Wow, that sure has remained intact through the ages. It's nice to see these things that are very old and still kept in good conditon. We can learn from the past and feel a connection to those who came before. Thanks, Naddia for this shot. I guess it is a museum now, but what is in it?
Never rebuke while you’re still indignant about a fault committed—wait until the next day, or even longer. Then calmly, and with a purer intention, make your reprimand. You’ll gain more by a friendly word than by a three-hour quarrel.
-Josemaria Escriva
What a perfect place for an art gallery, not so much because it is an old church, but because the architect must have been a true artist. The clarity is very good, and I'm glad it is because I just sat here and drank in all the amazing detail on this wonderful facade. I counted 25 arches over the various doorways and windows, and I was taken with the treatment of the upper arches over the three most prominent "windows" at the top of the building. What caught my eye in these carefuly laid out arches is not only the interchange of color but that each arch actually consisted of three layers. What an enormous amount of time it must have taken to carefully set these all in and have them come out in such an imaginative way...lol...even the chimney has a little arch in it too. The way the building is deteriorating creates a lot of arresting shadowplay all over, and if it's restored, I hope it's not destroyed in the process. Way up on the left-hand side of the building it looks as if Mother Nature is trying to hurry along the process with a bit of unbidden flora. Excellent post for all the reasons given and more :)PJ