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The stunning St. Marys basilica, Krakow, Poland. [2736×3648]

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Caged.  Bazylika Mariacka (St. Mary’s Basilica), Kraków, Poland

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High Altar of St. Mary’s Basilica (Kościół Mariacki) in Krakow, the largest Gothic altar in Europe, carved between 1477 and 1489 by the German sculptor Veit Stoss (Wit Stwosz in Polish; before 1450 – 1533)

The altarpiece is about 13 m high and 11 m wide when the panels are completely opened. The realistically sculptured figures are 2.7 m high; each one was carved out of a linden trunk.

1. General view in the interior 2. View with wings open. The side panels show the six scenes of the Joys of Mary (when closed, the panels show 12 scenes of the life of Jesus and Mary) 3-4. The central scene: Dormition of the Virgin, with the Twelve Apostles 5. The upper central part: Assumption of the Virgin 6. The top structure (outside the main frame): Coronation of the Virgin

A few weeks prior to the outbreak of the Second World War and the German occupation of Poland, the altarpiece was dismantled and taken to Sandomierz, where it was stored at the local cathedral and seminary. The Nazis located the altarpiece and transported it to the Third Reich. It was recovered in 1946 in Bavaria, hidden in the basement of the heavily bombed Nuremberg Castle. The High Altar underwent major restoration work in Poland and was put back in its place at the Basilica 10 years later.

(Wikipedia)

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Bazylika Mariacka (St. Mary’s Basilica), Kraków, Poland

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St. Mary’s Basilica, Krakow, Poland 🇵🇱

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St. Mary’s Basilica, which towers over Krakow’s main Market Square, is one of Poland’s most prominent religious landmarks. Photo by DenDidenko

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We shall find peace. We shall hear angels. We shall see the sky sparkling with diamonds.

- Anton Chekhov

St. Mary’s Basilica, Krakow, Poland.

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Kazan church, Kalinkovichi, Belarus: Kalinkovichi. Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. Kalinkavichy is a town in Gomel Region, southeastern Belarus. Wikipedia. Our Lady of Kazan, also called Mother of God of Kazan, is a holy icon of the highest stature within the Russian Orthodox Church, representing the Virgin Mary as the protector and patroness of the city of Kazan, and a palladium of all of Russia and Rus’, known as the Holy Protectress of Russia. Wikipedia

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Our Lady of Kazan Russian Orthodox Church

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Our Lady of Kazan Russian Orthodox Church in Newark, NJ

Such a blessing to be able to be here again.

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Orthodox church of Terijoki, Finland. Modern day Zelenogorsk, Russia.

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Shelley Winters touring in Born Yesterday

(Gordon Parks. 1950)

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Alan Ladd-Shelley Winters "Rebelión en el fuerte" (Saskatchewan) 1954, de Raoul Walsh.