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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 823283" data-attributes="member: 53455">The most beautiful church in Sardinia.This early Romanesque/Byzantine church is paleo-Christian and dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (its Italian name San Giovanni di Sinis). It was built around Year 550 in an area previously occupied by a Punic necropolis. It was subsequently enlarged during the 800s and 900s. Notice the enormous buttresses, quite unnecessary in their overwhelming strength, but which betray well the fear the builders of those days had that the building would collapse...In my opinion, this is easily the most fascinating and moving of all churches in Sardinia, and one of the top five or ten in all of Italy.In spite of its humbleness, it was elevated to basilica status by the Holy See.Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 24-70mm, ƒ/4 S lens. Handheld.[ATTACH=full]409374[/ATTACH]... and this time, I know where the color photo is, and so I will post it below for you to say which one you think is the best/most interesting/etc. Many thanks in advance![ATTACH=full]409375[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 823283, member: 53455"] [B]The most beautiful church in Sardinia.[/B] This early Romanesque/Byzantine church is paleo-Christian and dedicated to Saint John the Baptist (its Italian name San Giovanni di Sinis). It was built around Year 550 in an area previously occupied by a Punic necropolis. It was subsequently enlarged during the 800s and 900s. Notice the enormous buttresses, quite unnecessary in their overwhelming strength, but which betray well the fear the builders of those days had that the building would collapse... In my opinion, this is easily the most fascinating and moving of all churches in Sardinia, and one of the top five or ten in all of Italy. In spite of its humbleness, it was elevated to basilica status by the Holy See. Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 24-70mm, ƒ/4 S lens. Handheld. [ATTACH type="full"]409374[/ATTACH] ... and this time, I know where the color photo is, and so I will post it below for you to say which one you think is the best/most interesting/etc. Many thanks in advance! [ATTACH type="full"]409375[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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