“The purpose of our lives is to be happy.” – Dalai Lama
I don’t know why I am fascinated by the spires of churches, but when I see it, I am in awe of its majestic religious structure. Commonly used in Gothic architecture, it symbolises the spiritual pointing to the heavens.
For Lens Artist Photo Challenge – Subject starting with the Letter S – Steeples & Spires
St Anne Church of Budapest, Hungary
Matthias Church in Budapest, Hungary
St Stephen Cathedral in Vienna, Austria
St Martin Cathedral in Bratislava, Slovakia
Why else would Prague be known as the City of a Hundred Spires… here are just a few of its churches.
St Lawrence Church in Petrin Hill, Prague
St Nicholas Church on Old Town Square
Church of Our Lady Before Tyn
St Vitus Cathedral
The Spires of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France
Burgos Cathedral in Spain
St Mark’s Basilica in Venice
And of course, I wouldn’t miss the different views of the spires in La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.
These are beautiful
Thanks a lot Viv!
You’re welcome!
You have an incredible collection!
Thanks so much Aletta. I have so much more but it may be over the top haha
What a great Subject, Teresa! 🙂 🙂 And some wonderful Shots! You must have a great filing System. I have to hunt for hours! Hope you’re having a good weekend.
Yes I have a fairly good filing system, is it that obvious? Have a great weekend too Jo!
Wonderful Teresa
Thanks Ali!
Those are magnificent! It’s hard to imagine building those today. I can’t imagine how they managed at the time.
Great craftsmanship. I wonder how the rebuilding of the Notre Dame in Paris is going.
I’ve read a little. All I know is that it’s very challenging. I hope they are successful.
Quite a collection!
Thanks a lot Nes!
Wow Teresa – you ARE fascinated by spires! What a wonderful collection. Have seen several of these, including St. Stephen’s which is a personal favorite, but it looks like I need to go back to several of them to capture what I’ve missed!
Yes, sometimes when we are in a hurry to see as much as we can in a certain place, especially when we are on tour, we tend to miss out on things.
Spires! Well, en masse – well done, Teresa! Lovely captures.
Thanks so much Ann-Christine!
What a glorious post, Teresa! So uplifting and inspiring!
Thanks, greatly appreciate your comment, Patti!
Fantastic steeples!
Thanks so much Irene!
Great selections, Teresa! These cathedrals are majestic, beautifully captured.
Thanks a lot Amy!
Such a lot of splendid steeples! I’m speechless
Thanks so much I.J. they are such awesome architecture.
Beautiful architecture!
So much beauty…thanks Donna!
You’re very welcome — the colors also look so amazing.
Your images of steeples and spires are reminding me how much I miss being in Europe 👍🏽
I know…same here!
Ssssssensational! VERY well done. To which I might add one of my own, the Bayeux Cathedral after a rainstorm: https://rbvrbv.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/img_0902.jpg
Thanks for sharing, John. The Bayeux cathedral is amazing especially after the rain!
Thank you Teresa. Pure luck!
You have spired all over Europe, Teresa! Wow!
Beautiful aren’t they!?
So beautiful!