Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Church of São Vicente de Fora


Lisbon (1582-1627)
It's a huge building that was once used as a monastery. Check it here.

20 comments:

Olivier said...

elle est impressionnante et tres belle. Et profite bien de ce superbe ciel ;)

Mildred said...

Linda perspectiva d'uma igreja esplêndida!

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Um beijo e feliz dia José****

Duncan D. Horne - the Kuantan blogger said...

That's a quite brilliant facade!

Lowell said...

An uplifting shot! Looking up at that gorgeous structure with that blue sky is heart-warming. I'd love to spend some time wandering about it's many crevices and alcoves!

Sharon said...

It has a beautiful facade.

PerthDailyPhoto said...

I find the age and condition of your old churches mind boggling JM.. Like your angle on this, would have been a challenge to fit the whole building in the frame.

TexWisGirl said...

incredibly grand!

Sylvia K said...

Such a huge, awesome cathedral and a superb capture with those beautiful skies as a backdrop! Hope your week is going well, JM!!

VP said...

This could easily be somewhere in Rome...

Birdman said...

I was like monk growing up... my sister called my room the monastery.

Dave said...

What a building.... brilliant and so well captured and displayed here

Lovely

Kay said...

You're right - it's huge! And very beautiful, too. I guess it's not a stretch to imagine there aren't so many people going into monasteries anymore.

cieldequimper said...

Sometimes I wonder about the magnificence of monastic buildings...

Shaun said...

No comments, its too beautiful.

Zyzzyz said...

an impressive structure

Jack said...

I don't know what to say. The sky? The magnificence of the building? The clarity of your image? The fine perspective?

Photo Cache said...

so beautiful. the perspective is perfect. the sky backdrop is equally enchanting.

Joan Elizabeth said...

Your photo gives that sense of huge.

Halcyon said...

Gorgeous! Love the white against the blue.

Randy said...

So lovely.