A colorful roof, a photo from Budapest, West

Photographer's Note

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Matthias Church (Hungarian: Mátyás-templom) is a church located in Budapest, Hungary, at the heart of Buda's Castle District. According to church tradition, it was originally built in Romanesque style in 1015. The current building was constructed in the florid late Gothic style in the second half of the 14th century and was extensively restored in the late 19th century. It was the second largest church of medieval Buda and the seventh largest church of medieval Hungarian Kingdom.
Officially named as the Church of Our Lady, it has been popularly named after King Matthias, who ordered the transformation of its original southern tower. The church was the scene of several coronations, including that of Charles IV in 1916 (the last Habsburg king). It was also the site for King Matthias's two weddings (the first to Catherine of Poděbrady and, after her death, to Beatrice of Naples). During the century and a half of Turkish occupation, the vast majority of its ecclesiastical treasures were shipped to Pressburg (present day Bratislava) and following the capture of Buda in 1541 the church became the city's main mosque. Ornate frescoes that previously adorned the walls of the building were whitewashed and interior furnishings stripped out.
The church was also a place of the so called Mary-wonder. In 1686 during the siege of Buda by the Holy League a wall of the church collapsed due to cannonfire. It turned out that an old votive Madonna statue was hidden behind the wall. As the sculpture of the Virgin Mary appeared before the praying Muslims, the morale of the garrison collapsed and the city fell on the same day.
Although following Turkish expulsion in 1686 an attempt was made to restore the church in the Baroque style, historical evidence shows that the work was largely unsatisfactory. It was not until the great architectural boom towards the end of the 19th century that the building regained much of its former splendour. The architect responsible for this work was Frigyes Schulek.
The church was restored to its original 13th century plan but a number of early original Gothic elements were uncovered. By also adding new motifs of his own (such as the diamond pattern roof tiles and gargoyles laden spire) Schulek ensured that the work, when finished, would be highly controversial.
It is home to the Ecclesiastical Art museum which begins in the medieval crypt and leads up to the St. Stephen Chapel. The gallery contains a number of sacred relics and medieval stone carvings, along with replicas of the Hungarian royal crown and coronation jewels.

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La Chiesa di Mattia si trova al centro della Szentháromság tér (piazza della Santa Trinità) a Budapest. Nonostante sia comunemente chiamata con il nome di Mattia Corvino, il vero nome della chiesa è "Nostra Signora Assunta della Collina del Castello" ed è dedicato alla Madonna.
Fu costruita tra il 1255 e il 1269 per la volontà del re Béla IV d'Ungheria. Nel 1541 venne trasformata in una moschea dai turchi, per poi passare ai gesuiti.
Nel 1873 e il 1896 fu oggetto di restauri da parte dell'architetto Frigyes Schulek che la ricostruì parzialmente in stile neogotico.
È uno degli edifici più interessanti della città di Budapest e patrimonio artistico e turistico della città.
Nella chiesa re Mattia Corvino si sposò due volte e vi furono incoronati Francesco Giuseppe I d'Austria nel 1867 e Carlo IV nel 1916.
È dotata all'esterno di portali di grande pregio, mentre l'interno è diviso in tre navate con preziose vetrate e affreschi. Vi è inoltre la cappella funeraria reale dove si possono trovare i sarcofagi di Béla III d'Ungheria e di Anna di Chatillon.

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bayno (16213) 2012-09-07 1:46

Ciao Vicino,
il tetto di questa chiesa mi ricorda molte cupole che ho visto in Campania e ad Alghero, sono un pò ignorante ma credo che si tratti de uno stile bizantino, i colori sono stupendi e anche i dettagli...anche il cielo è uno spettacolo, molto bello anche il WS...sempre ottimo lavoro...e di lavoro si tratta...ci dovrebbero pagare...
buona giornata...
Valter

ciakgiak (30331) 2012-09-07 1:49

Ciao Luciano,
bella! Colori che ammaliano, qualità come sempre perfetta, spero di rientrare presto...
Un saluto
Giorgio

dkmurphys (36831) 2012-09-07 2:29

Ciao Luciano,
Splendid colors of this roof. Incredible attractive detail, well seen!

