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03.5.11 Chris Spracklen

Segovia Cathedral, Segovia

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Segovia Cathedral is a Roman Catholic religious building in Segovia, Spain. It is located in the main square of the city, the Plaza Mayor, and is dedicated to the Virgin Mary.

The Cathedral is in late Gothic style and replaced a building damaged in the Revolt of the Comuneros. It was built between 1525 and 1577 by Trasmeran mason Juan Gil de Hontañón, and the work was continued by his son Rodrigo Gil de Hontañón.

The building has a structure in three tall vaults and ambulatory, with fine tracery windows set, and numerous stained glass. The interior is characterized by unity of style (late Gothic), except for the dome, built around 1630 by Pedro de Brizuela. Gothic vaults rise to 33 meters high and measures 50 meters wide and 105 long. The bell tower reaches almost 90 meters. The current stone spire crowning the tower, dating from 1614, was erected after a major fire caused by a thunderstorm. The original spire, entirely Gothic, was built of american mahogany had pyramidal structure, and was the tallest tower in Spain.

(Wikipedia)


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Barry S Moore12-Jun-2012 08:20
Brilliant construction and details. ~v~
Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)31-Jan-2012 19:40
Wonderfully done,voted!
Paolo
Guest 08-Jul-2011 23:17
Wow..what a shot..love it..V
PauloCGama05-Jul-2011 13:19
Love the use of wide angle. Powerful and fabulous details captured.
Milan Vogrin04-Jul-2011 12:28
Great photo!V!
Randy Adams16-Jun-2011 13:02
wow..beautiful composition Chris!! V
lou_rozensteins16-Jun-2011 07:14
Wonderful composition and details. Very well done.
norbi15-Jun-2011 21:24
Excellent finished HDR composition - the cathedral is glowing like a jewel, Chris. v. norbi
Tom Munson15-Jun-2011 21:00
This is outstanding, Chris! Great work!
Char15-Jun-2011 16:07
A wonderful capture, Chris! \/
CM Kwan15-Jun-2011 13:08
Excellent capture of this amazing structure, Chris! V
Dan Greenberg15-Jun-2011 12:26
Tremendous composition accentuated by your capture and processing techniques! ~V~
Fong Lam15-Jun-2011 09:31
Excellent capture of this magnificient Cathedral against a lovely sky, Chris....V
Simon Chandler15-Jun-2011 05:51
Excellent work. Great clarity with rich tone. v
Alain Boussac15-Jun-2011 05:23
Superbly composed, with wonderful tone of stone and details, Chris.
And thank you for the explanations, very interesting as usual, my friend. V.
Hank Vander Velde15-Jun-2011 02:25
Beautifully composed image Chris.
Walter Otto Koenig15-Jun-2011 00:41
Great looking image of this imposing and ornate church. Fine work Chris.
Barbara Read and Fred Schaad15-Jun-2011 00:12
A spectacular cathedral!
Earl Misanchuk14-Jun-2011 23:31
Spectacular. V
janescottcumming14-Jun-2011 22:43
That's a spectacular building! Wonderful detailed photo of it. Looks great against that blue sky. V
mart senior14-Jun-2011 22:25
fantastic details, beautifull cathedral
Jola Dziubinska14-Jun-2011 22:03
Impressive and beautiful architecture! V.
William Vogt14-Jun-2011 21:32
Super image Chris. Wikipedia shows an aerial view and it is indeed a massive structure. That bell tower is impressive.
Regards, Bill
Stephanie14-Jun-2011 21:16
What a gorgeous cathedral! I was here several years ago. BV
Ken Chambers ARPS14-Jun-2011 20:40
Magnificent building, beautiful picture
Patricia Kay14-Jun-2011 20:32
Wonderful composition,colors and details Chris...A very beautiful scene...BV
Pete Hemington14-Jun-2011 19:42
An delightful building and an immense photo of same!
Guest 14-Jun-2011 19:23
Fabulous capture.
Colin Storey14-Jun-2011 19:06
Fantastic image of this wonderful looking Cathedral Chris, love the light. v
Zoltán Balogh14-Jun-2011 19:01
Wow Chris...simply stunning...! V
Jim Coffman14-Jun-2011 18:18
Chris, this is fantastic! Beautiful tones and detail!
Graeme14-Jun-2011 17:52
This is superbly captured with your wide angle lens, Chris. The details are excellent and I also love the tones of the brickwork as well. Another beauty my friend.Voted
Gerard Koehl14-Jun-2011 17:43
Superbe cathédrale... V
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