.