The most beautiful temple in the world

where is this katarina? it is beautiful

Ach, sorry, I thought I wrote about it. It is Sicily, close to Palermo.

That is a wonderful place ,Katarina..and those buildings are indeed magnificent...I wish I had known about this,when we visited Palermo..but it was only for a day,so we probably wouldn't have had the time...thank you for sharing this..and your description of it makes lovely reading..very eloquent,and tastefully done :o)

there is another beautiful one not unlike this in Cordoba Spain; as well as the Alhambra and another I think in Seville that I really loved.

Thank you very much, Bloomer. I was in Palermo for a day, too, still I did see a lot. I was with German travel agency and they are enormously good guides.

I know Sticki, I wish to go to Granada and see Alhambra, too.

you would love it katarina, and Cordoba too, i wish i could remember the name of the other one.

Saevilla?

I think it was in Seville but the photos on google of the cathedral or the mosque are not how i remember it.

This is a truly beautiful building. What more can I say when you have guided us around it so skilfully and interestingly. Many thanks for the tour Katarina :o)))

Thank you very much, Lily. This blog was also for you :)

that's a wonderful place Katerina, the craftsmanship there is phenomenal..

thanks, Kat! the workmanship is astounding, the detail staggering, the beauty overwhelming. I'm going to have to go back and drink it all in again, at least four times more!

Your "what the hell" looked to me a b it like the cross of lorraine - a cross iwth four equal arms and a smaller crossbar acros the upright. If i was looking in the right place on that pic, that is!

the mixing of cultures and architectural styles makes a unique building - and while i don't have a lot of time for religion, I have a great deal of time for the churches of any

Lol, Fran. You should wrote: the workmanship is astounding, the detail staggering, the beauty overwhelming. And me -exagerrating. LOL.

didn't notice that, so it could'nt have been outstangly so! *s*

lol of course it depends on who you meant by "me exaggerting"! if me, not so! if you, didn't notice!

Wow Katrina - beautiful! :-)

Lucky you Katarina...it looks like a fantastic place to visit.

Surreylad, you are absolutely right. I even did not put all photos there. But there was a pair of pillars, made in deep sea blue colour, with golden ornaments, they were fairy. Unfortunately, I did not find them in my old computer, so could not load them on, lol. I will upload one more photo separately - the floor mosaics from small stones, as here are lot of professional and self made artists. Some inspiration :)

thanks, can't wait to see more!

Thanks for the pics Katarina,such a shame all this skill and craftwork seams to be a thing of the past,you do have to marvel at it, time and money seems more important in todays society!

part of that might be that no way could workmen of such skill be paid what they're worth for such work these days! it'd cost millions just for the work, let alone the materials.

And of course there aren't as amny of them these days; who needs such skill in the age of concrete and reinforced steel? and "trendy" architects!

Fran, I like you, but do not look on it through western eyes, please. Just one comparison. Friends of my friends produce beautiful carpets in Kashmere. It is hand made, silk and high quality wool, many generation secrets in making family specific ornaments. Sold to Europeans/Americans for 400 dollars. Sold for 3 800 dollars in the USA.
Another example - poor women are making beautiful silky blouses in India for the price 3 pounds each. Sold on Oxford street for 70 pounds.
There are craftsmen and there are millionaires/donators as before. But something is missing now. That "something" means that millionaires invest into getting more power, making more money. In old times they fighted for power with swords and intrigues/called policy/ and collected arts. Now they are lazy to fight, others are fighting for them. They invest money in wars and corruption, thus left less for building cathedral. You know, roads, which do not lead to church, do not lead nowhere. This was just symbolic :)

I wasn't talking from my personal point of view, Kat. Something hand-made is better to me than somethkng mass-produced on a conveyor-belt in a soulless factory - a person making something by hand puts something of themselves into it.

I know you wasn´t talking your personal view. But we tend to "evaluate" the work through our experience.

What I wanted to say, that there are still skilled people all over the world who are able to make beautiful things - looking by our eyes - for cheap price :)

oh sure, but how much appreciated now? when people can buy factory-made stuff for pennies, or hand-made stuff for pounds, which are they most likely to choose?

Fran, you can ask our ex-premier Mrs Radicova, who after her unsucsessful political career is heading to Oxford. She will have lectures there for several months for folks on Isles. I can guide you what to ask her. If you have good luck and she will be not drunk, she will communicate with British people for sure. She only do not discuss with those corrupted bastards in white coats in Slovakia, as they are not on her social level and should work for 600 hundred euros per month for 7 days a week. Good luck to Britain :)

It is a very beautiful place.

The route there is exciting. It is a narrow street full of arts -mainly pottery. For a long time I thought that Spanish tiles are number one in Europe, but these were breathtaking (regarding colours and motives). It is a pity that Sicily is so far. I would make a wonderful bathroom and garden path from those tiles....ach

wish to travel in this very beautiful temple!

Maybe one day you will, Junna. Life is full of surprises. I have never thought that I would travel to Sicily, when I was 18 :)