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The church contains fourteen varieties of marble including pillars made of Belgian Red marble, a nave entrance made from Anglesey marble and shafts of Languedoc marble on bases of Purbeck marble. [2] It also contains elaborate woodwork, and in the tower can be found windows of stained glass on the north and south sides, featuring Saint Margaret ...
The altarpiece is a work of art by Josip Palma Jr. At the end of the nave is a marble altar with a marble paneling depicting the Sacred Heart, while the apse houses a marble sarcophagus with the relics of St. Anastasia with the inscription by Bishop Donat (9th century). There are also fragments of medieval frescoes in the cathedral.
David is a marble statue of the biblical hero by the Italian Renaissance sculptor Donatello.One of his early works (1408–1409), it was originally commissioned by the Operai del Duomo, the Overseers of the Office of Works, for the Florence Cathedral and was his most important commission up to that point.
The Gothic Apostles in the main portal of Évora Cathedral. The ogival main portal is a masterpiece of Portuguese Gothic sculpture. The marble columns are occupied by huge statues of the Apostles executed in the 1330s, perhaps by sculptors Master Pero (Mestre Pero) and Telo Garcia. It is the best of its kind in Portugal.
Frederik's Church (Danish: Frederiks Kirke), popularly known as The Marble Church (Marmorkirken) for its rococo architecture, is an Evangelical Lutheran church in Copenhagen, Denmark. The church forms the focal point of the Frederiksstaden district; it is located due west of Amalienborg Palace .
This week's Game of the Week, Wahoo, is for fans of Parchisi, Aggravation®, Trouble®, Sorry®, and Ludo or any other classic marble board game. In Wahoo, your goal is to move all of your colored ...
A 59-year-old Canadian grandmother just broke a Guinness World Record for pushups.. Marking her second Guinness World Record title, DonnaJean Wilde broke the record for most pushups in one hour by ...
The iconostasis is carved from the white marble brought from Carrara. The cathedral was completed in 1882, however, the paintings were fully completed only in 1896. [1] St Volodymyr's Cathedral converted to an anti-religious museum by the Soviet regime in the early 1920s. The cathedral risked damage during the Polish–Soviet War in 1920. [2]