Category: architecture
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St María Cathedral, Logroño
The Cathedral of Santa María de la Redonda is a co-cathedral located in Logroño, in La Rioja, Spain. The name “redonda” refers to the rounded shape of an earlier church on the site. It had the status of collegiate church from the 15th century when Logroño became a city. The church has two elaborately decorated…
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St María Cathedral, Pamplona
Pamplona Cathedral (Santa María de la Asunción) is a Roman Catholic church in the archdiocese of Pamplona, Spain. The current 15th century Gothic church replaced an older Romanesque one. Archaeological excavations have revealed the existence of another two earlier churches. The Neoclassical facade was designed by Ventura Rodríguez in 1783. It has a 13th-14th-century Gothic…
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Pokhara’s World Peace Pagoda
World Peace Pagoda, Pokhara (Enshrining The Sacred Relics of Lord Shakyamuni Buddha) The pioneer of peace Siddhartha Gautam Buddha was born in Lumbini of Nepal in 563 BC and spent 29 years of familiar life In his kingdom kapilvastu, Nepal. After his Great Renunciation at the age of 35 he attained enlightenment in Boddhagaya of…
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Pokhara’s Shiva
Shiva is one of the most important gods in Hinduism. Shiva is a complex character who may represent goodness and benevolence, and he serves as the Protector. This Shiva Statue is located at the top of a hill contrary to the main Pokhara lake attractions. Hindu people as well as Buddhist people believe in reincarnation,…
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Guadalupe
Marian apparitions in which the Virgin Mary appears in person, or as a holographic image, to communicate with her follower here on earth from a planet heaven, or as Buddhist philosophy and I call it from a scientific perspective ‘Higher Level of Existence’, have a theoretical scientific explanation. From Fatima in Portugal to ‘El Tepeyac’…
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Fatima
Marian apparitions in which the Virgin Mary appears in person, or as a holographic image, to communicate with her follower here on earth from a planet heaven, or as Buddhist philosophy and I call it from a scientific perspective ‘Higher Level of Existence’, have a theoretical scientific explanation. From Fatima in Portugal to ‘El Tepeyac’…
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Guadalajara Cathedral
Cathedral of the Assumption of Our Lady, Mexico. This music video and the photo that inspire it shown at the end of the video screams “CULTURA” (culture), like no other photo I have taken before. From the music, traditional customs, the cathedral architectural design, etc…
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Sameba
Holy trinity cathedral of Tbilisi. Like I have said before in previous videos about Tbilisi, I first came into contact with the area when I was a Knight of the Temple of Solomon better known as the Knights Templar. I was a nobleman from French Basque descent, in today’s day I’m from Spanish Basque descent,…
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Lumbini Development Trust Survey
Lumbini is a Nepali town right at the border with India and is the place where Lord Buddha was born and raced as a child in accordance with Emperor Ashoka’s pillar/edict found in the archaeological record. I arrived at Lumbini during the third mass COVID-19 wave in India and some of the Buddhist monasteries were…
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World Peace Pagoda
Lumbini, Nepal. This Peace Pagoda has been built by Nipponzan Nyohoji Buddhist order founded by Most Venerable Nichi Dattsu Fujii of Japan through contribution of devotees in Nepal and Japan. The construction of the peace pagoda all over the world was initiated by the Most Venerable Fujii Guruji after feeling the tragic scene of atomic…
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Bhaktapur Durbar Square
This is basically a royal palace square with many Hindu temples in the traditional Nepali architectural style. The main square of the city, is a conglomeration of stone art, wood carving, and terracotta art and architectural showpieces. The Golden Gate, statue of King Bhupatindra Malla perching on the top of stone monoliths, National Art Gallery,…