Daniel

dta (51480) 2012-09-07 2:31

Ciao Luciano ,
Une toiture de toute beauté , qui contraste à merveille avec le ciel bleu . Cadrage symétrique impeccable . Et la petite ombre comme joli détail .
Amicalement

Budapestman (82620) 2012-09-07 2:50

Hi Luciano,
a beautiful detail with attractive symmetrical composition, great colours and lights. Superb shot, Tfs! Have a nice week! Kellemes hetet kívánok!
György

krzychu30 (8897) 2012-09-07 3:11

Hello Luciano,
amazing roof!Looks like a part of kind of fairytale or something.So colorful and charming.The scene is perfectly close-up and framed and thanks to excellent settings of the camera you persent us all details of this gorgeous roof in best quality.I like also this eye-catching,strong color contrast-really great.
Have a nice day
Krzysztof

jacquest (14176) 2012-09-07 3:30

Hello Luciano,

This is a splendid mosaique of colors, well framed with symmetry over a perfect sky. Vivid colors and sharp details. It is a very attractive image very well done.

Best regards

Jacques

timecapturer (30342) 2012-09-07 3:51

Hi Luciano
stunning shot this. Love the symmetry and the amazing colours. Superb sharpness and quality of execution make this so irresistible. Beautiful image!

Have a great weekend - regards Brian.

bbarna (217) 2012-09-07 4:57

Very nice detail of a very nice church. TFS.
Barnabas

Sergiom (39298) 2012-09-07 5:09

Ciao Luciano,

Un toit de toute beauté. Les couleurs sont aussi très jolies. J'aime le côté graphique ainsi que la symétrie de l'ensemble.

Amicalement

Serge

Bluejeans (64239) 2012-09-07 5:28

Ola Luciano ,
Lindo este telhado desta Igreja de Matias , tem uma bela textura com colorida e com umas bonitas formas geométricas , boa luz , gostei do contraste com o céu azul , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

chrisvek (5505) 2012-09-07 6:00

Hello Luciano

Awesome variety of colors of this so uniue roof.Superb composition and splendid lightning management.Also very good framework and POV.

Have a great weekend
Chris

ourania (12427) 2012-09-07 6:20

Ciao Luciano,
molto bello il grafismo geometrico e colorato delle piastrelle e dell' architettura. Il punto di vista sembra alto al livelo del tetto e il taglio crea una magnifica geometria dentro il quadro. La nitidezza ed i contrasti sono ottimi permettendoci di godere davvero l' arte presenata. Mi piace tantissimo la luce forte e chiara ed i vividi colori delle piastrelle e del cielo. L' inserimento dell' ombra della torre rompe la simmetria in modo intrigante. Complimenti e grazie!
Tanti saluti e buon fine settimana,
Ourania

Sonata11 (28375) 2012-09-07 9:02

Hello Luciano,
What a beautiful captured of interesting roof architecture and
with amazinglybbeautiful patterm from great POV, which I really love it it. Fabulous management of splendid colors, sharpness, perfect clarity. Very impressive place to see. Thanks for sharing and informative note.
All the best and have a wonderful WE,
Barbara

cornejo (18116) 2012-09-07 10:09

Ciao Luciano, composizione eccellente in questa immagine semplice e bella di questo ciondolo affascinante, immagine molto buona e bella, molto forte, con un buon colore e la luce. Lavoro molto buono e bello ben fatto il mio amico. Congratulazioni. TFS.

Buon pomeriggio e week-end felice.
Cordiali saluti e auguri.
Angel.

eldancer1 (17088) 2012-09-07 10:49

Wow! I like the design of those roof tiles. Nicely captured with good lighting and dof with sharp details. Wonderful colors. Well done, tfs.

JFS (32179) 2012-09-07 12:00

Ciao Luciano,
A colorful and beautiful roof! Masterly captured, impecable symmetry. Good work!

Have a good WE!
Cheers,
Juan

pajaran (36270) 2012-09-07 12:50

Dobro vece.
Vrlo interesantan i dobar tekst o Crkvi, sa istrijom ...
Dobra ostrina i kontrast, lepe boje.
Lep krov.
Prijatno vece i sve najbolje za vikend.
Srecno.
Paja.

Buona sera.
Testo molto interessante e positivo della Chiesa, con Istrija ...
Buona la nitidezza e il contrasto, bel colore.
Tetto Nizza.
Buona sera e tutto il meglio per il fine settimana.
Buona fortuna.
Paja.

