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TRANI CATTEDRALE - NOVEMBER 2006 LINK TO TRANI CATTEDRALE HISTORY AND 2003 PHOTOS
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Magnificent and frightening medieval carvings (particularly around the rose and apse windows) are part of the excitement of the Puglian Romanesque medieval cathedrals. Don't even think of mucking with the church, they say - this example is above the west rose window of Trani Cattedrale (shown in full below).
Sadly such decorations disappeared further north as the intellectually driven Renaissance cleared all (Romanesque) before it, and the Baroque style which followed had nothing to say at all.
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Less likely to give you nightmares - an elephant on the west facade. |
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The East end - November dawn breaks over Trani's Cattedrale di San Nicola il Pellegrino and Frederick' II's Fort
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In front of the Cattedrale is the Hotel Regia with Paradox's room in the middle with the little extra window for the bathroom. Another illustration of the tough life that Dom P leads
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This is the rose window in the south transept - typical of the Norman Puglian Cathedrals - a wagon wheel with carved stone hub and spokes.
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The west facade on the night of Ognissanti - November 1 2006 |
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