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PMR139-12 Italy, Rome: Giant staues of Christ and the Apostles surmounting the facade of the Papal Basilica of St. Peter. Keywords: historic, heritage, classical, monument, masonry, culture, capital city, stone figures, stone carving
PMR001K-20 Portugal, Madeira, Funchal: Levada da Serra: shrine and statue of Christ. Portugal, Madeira, Funchal: Levada da Serra: shrine and statue of Christ.
PMR-D8520 Germany, Bavaria, Rain am Lech: the parish church of St. John the Baptist was built in the late 13th century in Gothic style. This fresco ofSt. Christopher with the Christ child dates back to the beginning of the 17th century. Keywords: picturesque, culture, Romantic Road, Romantische Strasse, architecture, heritage, historic
PMR-D6564 Ireland, Leinster, Dublin: Christ Church Cathedral dates back to 1028, but was largely rebuilt for the last time in 1871 in neo-gothic/romanesque style. It claims to be the seat of both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic archbishops of Dublin. It is linked to the Synod House by a stone footbridge. Keywords: historic, heritage, monument, culture, capital city, architecture
PMR-D6563 Ireland, Leinster, Dublin: Christ Church Cathedral dates back to 1028, but was largely rebuilt for the last time in 1871 in neo-gothic/romanesque style. It claims to be the seat of both the Church of Ireland and the Roman Catholic archbishops of Dublin. Keywords: historic, heritage, monument, culture, capital city, architecture
PMR-D6562 Ireland, Leinster, Dublin: Dublinia, a museum devoted to the history of the city, particularly Viking and Meiaeval. It is housed in the Synod Hall of Christ Church Cathedral. Keywords: historic, heritage, monument, culture, capital city, architecture
PMR-D1130 Germany, Bavaria, Upper Franconia, Bamberg Cathedral: tympanum of the Romanesque Fürstenportal, showing Christ and the Final Judgement, the damned and the redeemed. Keywords: picturesque, architecture, national heritage, mediaeval, historical
PMR263-10 Germany, Rhineland Palatinate, Trier: the dwarf gallery on the eastern apse of the cathedral (11th century), seen from the cloister garden. The robe of Christ is preserved in the adjoining Baroque chapel. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, Rheinland-Pfalz, Romanesque
PMR249-08 Italy, Campania, Island of Ischia: church and statue of Christ in the main square of Ischia-Porto, adjoining the harbour. Keywords: picturesque, colourful, photogenic, architecture, monument, sculpture
PMR208-04 Israel, Jerusalem: thousand-year-old olive trees in the Garden of Gethsemane are said to be seedlings of the trees which grew there in Christ's time. Keywords: historic, antiquity, tradition, culture, capital city, religious centre, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Orthodox, walled city, fortifications, defence, cosmopolitan, picturesque
PMR-D3489 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Bible scene (Adam and Eve) on one of the twin bronze Bernward doors (1015), which were each cast in one piece. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3488 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Bible scene on one of the twin bronze Bernward doors (1015), which were each cast in one piece. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3487 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Bible scene on one of the twin bronze Bernward doors (1015), which were each cast in one piece. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3486 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. The twin bronze Bernward doors (1015), 4.72 m. high, were each cast in one piece. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3485 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Top of the bronze Column of Christ (1020) showing scenes from his life, after Trajan's Column in Rome. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3484 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Rebuilt after total destruction during the war. The nave, with the bronze font in the foreground. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3483 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Legend says that the "1000-year Rose Bush" was the cause of the building of the first cathedral in 9th century . Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3482 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Rebuilt after total destruction during the war. Cloisters, with the "1000-year Rose Bush" on the left. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3481 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Rebuilt after total destruction during the war. Statue of the Virgin and Child (ca. 1260). Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3480 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Rebuilt after total destruction during the war. Bronze christening font of Wilbernus, ca. 1225. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3479 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Rebuilt after total destruction during the war. View of the south transept and tower over the crossing. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3478 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Rebuilt after total destruction during the war. View of the west tower and south chapel windows. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3477 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: the Romanesque Cathedral, dating back to 872, with extensions from the 11th, 12th and 14th centuries, contains bronze doors and column of Christ which are on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Rebuilt after total destruction during the war. