Burgos Cathedral.... and Mandalas


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July 5th 2012
Published: July 5th 2012
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and THIS was in the foyer of the hotel we stayed in for my Burgos Birthday
I know I SAID I was going to continue chronologically - but I just want to include the pics taken in the Cathedral in Burgos - I couldnt upload while on the road..... The sheer riches inside here are astonishing and such displays are evidence I think of the Catholic Church's 2000 years of hypocritical wealth accumulation .... The craftwork and the artistic abilities , the physical work and the talents of thousands of people over the years was given either freely with good will, or under sufferance and coercion....but there is no doubting the beauty of it all.... I especially liked all the mandalas on the ceilings, in the stained glass etc....After we walked and walked - sightseeing on our 'day off' we had churros and chocolate...


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I know...... it's NOT from the Cathedral...... but it IS a Vegetable Mandala.... the MOST beautiful vegetable I have ever seen


5th July 2012

WOW
Wow, those photos are just amazing. We have some beautiful things here in Australia, but i don't know if we have such a rich tapestry as you have seen. We are younger tho!!
6th July 2012
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Amazing Photos
They have blown me away, wow, such beauty, i have never seen inside churches like these with soo much detail. I better get back to work, i had to blow each one up to have a better look, so have spent quite some time looking through them. Hope you are well, take care xx
6th July 2012

Wow! Those photos are amazing,I want to go there.

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