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Blue hour in Ravenna. The church San Apolinare Nuovo.

My first stop in my Italian journey was Ravenna. It was a cloudy evening, and the a rainy morning, so my photos are not specially good. Besides, the most wonderful thing are the mosaics in the churches and baptistries. The task to show its splendour was too difficult for me and my little camera (without tripod).

When the UNESCO inscribed the basilica san Apolinare Nuovo on the World Heritage List, its experts pointed out that "both the exterior and interior of the basilica graphically illustrate the fusion between the western and eastern styles characteristic of the late 5th to early 6th century. This is one of the most important buildings from the period of crucial cultural significance in European religious art".

It was erected by the Arian King Theodoric as his palace chapel, during the first quarter of the 6th century. This Arian church was originally dedicated to Christ the Redeemer.

It was reconsecrated in 561, under the rule of the Byzantine emperor Justinian I, suppressing the Arian cult, the church was dedicated to Saint Martin of Tours, the implacable foe of heretics. According to legend, Pope Gregory the Great ordered that the mosaics in the church to be blackened, as their golden glory distracted worshippers from the prayers. The basilica was renamed again in 856, when relics of Saint Apollinare were transferred from the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe because of the threat posed by frequent raids of Adriatic pirates.

I hope you will like my vision of this magnificent church.

In the WS the view of the mosaic inside the church. Just to have an idea how marvelous they are.

mikolaj_kawa, mikeo, ciakgiak, Clementi, paololg, saylan-cb, saxo042, AiresSantos, josepmarin has marked this note useful

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Fellini (4958) 2009-04-20 0:31

Uao !!!
Many compliments Malgorzata for this fantastic blue hour in a quiet evening of Ravenna ... Brava.
PS: Spero ti sia piaciuta San vitale e i mosaici...
Have a nice week
Alex

ophelcia (5305) 2009-04-20 0:40

Fajne ujęcie, wieża stoi...gratulacje za blue hour:)
G.

dta (4908) 2009-04-20 0:49

Hello Malgorzata ,
I like your presentation of this so beautiful church . The tower is really impressive . And the choice of the blue hour provides a great effect .
Excellent framing , too .
Regards

cyborg83 (3774) 2009-04-20 1:42

fajne ujecie, niezle trafilas na Blue Hour,
ciekawy obiekt, ciekawe swiatlo no i oczywiscie kolory,
pzdr

darek1978 (11165) 2009-04-20 8:48

Czesc malgosiu,
Oj chyba Mkamionka Ci to zapodane ze smakiem blue hour zdjatko przechwyci do swojego tematu. Ladne a nawet bardzo!
Pozdrawiam,
D.

mikolaj_kawa (29787) 2009-04-20 9:47

Czesc Malgorzata! "Okiem zdrajcy patrzysz na Rawenne" Napisal Galczynski o Miloszu w wierszu "Poemat dla zdrajcy" z 1951 roku i w ten sposob porownal go do ...Dantego, ktorego w Rawennie uznano za zdrajce. Tak mi sie przypomnialo, gdy patrzylem na Twoje zdjecie. Klaniam sie!

ilDottore (4000) 2009-04-20 10:32

Siemasz Małgorzata,
No rewelacyjna i starożytna architektura.
Za to kocham Włochy, że w jednej pipidówie mają więcej godnych uwagi zabytków, niż u nas w całym kraju.
Kolorki i kompozycja b. dobre.
Pozdrawiam!
Krzysiek

mikeo (12113) 2009-04-20 12:14

Hej,

Pierwsze co to niebo - wypas, kolor powala na kolana... Kompozycja ciekawa, dobra jakosc i tylko co mi sie w oczy rzzuca to wieza... Bo cos prosta jak an Wlochy, ale za to reszta kosciola juz jest OK, czyli krzywe ze az milo:)

Ciekawa praca i super notka,

pozdro:)

mikeo

Fis2 (45601) 2009-04-20 13:04

Czesc Malgosia!
Ty to zawsze nas zrobisz...
My do domu a Ty w dlsza droge po Wloszewch ;)
Nie wiem czy to rano czy wieczor ale niebo wyciete niemozliwie.
Ciekawa ta wieza, czym wyzej tym szersze okna.
Wiekowa budowla, robi wrazenie.
Pozdrawiam
Krzysztof

ciakgiak (10496) 2009-04-20 13:36

Ciao Malgo,
splendida realizzazione all'ora blu, il contrasto cromatico tra la chiesa ed il cielo è favoloso.
Molto complete ed esaustive le note.
Un abbraccio
Giorgio

Clementi (43659) 2009-04-20 14:07

Ciao Malgorzata,
una splendida foto nell'ora blu, bellissimo questo particolare campanile che si staglia contro il cielo.
ben fatto
Giorgio

paololg (13538) 2009-04-20 14:21

Ciao Malgorzata,
finalmente possiamo vedere anche le foto delle altre città che tu hai visitato! Hai scelto l'ora più suggestiva per catturare la bellezza architettonica di questa Basilica, con un bellissimo cielo blu che contrasta bene con gli altri colori. Aspetto le prossime foto! :-)
Ciao, buona giornata per domani!
Paolo

aadilj (17950) 2009-04-20 23:16

Thats seems like enough blue to alst a lifetime Malgorzata and so perfectly matched togather for superb impact

Waylim (10741) 2009-04-20 23:29

Maggie,
Very good composition, good texture of the stone wall, the noise leve is high and maybe over sharpen a little bit, color is intense but nice and fitting for the blue hour. Not your best shot but enjoyable. Cute and charming chuch. Thanks
Way

Graal (57647) 2009-04-20 23:44

Czesc,
piekna stara wieza, fajne niebieskie tlo w tej blue hour, super mozaiki w WS. Ech, zobaczylas na trasie podrozy perelki architektury. I dzieki za prezentacje tego, czego osobiscie nie widzialem.
Pozdr. Al.

saylan-cb (12726) 2009-04-20 23:49

Hi Malgorzata,
A very nice vertical format with great capture and nice light.I like this ble hour...
TFS/Regards

saxo042 (15482) 2009-04-21 6:11

Hi Malgorzata,
I guess this is quite a well known view, but you have taken an unusually good photo here! Outstanding colours and a very fine and well balanced POV. The tower is very straight, not like the other one at Pisa...
Greetings from Oslo
Gunnar

AiresSantos (41866) 2009-04-21 11:48

Hi Malgorzata
Wonderful vivid colours and light in this excellent night picture in the blue hour.
Fine sharpness and details
Have a nice evening
Aires

josepmarin (33785) 2009-04-22 8:15

Hola Malgorzata,
esta toma a la hora azul tiene un buen contraste entre la débil luz natural y la iluminación artificial de la iglesia.
La arquitectura es espléndida, me gusta la esbeltez del campanario que se destaca sobre el fondo del cielo azul.
Buen encuadre, y buena realización.
Un abrazo,
Josep

Silvio1953 (41438) 2009-04-24 6:10

Ciao Malgorzata, fantastic blue hour, fascinating view of wonderful church with splendidi light and colors, brava, buon week end, ciao Silvio