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These are the massive middle wooden entrance doors to the world’s largest Franciscan Church at Basilica Santa Croce in Florence, Italy. The superlatively ornate neo-Gothic facade in pink, white, and green marble flanks these principal doors along with two “smaller doors” one on either side. The building’s construction began in 1289 and was completed in 1385.
Trivia: Many of Florence Italy’s luminaries of arts and science are buried at Basilica Santa Croce: Michelangelo, Rossini, Machiavelli, and Galileo Galilei. Dante Alighieri’s full-length statue stands a short distance from the basilica’s facade. Dante’s monument, inside this basilica, was featured in the ’80’s movie, A Room With A View. This church is also known as “The Temple of Italian Glories.”
Close-up detail of the Basilica’s hand-carved front doors below:
Wider angle of Basilica Santa Croce, Florence’s facade below:
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Very interesting
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Thank you dear friend. Happy Thursday 😊
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Thanks 🙏🏼
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It is in pardoning that we are pardoned. – Francis of Assisi
Legendary Doors –
Simply magnificence
“She falls in love with George Emerson, but back home in England her fiancee awaits her return.”
The movies and the stories too.
But it is the going behind the veil portrayed in the haiku, that is so moving.
Amazing craft invested to materialise the almost inexplicable mysterious place.
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Yes, we are forgiven. Amen! And we enter in behind the veil because he first died for us.
So pleased that you found rich value through in the opulence of this grand church.
Blessings to you.
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Amen.
Beautiful opulence, a feature of grandeur built in the order of the Franciscan.
Blessings to you too Poet.
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Yes, a grandeur as a reminder to look up… beyond one’s circumstances.
Happy Thursday blessings.
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Amen, let the Lord have his way.
Thank you Poet.
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Yes! Exactly.
My pleasure.
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Interesting information and beautiful picture and haiku👌👌
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Thank you Kaushal. My pleasure.
Blessings and peace to you.
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Always welcome, Suzette 😊
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Those doors are HUGE. I wonder how hard they are to open and close.
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I could be wrong but there usually were at least two people of the congregation who entered through a smaller entrance and then together opened the massive doors. So in response to your great question: The doors were opened but not without help.
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Thank you for answering my question, Suzette!
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A pleasure, Liz.
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I’ve been there!
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Oh! Awesome. Must have been a great experience. I only focused on the doors but the images of the basilica’a interior are incredible!
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Yes, it’s pretty amazing!
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You are blessed.
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I love the sense of scale that is added by the person in that first photo – those doors are huge! And to be the center of so much history – it’s truly amazing. I love your haiku, Suzette. You have a wonderful approach to this challenge. I always enjoy visiting here.
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Thank you Dan. If the pupose of these impressive doors was to encourage the visitor to look up… they succeeded.
Thank you for hosting and your visit. Much appreciated 😊
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This definitely gives the feeling of glory. And I agree with Dan about the scale. (K)
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Well said. Yes, I agree as well.
Have a lovely day. Thank you😊
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Beautiful ❤🌹
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So pleased you enjoyed the posting. 😊
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What cool doors you have photographed. I love all the details. 😀
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They are fabulous indeed. But…alas I cannot take credit for the magnificent photography…sigh…I would love to take such great ones..😊
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A wonderful door on a wonderful building that features heavily in the book/film – a Room with a View – one of my all-time favourites. Thanks for posting.
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I am glad to hear that the share resonated in such meaningful ways. That is the best I can hope for from posting. Thank you!
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I adore how you’ve used faith beyond, and veil here, speaking to me of all that awaits us beyond the illusion. And those doors! Wow. Amazing write, Suzette.
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Yes, faiith lies beyond what is seen. Indeed.
Some astonishing doors !
Glad you enjoyed the sharing.
May abundance be with you coming and going.
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Indeed, it is, and agreed. Oh, those doors are breathtaking. Amazing. Thank you, my friend. Many blessings to you.
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My pleasure to share. Thank you for the blessings. Much appreciated 😊
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Very impressive. I like that you included a person in the first shot which emphasizes the size of the doors. Churches like this always make me feel that the glory of God is there but of course it’s everywhere also. 🙂 Sadly many of these churches aren’t well-attended.
janet
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Glad you enjoyed the photos. Yes, God is everywhere. Amen to that! True maintenance is costly for these grand churches.
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The work done on these cathedrals is amazing and finely crafted.
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Yes, highly talented work.
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I have been to Santa Croce. “Awe” does not come close to what I felt there. “Carved canticles” is exactly right.
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What a fabulous place to visit. I am happy to have been there. It is indeed hard to describe such a place meant to express inexplicable greatness. Glad you enjoyed the poem. Blessings to you.
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