Susano Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Or... 110 places for your Fantasy Heroes to explore, loot, defend, or engage in a climatic fight scene. http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/19/10-most-amazing-temples-in-the-world/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drhoz Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World *winces at the thought of any of dozens of minor supervillains who could have flown in, casually prised out the hundreds of gemstones on the spire, and flown off again* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nolgroth Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World I almost got offended that the "greatest temples" were all Eastern. Then I saw the other article about western cathedrals. I disagree with some of the choices, but both articles are fantastic sources of inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucius Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World Oh. My Gods. Lucius Alexander Exactly, says the palindromedary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaws Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World Great resource... where are the western Cathedrals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World Here: 10 Divinely Designed Churches http://www.neatorama.com/2007/05/07/10-divinely-designed-churches/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaws Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World TY!awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World The list of churches is a bit dubious, though. I'd remove some of the fairly pedestrian modern churches and Notre Dame, and add in: Bete Medhane Alem in Lalibela: a church carved entirely out of rock (windows, sculpture, furniture, the lot: all one piece of stone) Sainte Chapelle in Paris - the Gothic church to end all Gothic churches: it makes Notre Dame look like a cave. and the Mezquita in Cordoba - a mosque converted to a church: it's just goddamn amazing. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World Which church is the one covered in bones? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World Which church is the one covered in bones? There's a bunch of them, actually. Check out http://lifegallery.dk/photography/travel/portugal/evora/evorastartpage.html which has a bunch of photos taken by a friend of mine of the mortuary at Evora in Portugal. It's built mostly out of bones. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted September 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World The one I'm thinking of this is in Eastern Europe. Poland or there abouts. I think. Those pics aren't of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markdoc Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World The one I'm thinking of this is in Eastern Europe. Poland or there abouts. I think. Those pics aren't of it. Ah - in that case, you're probably thinking of either the bone church in Sedlec, Poland or the Church of Bones in Kutna Hora, Czech Republic. They're not the only ossuaries in that part of the world, but they're both pretty famous. But like I said, there're plenty of "bone churches" in Europe: another famous one is the Capuchin Church of the Immaculate Conception in Rome (that's the only one I've ever visited). I just pointed to Jes' photos from Evora 'cause I had his site bookmarked They're pretty odd - but then a lot of priests and monks from that era were - shall we say - not praying from a full psalmbook. cheers, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korvar Posted September 25, 2007 Report Share Posted September 25, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World Possibly this is the one one in question? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherSkip Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World Dammmmmmmmmm I have a character by the name of Doctor Marrow and this puts everything I ever even thought about doing with this Doctor of the Dead to Shame. SHAME! For a book i would suggest Seventy Wonders of the Ancient World by Carre, not 10 or twenty but freaking 70 places to adventure in. complete with maps, archaeological notes and good reference stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilFleischmann Posted September 28, 2007 Report Share Posted September 28, 2007 Re: 10 Most Amazing Temples in the World I'd remove some of the fairly pedestrian modern churches... Though I must say that the picture of Notre Dame du Haut doesn't do it justice. Even though it's modern, there's a certain "primitive" quality to it that might be inspirational for a fantasy setting. Especially when seen from the inside. I studied this place in an art history class in college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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