Silvio1953 (98217) 2012-09-07 13:32

Ciao Luciano, bella simmetria, ottima nitidezza e fantastici colori, bello anche il WS con la vista d'insieme, bravo, buon week end, ciao Silvio

Highmountains (1834) 2012-09-07 14:53

A beautiful photograph, capturing in detail and clarity - the multitude of colours and craftsmanship on the roof of this Church.
The soft tones under bright light gives the photograph an elegance that deserves appreciation.
The shadow of the spire on the right is an interesting distraction.
Thanks for sharing.

carlo62 (12636) 2012-09-07 15:00

Ciao Luciano
uno dei tuoi tagli impeccabili, questa volta condito da tanti bei colori ed un cielo che fa invidia.
Come dice Valter, hai fatto un bel lavoro, però penso anche al lavoro che hanno fatto per fare questo tetto...
Saluti
Carlo

adramad (27556) 2012-09-07 16:21

Hello Luciano.
A beautiful composition with this colorful, captivating, which enhances the original design of the roof, a POV with remarkable symmetry, in a perfect capture in brightness and sharpness.
Nice job.
Have a good weekend.
Best regards.
Luis.

ACL1978 (5789) 2012-09-07 17:04

Luciano - It was a cloudy day when I visited St. Matthias, and I am envious of you for the sun here, as it has given you such great light with which to present the gorgeous roof of the cathedral. Really nice bright study of the tiles and colors, and the POV enhances the geometric patterns and spreads them across the lower half of the frame - very nicely done.

Andrew

jjcordier (62366) 2012-09-07 21:18

Luciano
Joli cadrage sur ce toit coloré qui méritait bien cette vue rapprochée. Belle lumière qui donne de superbes couleurs.
Amicalement
JJ

amaryllis (30149) 2012-09-07 23:04

Bonjour.
Une belle prise de vue de ces toits typiques de la région et une lumière excellente qui met en valeurs ta prise de vue
Les couleurs sont sublimes
Bravo
Juliette

delpeoples (45006) 2012-09-07 23:58

Caro Luciano

Un tipo to architettura che avrei pensato era di India. Bellissimi i colori forti e grafismi. Mi piace molto come l'hai tagliato cosi stretto, ci permettando guardare a tutti questi dettagli. complimenti, hai gestito buonissimo la luce.

Un abbraccio
Lisa

emka (58194) 2012-09-08 0:11

Ciao Luciano, What a colourful roof! Perfect symmetric composition, speciall attractive with the cloudless blue sky behind. i like the pattern very much. You make some short trips from time to time. Maybe somewhen you will come to Warsaw, there are good cheap flights with Wizzair from Milano-Bergamo. And Craig liked me as a guide :).
have a beautiful weekend

Malgo

Yassou (460) 2012-09-08 2:57

Bonjour Luciano
Superbe! Parfaitement symétrique. Les couleurs du toit contrastent bien avec le ciel. Magnifique!
Bien vue!
Bon week-end!
Brigitte

Nicou (97775) 2012-09-08 5:56

Hello

Qeul sommet d'édiffice sueprbe quel graphsime coloré ce toit est tout simplement extraordinaire sueprbe détail et captage.
Bravo et amitié

Nicou

ikeharel (37378) 2012-09-08 6:36

This is a roof-tiles art-work, Luciano, and you managed to show this beautifully.
Great daylight in favor, fine clarity on image.
Nice spotted on the castle ground's, as i recall myself did not find the place, for some reason.
Buona sabato,
Ike

papagolf21 (76603) 2012-09-08 14:31

Bonsoir, cher Luciano,
Magnifique toiture aux tuiles vernissées colorées. Le cadrage est parfait pour présenter un chef d'oeuvre des couvreurs et charpentiers.
L'ensemble ressort avec bonheur sur ce ciel d'un bleu pur.
Amitiés.
Philippe

tedesse (22124) 2012-09-08 17:21

Hi Luciano!
Beautiful architectural detail, nice colours, good sharpness of the image symmetrical. Beautiful work.
TFS, Tadeusz

jlbrthnn (79773) 2012-09-09 2:19

Ciao Luciano,
La grafica ed i colori sono molto piacevole da guardare. Una luce bella foto, la qualità è eccellente. Bravo.
buongiorno
Amicalement
Joël

siamesa (27449) 2012-09-09 3:55

Bom dia Luciano

A masterpiece. These colors and the fantastic blue sky as a backdrop. Impressive capture.
Abraços
maria

Guenther (10893) 2012-09-09 4:31

Ciao Luciano,

dall'icona sembrava costruito con mattoncini Lego ... :) Bella inquadratura con splendidi colori!

Buona domenica
Günther

aliabazari (10105) 2012-09-09 5:43

Ciao Lucian
Questa architettura è molto bello. Esposizione ben fatto e abbastanza evidente come un puzzle.
Grazie per la registrazione di questa bella foto.

