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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 830228" data-attributes="member: 53455">A stunning cupola from the 900s (2021)In the southern Italian city of Assisi, well away from all the touristic and commercial hype connected to Saint Francis, the church simply called “San Pietro” was built as a Benedictine abbey church in the 900s, and the inside retains its original majestic and stark grandeur, very conducive to the intended elevation of the soul through meditation and prayer. The façade was redone in the 13th century, and there are some added elements from the Gothic period, but overall, the church as we can see it today has traversed an entire millennium to reach us almost intact. It is a splendor to behold and a joy to visit.I used the 24~70mm ƒ/4 zoom to take all those photos. I had left the tilt-shift lenses and tripod behind, for fear that someone would once more forbid me to use them! Such is life, unfortunately, in many Italian sanctuaries these days.The round holes you can see are “sound pots” drilled to improve the acoustics in the church. Yes, they knew how to do that even in the Middle Ages...!Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 24-70mm, ƒ/4 S lens, handheld.[ATTACH=full]416377[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 830228, member: 53455"] [B]A stunning cupola from the 900s (2021)[/B] In the southern Italian city of Assisi, well away from all the touristic and commercial hype connected to Saint Francis, the church simply called “San Pietro” was built as a Benedictine abbey church in the 900s, and the inside retains its original majestic and stark grandeur, very conducive to the intended elevation of the soul through meditation and prayer. The façade was redone in the 13th century, and there are some added elements from the Gothic period, but overall, the church as we can see it today has traversed an entire millennium to reach us almost intact. It is a splendor to behold and a joy to visit. I used the 24~70mm ƒ/4 zoom to take all those photos. I had left the tilt-shift lenses and tripod behind, for fear that someone would once more forbid me to use them! Such is life, unfortunately, in many Italian sanctuaries these days. The round holes you can see are “sound pots” drilled to improve the acoustics in the church. Yes, they knew how to do that even in the Middle Ages...! Nikon Z7, Nikkor Z 24-70mm, ƒ/4 S lens, handheld. [ATTACH type="full"]416377[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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