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The Sepulchre of the Monks
2010.07.17
June 23, 2010
Sacra di San Michele
The Grand Stairway of the Dead
The Tower of the Beautiful Alda
The Flying Butresses
The remains of an ancient temple are known as The sepulchre of the monks as they are considered as the ruins of an old mortuary chapel. However, it is now regarded as a much more reasonable assumption the explanation according to which that octagonal chapel should be the reproduction of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Therefore it evokes the death and the resurrection of Christ, but it also represents much more a strong evocation of the Celestial Jerusalem rather than only a reference to the terrestrial Jerusalem. The monastery itself becomes, in this way, a kind of symbol of a new civilisation or of a new Promised Land.
Sacra di San Michele
The Grand Stairway of the Dead
The Tower of the Beautiful Alda
The Flying Butresses
The remains of an ancient temple are known as The sepulchre of the monks as they are considered as the ruins of an old mortuary chapel. However, it is now regarded as a much more reasonable assumption the explanation according to which that octagonal chapel should be the reproduction of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Therefore it evokes the death and the resurrection of Christ, but it also represents much more a strong evocation of the Celestial Jerusalem rather than only a reference to the terrestrial Jerusalem. The monastery itself becomes, in this way, a kind of symbol of a new civilisation or of a new Promised Land.
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Hmmm... was the promised kept? ;-) Beautiful and interesting set.
????? · 2010-07-07: 09:33
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i had to look up "sepulchre" but now that i know what it means, i can't get rid of the smile on my face. these ruins, indeed, are an impressive example for what symbolism buildings carried in former days; and look at the architectonic desert we have to endure since the post-modern wars of city structures. i'm not nostalgic about these monasteries and old time houses, they were terrible to live in, but they make humans even nowadays aware of what power we have on this planet.
stormfish · 2010-07-07: 10:01
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Interesting post!
HoosierAtHeART · 2010-07-07: 10:09
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HELLO My name is Miss Joy i saw profile on(photoblog.com) and pick interest in you as friend so contact me(joy_xawaza@yahoo.com) for picture and other discussion ok
lovereal · 2010-07-07: 11:13
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Beautiful!! :)
????? · 2010-07-07: 14:47
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so beautiful and interesting Nicely done, my friend !!
borogovoi · 2010-07-07: 16:36
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Hello My name is Ricardo Hoy I saw your profile on (photoblog.com) and I pick interest in you as friend (or even more if you send me your bank account after the first email) so contact me (joy_ricardo@whatthefuckilovethesethings.com) for my real picture, not this zombie picture of me, and to other discussion ok? thanks LOOOOOOOL I couldn't resist! super shots!
onlyricky · 2010-07-07: 17:10
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These are wonder ruins! Thanks for sharing!
darfoster · 2010-07-07: 21:06
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Nice!
????? · 2010-07-07: 21:55
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Interesting post, but I keep smiling at Ricky's comments.
SADHYA · 2010-07-08: 03:44
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What a wonderful post! Very informative. ( Is Ricky a crazy kid, or what? Ya gotta love him!)
RayNvb · 2010-07-09: 09:04
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