Tigerlily (2343) 2012-09-09 9:24

Hi Luciano,
Beautiful symmetrical crop, wonderful colour contrast.The blue sky made a great background. I do like the tiles:-), nice shot.

maria-v1981 (10403) 2012-09-09 9:47

Hello Luciano,
Very colorful and wonderful composition. This is really an extremely sharp and well balanced composition with vertical frame and excellent idea.
Have a nice week,
Regards,
Maria

Gigidusud (8098) 2012-09-10 10:38

Ciao Luciano,
Splendido il tetto di questa chiesa nel cielo blu,una bella composizione grafica colorata.Bravo!
Un caro saluto.
Gigi

sacimar (25957) 2012-09-11 4:30

Ciao Luciano,

this is a good image of this colorful roof, I like the composition focused in this part of the house, the light and the sky is perfect, well done,

Best regards,

Sergio

marcan44 (6223) 2012-09-11 12:54

Ciao Luciano,
non ti è sfuggita questa chicca e giustamente ne hai tratto uno scatto mirabile per colori e geometrie.
Molto bello anche il WS con il monumento equestre in primo piano.
Ottimo lavoro, grazie per la condivisione.
Buona serata
Mario

jhm (122474) 2012-09-13 3:52

Ciao Luciano,

This is a wonderful roof, colorfully and very decorative
Sharpness and clarity are perfect.
Excellent composition, lovely colors.
Nice light management, nice presentation.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice day,
John

rbassin (11153) 2012-09-13 12:36

ciao Luciano
bravo pour cette composition et le cadrage;
les détails et les couleurs du toit sont superbes.
Belle symétrie.
Bonne soirée
Roland

emilbo (20862) 2012-09-14 14:35

Allô Luciano!
Cette photo essentiellement basée sur le graphique est magnifique. La bonne exposition et la qualité d'image nous font bien voir les détails de ce labyrinthe merveilleusement coloré. Beau contraste avec le ciel bleu pur.
Bravo!... et bonne fin de semaine,
Emilius

siudzi (23939) 2012-09-16 3:04

Hi Luciano,
Wow! What a superb colorful image! Perfectly seen, cropped and executed work. No words needed. TFS.

Have a nice day!
Malgorzata

CLODO (24734) 2012-09-18 7:42

Bonjour Luciano

Je suis allé ici il y a quelques années. Tu as profité du soleil puissant pour faire ressortir les tuiles de couleurs vives qui "éclatent" sur le ciel bleu pur.
Bonne fin de journée
CLODO

Noel_Byrne (7426) 2012-09-23 10:04

Hi Luciano
A veritable feast of colour, and wonderful to behold! Set against that luscious blue sky, it could not look any finer. Thank you for your excellent meaningful note too, it adds a sense of history and wonder to the image.
Best wishes
Noel

mirosu (5533) 2012-09-28 4:52

Ciao Luciano,
As I can see I missed many of your excellent photos. This is one of them. Materpiece of archtectural photography. A great use of light and vivid colors. A well presented crop allows eyes to remain fixed on the colorful roof triangle. The excellent contrast against blue sky draw out an additional good atmosphere, too. Great photo.

Angshu (51174) 2012-10-09 2:22

Ciao Luciano
Thanks for the WS which shows us this marvellius church in the entirity! This is a fine post with good details captured of the roof, the fine colours of the fish scale tiles & contrasting with the clear blue sky. Good work!
Best Regards
Angshu

baddori (18988) 2012-10-11 23:57

Luciano
La Luisa ed il suo gusto estetico.
Questo tuo vagare e diversificare.
In effetti unisci il "viaggiatore" al cogliere il significativo.
Non un effetto "arcade" che rispetto come forma espressiva ma che per Statuto si è (come sempre) autolimitata.
Foto splendida ed estro affrancato da ogni schema come ogni persona libere.
GF

Vasa (15970) 2012-10-17 2:51

Buongiorno Luciano,

tes temoignages de beaucoup de pays disent aussi que tu es rarement a casa. Et tu fais plaisir a tout le monde avec tes decouvertes. Ce detail de Budapest est seduisant et contribue a la documentation de mes idees. Tres content de te retrouver, amico!

Branko

jmdias (45820) 2012-10-19 2:35

luciano

I saw these same style of roof in austria. very nice shot showing the beauty of these colors and patterns so typical from this region of the globe.contrast between the colors of the roof and the blue sky is fantastic. TFS.

hugs

jorge