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Paris 2014: Inside Notre-Dame de Paris (a re-post from 5 years ago)

Posted on April 16, 2019 by crowcanyonjournal

Here is another photo story I posted five years ago after returning from our three-week vacation in Paris. In this posting we look inside the magnificent Notre Dame Cathedral. The architecture we know today as Gothic developed in France in … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014: Notre Dame de Paris

Posted on April 15, 2019 by crowcanyonjournal

My wife and I spent three weeks in Paris in May of 2014 and during that time we visited Notre Dame twice. The following article is a re-post of an article I first uploaded on August 15, 2014. Later on … Continue reading →

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The Most Beautiful Castle in Scotland

Posted on May 25, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

We saw dozens of castles on our recent three-week trip to Scotland. Some were very scenic and some have seen better days. Some were drenched in Scottish history. And we got drenched gazing at some of them! By far the … Continue reading →

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Inside La Sagrada Familia

Posted on March 27, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

We learned a lot about about Antoni Gaudi during our first six days in Barcelona last Fall. We saw the lamppost he designed for the Placa Reial on our walk down La Rambla. We walked past two of his majestic … Continue reading →

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Visiting La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona

Posted on March 24, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (The Basilica and Expiatory Church of The Holy Family) is located in the northeast portion of Barcelona’s Eixample district. The best way to get there is to take the Metro. Both … Continue reading →

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Gaudi and Modernisme: The Walls and Windows of Gaudi’s Crypt

Posted on March 21, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

The Modernisme movement in art and architecture reached its zenith during the period from 1888 when Barcelona held its first world fair until 1911 with the death of the poet Joan Maragall. During this period Antoni Gaudi spent most of … Continue reading →

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Antoni Gaudi and Colonia Güell

Posted on March 16, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

On our way to Montserrat one day during our recent visit to Barcelona we stopped at the village of Santa Coloma de Cervelló to tour the church designed by Antoni Gaudi that has become known as Gaudi’s Crypt. It’s also … Continue reading →

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MM 2-49: Gaudi’s Crypt in Monochrome

Posted on March 15, 2016 by crowcanyonjournal

The unfinished church known as Gaudi’s Crypt is located in the village of Santa Coloma de Cervelló, about 20 km west of Barcelona. It’s also known as Güell’s Crypt and as the Church of Colonia Güell but a lot of … Continue reading →

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Hawaii 2015: Anna Rice Cooke and the Honolulu Museum of Art

Posted on February 20, 2015 by crowcanyonjournal

Anna Rice Cooke was a patron of the arts in Honolulu and founder of the Honolulu Academy of Arts which would become the Honolulu Museum of Art. She was born in 1853 in Oahu, the daughter of Protestant missionaries. She … Continue reading →

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Paris 2014: The Domes of Paris, Part Five: The Pantheon

Posted on December 15, 2014 by crowcanyonjournal

Well, we have finally come to the last posting on this series on the Domes of Paris. We started the series by looking at the two domes that most inspired Christopher Wren (see here and here) when he visited Paris … Continue reading →

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