Videos tagged with "chapel"

"LAS IGLESIAS DE QUITO" Travelingg's photos around QUITO, Ecuador [00:52]
A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to QUITO, Ecuador by TravelPod blogger Travelingg titled "LAS IGLESIAS DE QUITO" Travelingg's travel blog entry: "Under gray, cloudy skies, took a self-guided tour today of Quito's colonial churches. One of the city's oldest, Monastery of San Francisco, was erected in 1534; but it tool 70 years to finish. The main chapel is under going extensive renovation both inside and out. Yet, the adjoining museum houses many of the church's exquisite colonial art. It was a wide selection of beautiful paintings, sculptures, and furniture My personal favorite were the somberly painted wooden sculptures of bloody Jesuses. La Compania de Jesus was started in 1605, but this structure took some 163 years to complete! The interior of this church is truly stupendous. Supposedly 7 tons of gold were used to gild the walls, ceilings, and altars. Considered the most beautiful church in Ecuador, the interior is absolutely awe-inspiring....(Darren, keep your eyes peeled for the postcard of this church). The Monastery of Santa Catalina is a fully functioning convent and monastery, but I never got a chance to enter since the individual running the ticket counter was probably somewhere on a union break. Meanwhile, across the hall was a little store where the public could purchase products--lotions, shampoos, elixirs, and more--manufactured by the 20 or so nuns living at the church. However, all business transactions are handled through a little ...
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La Capilla del Hombre [00:28]
The Chapel of Man is a tribute to the human being, mainly to the Latin American people and their suffering, fighting and achievements. Designed by, and filled with the late Oswaldo Guayasamin's artwork this museum is truly unique. It is difficult to get a feeling for the size of this structure from a photograph alone, but I would estimate it to be close to 4 stories high. I have to say that I really enjoyed the structure and artwork, however, I can understand how some would feel his works to be overly macabre.
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Basílica del Voto Nacional, Quito Ecuador [01:15]
The Basilica of the National Vow (Spanish: Basílica del Voto Nacional) is a Roman Catholic church located in Quito, Ecuador. Grotesques on the southeastern face of the Basílica del Voto nacionalconsecrated in 1988[1], it remains technically "unfinished." Local legend says that when the Basílica is completed, the end of the world will come. The building is noted for its grotesques in the form of native Ecuadorian animals. Pope John Paul II blessed the Basilica on January 30th, 1985 and in 1988 it was declared immaculate. The Basilica is 150 meters long, 35 meters wide, 35 meters high in the sanctuary and 15 meters in the votive chapels. Its towers are 78.23 meters high, 73 meters in the dome, 16 meters by 45 meters on the base of its towers. Visitors are able to see the sanctuary for free, while access to the rest of the Basilica ranges from $1-$3. Visitors are able to climb to the top of the spires, which offer stunning views of the city and countryside.
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Sharing Paradise
A group of multimedia students from UNC Chapel Hill went to the Galapagos Islands for a month during the summer of 2009 to create a documentary project on the people who live there. This is my story about a boat captain who lives in San Cristobal. ... Galapagos Ecuador "San Cristobal" UNC "UNC Chapel Hill" photojournalism boat tourism captain
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