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Tag: stained glass

The Great Synagogue

The city of Plzen has a long history and diverse population, exemplified by the recently renovated Great Synagogue. It is … More

Czech Republic, Europe, Great Synagogue, painted ceiling, Pilsen, Plzen, religious art, stained glass, travel

Carlisle cathedral

One of the sights of Carlisle I didn’t talk about in last week’s post was its cathedral. I felt it … More

Carlisle, cathedral, ceiling, organ, settle to carlisle railway, stained glass, travel

St Thomas’s

Like many who visit Salisbury, my focus was on the cathedral.  However I did stop off at another church which … More

church, Salisbury, St Thomas, St Thomas the Becket, stained glass, Thomas Hardy, travel, windows

A day in the Grand Duchy

When I set myself the target to visit every EU country while my British citizenship allows me to be an … More

ceiling art, Luxembourg, MarchforEurope2017, stained glass, station, travel

The light from outside

The amazing artwork in the stained glass windows of Salisbury Cathedral is only properly visible from inside, when the light from … More

cathedral, England, Salisbury, Salisbury Cathedral, stained glass, travel, UK, United Kingdom, Wiltshire

Chagall in Chicago

When I lived in Zürich, I visited the Fraumünster and was awed by the stained glass windows there created by … More

America Window, Amtrak, art, Cardinal, Chagall, Chagall window, Chicago, Illinois, museum, stained glass, train, travel, United States, US, USA, USA Rail Pass, window

Holed up with priests

well, it wasn’t me actually holed up, it was the priests!  Baddesley Clinton is now owned by the National Trust, … More

Baddesley Clinton, England, National Trust, National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, priest hole, stained glass, travel, Tudor

Art for Fashion – look what I made!

Our first Art for Fashion project was to interpret the work of a relatively modern artist (twentieth century onwards) onto … More

art, clothes, clothing, design, fashion, fashion design, flower, Houston, mannequin, museum, Museum of Fine Arts Houston, paper mache, papier-mâché, stained glass, Texas, United States, US

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