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3476 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: St Michael's Church, (Romanesque 1010-1033), rebuilt after war destruction, is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985. Eastern side of the ceiling frescos dating from the early 13th century and depicting Christ's family tree with Mary (top) as the "new Eve". Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3475 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: St Michael's Church, (Romanesque 1010-1033), rebuilt after war destruction, is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985. Western side of the ceiling frescos dating from the early 13th century and depicting Christ's family tree from Adam and Eve (bottom) onwards. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR-D3472 Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim: St Michael's Church, (Romanesque 1010-1033), rebuilt after war destruction, is a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1985. View of thje nave from the west. The renowned ceiling frescos depict Christ's family tree going back to Adam and Eve. Keywords: architecture, metropolis, picturesque, culture, historic, national heritage, colourful, mediaeval, medieval, timber-frame, half-timbered, lathe and plaster
PMR447-12 Latvia, Riga: Russian Orthodox Cathedral of Christ, built in 1884, was used as a planetarium before independence. Keywords: city, Byzantine, national heritage, historic, capital city, metropolis, architecture
PMR109K-20 France, Périgord, St. Genies: Chapelle du Cheylard contains a number of valuable 14th century frescoes depicting the life of Christ. Keywords: Dordogne, picturesque, national heritage, architecture, Neanderthal, stone-age man, cave dwellings, historic, mediaeval, Cro-Magnon, chapel, Christian religion
PMR105K-06 Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983. "Tres Cruces" (Three Crosses) and the white stone figure of Christ overlooking the city. Keywords: High Andes, statue, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco
PMR105K-05 Peru: Cusco/Cuzco/Qosqo (3300 metres a.s.l.), was occupied by the Killke people, from about 900 to 1200 AD, after which it became the capital city of the Incas. Inca legend has it that the city was built by Chief Pachacuti. In 1533 the Spanish arrived and largely rebuilt the city. UNESCO declared it a World Heritage Site in 1983. View of the city from the road to Sasayhuaman, where the figure of Christ stands. Keywords: High Andes, panorama, architecture, colonial architecture, Historical Capital of Peru, The Imperial City, La Ciudad Imperial, Qosqo, Cuzco
PMR102K-24 Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. View of the city from the belvedere at the base of the giant figure of Christ. Keywords: Pacific Coast, El Morro, Cape Arica
PMR102K-23 Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. View of the city from the belvedere at the base of the giant figure of Christ. Keywords: Pacific Coast, El Morro, Cape Arica
PMR102K-21 Chile, Parinacota, Arica: Founded by the Spanish in 1541, the city is surrounded by the Atacama Desert, enjoys minimal rainfall, and is known as "the city of eternal spring, where the sun shines every day". Until 1880 it was part of Peru. View of the city and El Morro (the Bluff) from a beach to the west. Keywords: Pacific Coast, cape, Cape Arica, Christ figure
PMR097K-21 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: figure of Christ on the Corcovado, threatened by low clouds, from Sugar Loaf Mountain. Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa
PMR097K-12 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: figure of Christ on the Corcovado, from Sugar Loaf Mountain. Keywords: tropical monsoon area, breathtaking views, carnival city, Cidade Maravilhosa
PMR089K-01 Montenegro, Podgorica: the almost completed Orthodox Church of Christ's Resurrection (Hristvog Vaskrenja). Keywords: Yugoslavia, religious architecture, modern architecture
PMR088K-36 Montenegro, Podgorica: the almost completed Orthodox Church of Christ's Resurrection (Hristvog Vaskrenja). Keywords: Yugoslavia, religious architecture, modern architecture
PMR087K-16 Croatia, Dalmatiia,Trogir, a UNESCO World Heritage site: the magnificent Romanesque doorway of the church of St. Lawrence carved by Master Radovan in 1240 AD, showing Adam and Eve, the birth of Christ (centre), and the two lions. Keywords: national heritage, historic town, picturesque, mediaeval, Romanesque architecture, Yugoslavia
PMR012K-18 Turkey, Istanbul: Byzantine mosaics in the Aya Sofia, built on the orders of the Roman Emperor Justinian, and consecrated on 26th December 537 . It has the second largest dome in the world. The mosaics were added in XI-XIII centuries. Illustrated here is Christ with his desciples (extensively damaged). Keywords: Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, Church, Cathedral, Holy Place, Historic building, architecture, Christianity
PMR012K-16 Turkey, Istanbul: Byzantine mosaics in the Aya Sofia, built on the orders of the Roman Emperor Justinian, and consecrated on 26th December 537 . It has the second largest dome in the world. The mosaics were added in XI-XIII centuries. Illustrated here are Emperor Constantine IX Monomachos, Christ, and Empress Zoe. Keywords: Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, Church, Cathedral, Holy Place, Historic building, architecture, Christianity
PMR044K-27 Russia, Moscow: View of the Kremlin towers from the Church of Christ the Redeemer. Keywords: golden onion domes
PMR044K-17a Russia, Moscow: The golden domes of the Church of Christ the Redeemer, newly rebuilt for the millennium after the original was demolished by Stalin in the 1930s to make way for a communist monolith which never materialised. View from the Kremlin.
