Winter in Art

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Nüremberg - View from Dürerhaus to the castle c. 1900, after a painting by Werner Zapf

Received on 5 Mar, 2015

Sent by Margot (Fudda, Germany)

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Detail of a painting by Giovanni Segantini 1858-1899 (Italian/Swiss 

Received on 23 Jul 2021

Sent by Carla (Genova, Italy)

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Towards Winter

St.Ann's Church, Vilnius

Illustration by Illustration by Nieko Rimto, Dalia Bieliūnaitė 

Received on 17Dec, 2020

Sent by Reda (Vilnius , Lithuania)

Vilnius

Vilnius, Lithuania

Sent by my mother from her trip to Lithuania in 1989

Baltic states

Estonia, Tallinn 

sent by my daughter

Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It is on the northern coast of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland in Harju County. From the 13th century until 1918 , the city was known as Reval. Tallinn's Old Town is one of the best preserved medieval cities in Europe and is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

Latvia, Riga

travel time 3 days

distance travelled 648 km

sent by Olivia, Riga, Latvia

Riga is the capital and largest city of Latvia. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga, at the mouth of the Daugava river. Riga was founded in 1201 and is a former Hanseatic League member. Riga's historical centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, noted for its Art Nouveau/Jugendstil architecture and 19th century wooden architecture

Lithuania,Vilnius

travel time 11 days

distance travelled 908 km

sent by Indrė, Vilnius, Lithuania

Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania and its largest city. It is in the southeast part of Lithuania and is the second largest city in the Baltic states. Vilnius is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994.

Church interiors

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General interior  view of  Bulgarian St. Stephen Church, 

Istanbul, Turkey

travel time 14 days

distance travelled 2,453 km

sent by Nilhor, Istanbul, Turkey

Bulgarian St Stephen Church, also known as the Bulgarian Iron Church, is a Bulgarian Orthodox church in Balat, Istanbul, Turkey. It is famous for being made of prefabricated cast iron elements in the neo-Gothic style.

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The Cathedral of St. Patrick, New York

 travel time 16 days

distance travelled 6,297 km

sent by Annie, Bridgeport, Connecticut

The Cathedral of St. Patrick (commonly called St. Patrick's Cathedral) is a decorated Neo-Gothic-style Roman Catholic cathedral church in the United States and a prominent landmark of New York City.

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The painting of Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of Mercy
  Chapel of the Gates of Dawn,
Vilnius, Lithuania
travel time 6 days
distance travelled 849 km
sent by Jūratė, Lithuania

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St. Paul Catholic Church, Gävle, Sweden

travel time 3 days
distance travelled 248 km
sent by Maria,  Turku, Finland