Doorways of the world from City Daily Photo bloggers. It's going to be another wonderful tour this month! Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.
November 1, 2009
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THEME DAY: DOORWAYS • The current Manila Cathedral in the old walled city of Intramuros was finished in 1958. It is the eighth church and sixth cathedral to stand on the site since 1581. Its main doors, over which a magnificent arch rises, each has four bronze panels created by the Italian sculptors Alessandro Monteleone (1897–1967) and Francesco Nagni (1897–1977). According to the Manila Cathedral website, the eight bronze relief panels represent important episodes in the history of the cathedral. I wish it had more information than that—I would love to know what events these panels depict.
Doorways of the world from City Daily Photo bloggers. It's going to be another wonderful tour this month! Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.
Doorways of the world from City Daily Photo bloggers. It's going to be another wonderful tour this month! Click here to view thumbnails for all participants.
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Oh Hilda, it is so intricate and beautiful! That's a great Theme Day picture.
Wonderful photo for theme day! These are fascinating, and it would be interesting to know what is behind each of the panels.
What a wonderful way to tell a story. This is so beautiful. I love it.
What a stunning door! Amazing!
beautifully carved portal. Nice shot.
Absolutely beautiful. Great choice, congratulations!
unique and very beautiful!
That's an amazing work of art! This theme day is turning out to be one of the most interesting ones yet!
Excellent! You really have some fine reliefs there...
...hopefully finding the other half after opening the door and walking inside.
A wonderful picture, a Sunday as nice to you.
this is truly an epic door for theme day. such stories and images on this door
Hilda, this a beautiful door, you have captured every detail beautifully.
A heavenly door for theme day! What an absolute work of art and lots of labor!
Beautiful and intricate door. I guess they followed the idea used in Medieval Europe that the purpose of a cathedral was to instruct as well as to awe.
The panels on this door are absolutely beautiful. Can we look forward to seeing the otehr four panels?
Yay! Another Sacred Sunday + Theme Day combo! Father Adam at Monastery Daily Photo will be prooud of us!!!!!
What treasures! I want to touch them. Great choice. Happy theme day!
Great picture for the Theme Day and great art. I always admire artist who create such fine art.
I guess it takes some fine craftman skills and a lot of patience to create such beautiful carvings.
i like that door design too. similar to the ones in sto nino church in cebu and boac church in marinduque.
I agree! It really spikes the curiosity to know they represent specific events -- and not know what they are!
This art is outstanding. It's nice when they tell a story this way, but as you said, it would be even nice to really know what it says!
The bronze relief on the current doors are fascinating to pour over, Hilda. Interesting that the poor cathedral has had so many incarnations and so many doors. This particular set of doors must weigh a tonne.
How stunning, Hilda. A work of art on a door. Beautiful choice for today's theme. Love the light and gleam on the lower part of the image.
the reliefs reminded me of a church in florence,very detailed...
love ur post!
Ah Hilda, this is sooooo beautiful. Thank you for showing it. I also loved yesterday's post!
What work of precision!
Good Sunday
I've put a translator on all my blogs made; O)
beautiful details! there must be a story behind this :)
How come the cathedral has been rebuilt so many times? The doorway is truly incredible. The workmanship is amazing especially given the history that cathedrals don't last forever in this spot!
wow this cathedral is outstanding!
I loved these details!
Magnificent!
Léia
What an amazing detail work! Thanks for sharing :)
Amazing doors. The light is so nice on them. Nice shot Hilda.
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Wow! A beautiful "doorway". So elegant.
Great doorway!!!
love it!!!!
Thanks for your comments in my blog, I'll try to post what you ask soon :)
What an amazing work of art!
A history book on a door.
Wonderful!
This is glorious!
Wonderful, absolutely wonderful!
Wonderful door, Hilda!
Excellent choice for the theme day! You always come up with something great.
What a wonderful door. I pray they will hold back the terrible weather.
EG Tour Guide:
Earthquakes and fires, mostly. But the last one was destroyed during WWII.
Wow, this door is truly amazing.
Amazing theme day photo. Stunning panels.
Storm doors protect the primary door, reducing maintenance costs, and may lend an added level of security against break-ins
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