ACIREALE CATHEDRAL by sangwann

ACIREALE CATHEDRAL

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From the last day of our Sicily holiday - 23 September, 2015.
We were all invited to join our host for a boat trip on his cabin cruiser along the east coast of Sicily. Denise, Ian and Max went but we pulled out because Christine was afraid the sea would make her sick. So we went off to spend the morning in Acireale. We didn’t see much but three churches adjacent to each other were a joy to visit. The first one was Acireale Cathedral and these are two shots from the interior of the cathedral. I posted a b&w shot showing the outside a few days ago.
Acireale Cathedral is dedicated to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was declared the seat of the Bishop of Acireale in 1870. The present cathedral building is a 17th-century building with significant additions from each succeeding century. The interior is 17th century Baroque.
Joke: A drunk staggers into a Catholic Church, enters a confessional booth, sits down but says nothing. The Priest coughs a few times to get his attention but the drunk continues to sit there in silence. Finally, the Priest pounds three times on the wall. The drunk mumbles, "ain't no use knockin; there's no paper on this side either."
Thank you very for looking and for the lovely comments and the fav's on yesterday's picture.
Great shots and I love the processing.
December 6th, 2015  
Great shots , and presentation -- they look just like a pair of postage stamps !!
December 6th, 2015  
lovely shots - well done with the frames
December 6th, 2015  
Great shots and I love your processing Dione Fav
December 6th, 2015  
Beautifully ornate, love the lighting :)
December 6th, 2015  
Beautiful church! I like your stamp-like edit.
December 6th, 2015  
Love that neat border and the amazing golden image on the left has distracted my eye from that equally beautiful image on the right.
December 6th, 2015  
Beautiful and well edited. Fav.
December 6th, 2015  
So beautiful--like I would expect to see at the Vatican!
December 6th, 2015  
there is so much depth in these, nice.
December 6th, 2015  
Stunning!
December 6th, 2015  
What a magnificent building! Well captured as always.
December 6th, 2015  
What a beautiful looking place and an excellent collage of it. Fav!
December 6th, 2015  
Makes for such a good collage -- the pairing of the two and the framing as stamps works so well!
December 6th, 2015  
Beautiful images and presentation FAV!
December 6th, 2015  
Fantastic shots...great perspectives, tones, composition
December 6th, 2015  
Beautiful collage, lovely ceiling detail and art work
December 6th, 2015  
Two beautiful captures...Fav
December 6th, 2015  
pam
wonderful collage
December 6th, 2015  
Amazing art beautiful captured and creative framed ,Fav.
If you do a tour through our country you won`t see those churches. You`ve to visit the small villages .
December 6th, 2015  
What a beautiful place and I like your presentation :)
December 6th, 2015  
your post processing has created a nice postage stamp effect dione, nice one
December 6th, 2015  
Beautiful stamps
December 6th, 2015  
Tom
Lovely
December 8th, 2015  
Magnificent! Fav.
December 8th, 2015  
Kim
Grand and magnificent cathedral, beautifully presented!
December 8th, 2015  
Kim
Fav
December 8th, 2015  
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