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<blockquote data-quote="Blue439" data-source="post: 830459" data-attributes="member: 53455">An Italian-looking church in Burgundy (2022)During the Middle Ages, even though the winters were a lot colder and longer than they are now, the Alps were never impassable. In fact, there were a lot of commercial and other exchanges between what is now France and Italy. Among those, Italian architects and masons, who were thought to best master and respect the building techniques and traditions of the Roman Antiquity (which were revered throughout the Mediæval period), had a strong influence on the design and construction of churches in many regions on this side of the Alps.This is obviously why the Romanesque Benedictine priory church in the village of Anzy-le-Duc, built during the late 1000s, not only is one of the most stunning Romanesque churches in all of Burgundy, but also features an astounding Lombard-looking bell tower terribly reminiscent of those I saw in northern Italy, and in particular in Æmilia-Romagna.Even the Moon winked at me that day, can you spot it?Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head.[ATTACH=full]416703[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Blue439, post: 830459, member: 53455"] [B]An Italian-looking church in Burgundy (2022)[/B] During the Middle Ages, even though the winters were a lot colder and longer than they are now, the Alps were never impassable. In fact, there were a lot of commercial and other exchanges between what is now France and Italy. Among those, Italian architects and masons, who were thought to best master and respect the building techniques and traditions of the Roman Antiquity (which were revered throughout the Mediæval period), had a strong influence on the design and construction of churches in many regions on this side of the Alps. This is obviously why the Romanesque Benedictine priory church in the village of Anzy-le-Duc, built during the late 1000s, not only is one of the most stunning Romanesque churches in all of Burgundy, but also features an astounding Lombard-looking bell tower terribly reminiscent of those I saw in northern Italy, and in particular in Æmilia-Romagna. Even the Moon winked at me that day, can you spot it? Nikon Z7, Nikkor 19mm, ƒ/4 PC-E tilt-shift lens, manual focus, FTZ adapter. Gitzo tripod, Benro geared head. [ATTACH type="full"]416703[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]

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