PMR044K-17 Russia, Moscow: The golden domes of the Church of Christ the Redeemer, newly rebuilt for the millennium after the original was demolished by Stalin in the 1930s to make way for a communist monolith which never materialised. View from the Kremlin.
PMR035K-08 Namibia, Windhoek: The city's landmark, Christ Church, by architect Gottlieb Redecker, completed in 1910. Keywords: architecture, religious architecture
PMR565-5 Hawaii: Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints (Mormons). Keywords: religions, Christian, prayer house
PMR551-10 Malaysia, Malacca/Melaka: Christ Church, built by the Dutch in 1753, with the free-standing belltower in the foreground. Keywords: religious building, colonial architecture, architecture, historic building
PMR638-01 Montenegro, Podgorica: the almost completed Orthodox Church of Christ's Resurrection (Hristovog Vaskrsenja) has 14 newly cast bells. Keywords: capital city, Christian, religion, modern architecture
PMR352-04 Belgium, Bruges: Procession of the Holy Blood on Ascension Day: Count Derrick on horseback carrying the holy relic: drops of Christ's blood in a rock crystal bottle within a glass cylinder. Keywords: Brügge, tradition, architecture, heritage, mediaeval, historic, Catholic, Christian, church
PMR598-09 Spain, Guipuzcoa, San Sebastian: Town Hall and figure of Christ on Monte Urgull, from the Alderdi-Eder Park, with palm tree and flowerbeds in the foreground.
PMR598-06 Spain, Guipuzcoa, San Sebastian: Playa de la Concha, with church of Santa Maria and the figure of Christ on Monte Urgull in the background. Keywords: beach, sunbathing, family
PMR582-03 Russia, Moscow: Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer, rebuilt for the Millennium after the original was demolished on 5th December 1931 on orders from Josef Stalin.
PMR582-02 Russia, Moscow: Cathedral of Christ the Redeemer, rebuilt for the Millennium after the original was demolished on 5th december 1931 on orders from Josef Stalin. The first cathedral was completed in 1883 after 44 years' work; the original architect was Constantin Alexandrovich Thon.
PMR580-02 Russia, Kizhi: Wooden "Church of Christ's Transfiguration", the "summer church", on the island of Kizhi in the Onega Sea, Karelia. The church was built in 1714 without the use of nails, according to legend by one man, who afterwards threw his axe in the lake, so that his feat could not be repeated. The church has 22 onion domes.
PMR575-12 Moldova, Chisinau: Othodox Cathedral of Christ's Nativity, built 1830-6 with its free-standing bell tower. Architect: A. Melnicov.
PMR575-09 Moldova, Chisinau: Orthodox Cathedral of Christ's Nativity in Chisinau/Kishinev, built in 1830-36. Architect: A. Melnicov.
PMR568-12 Namibia, Windhoek: Christ Church, the landmark and symbol of Windhoek, was built in 1910 by architect Gottlieb Redecker.
PMR568-10 Namibia, Windhoek: View of Christ Church in Windhoek from the terrace of the Tintenpalast (Parliament Building), with palm trees and park in the foreground
PMR651-06 Brazil, Rio de Janeiro: helicopter landing pad, Urca, with the figure of Christ on Corcovado on the skyline. Keywords: tropical monsoon area, Cidade Maravilhosa, carnival city, breathtaking views

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