Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Benedictine Monastery - 12th Century Frescoes and Window

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Click to better see the delicately painted figures that surround this wonderfully unusual window.
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My internet (and phone and cable) service is really acting up today so I'm going to post this as quickly as possibly before something else goes wrong. Look here for a better description of where I went and what I saw on my Abu Ghosh photowalk.
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15 comments:

  1. kayerjNovember 18, 2009 at 7:34:00 PM GMT+2

    Looks like this might have been the best stop on your walk. What a lovely building.

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  2. AnonymousNovember 18, 2009 at 7:41:00 PM GMT+2

    That is beautiful :)

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  3. DinaNovember 18, 2009 at 8:01:00 PM GMT+2

    So amazing. Beautiful.

    Good luck with your connection.

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  4. MojoNovember 18, 2009 at 8:03:00 PM GMT+2

    Man I need to take a walk around your hood! this is awesome!

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  5. DarylNovember 18, 2009 at 8:39:00 PM GMT+2

    I wish I could hop on the M104 and be there with you wandering ... excellent series you've done Robin!

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  6. Cascia TalbertNovember 18, 2009 at 10:03:00 PM GMT+2

    Yes, that is beautiful!

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  7. Julia Phillips SmithNovember 18, 2009 at 10:36:00 PM GMT+2

    Have I mentioned before that these medieval beauties you can walk to just floor me?

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  8. RobinNovember 19, 2009 at 12:26:00 AM GMT+2

    Not quite walk to, it's about a 40 minute drive, but still not too shabby ;).

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  9. moneythoughtsNovember 19, 2009 at 12:52:00 AM GMT+2

    Reminds of the church in the film The English Patient. Would love to see frescoes up close. Nice shot.

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  10. MimiNovember 19, 2009 at 1:46:00 AM GMT+2

    Truly beautiful!
    I was in Munich recently, and we ate in a Benedictine Beerhouse! They have a huge brewery in Munich!

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  11. day by dayNovember 19, 2009 at 1:51:00 AM GMT+2

    ohhh...what a beautiful building!!!!

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  12. AnonymousNovember 19, 2009 at 2:22:00 AM GMT+2

    Really unusual window, but should look pretty when there's sunlight beaming in through those tiny holes :)

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  13. SandyCarlsonNovember 19, 2009 at 3:51:00 AM GMT+2

    That is very, very beautiful.

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  14. DimpleNovember 19, 2009 at 4:40:00 AM GMT+2

    That lattice work on the window is lovely. Abu Ghosh is a beautiful place.

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  15. maryt/theteachNovember 20, 2009 at 12:41:00 AM GMT+2

    That is indeed an unusual window, Robin, but I love it! :)

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