Showing posts with label Monastery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monastery. Show all posts

Tuesday, June 11, 2013

Mont-Saint-Michel



Sender: Petit Pilote
The Monastery of Mont-Saint-Michel

A Gothic-style Benedictine abbey dedicated to the archangel St Michael perched on a rocky islet


Wednesday, September 5, 2012

Gortsky Monastery


Sender: Taksi
Gortsky Monastery/ Goritsky Monastery

Goritsky Monastery is located in Pereslavl- Zalessky, Yaroslavl Oblast in Russia. It was constructed in 14th century by Ivan I of Moscow Kalita.

Thursday, March 22, 2012

Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

Sender: Maria
Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery located in Kirillov on the banks of Lake Siverskoye.

Le Mont-Saint-Michel




Sender: Catherine
The Mont-Saint-Michel is a tidal rock with a Gothic-style Benedictine abbey on it. The Mont-Saint-Michel and its bay are listed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Judo the French way?

Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Monastery of Jasna Gora, Częstochowa


Sender: romanek


Częstochowa is a city in south Poland. It is famous for the Monastery of Jasna Gora, where the Black Madonna Painting is kept. Because of the Black Madonna painting, Częstochowa is regarded as the most popular shrine in Poland, with many Catholics making a pilgrimage there every year.




Sunday, April 3, 2011

Batalha Monastery


Sender: Miceu
"Batalha Monastery is a Dominican convent in Batalha, in the District of Leiria, Portugal. It is one of the best and original examples of late Gothic architecture in Portugal, intermingled with the Manueline style. The Batalha convent was added in 1983 by UNESCO to its list of World Heritage sites."