art/architecture

Albergues with architectural or historical importance.

The other thread with albergues not to miss is huge!!! We personally would rather try to spend our nights in old churches, monasteries, etc when ever possible than more modern better equipped stops. Which are the albergues that we should not miss taking history and architecture as the 1st...
- pyrofly
- Thread
- Jul 2, 2012
- art/architecture landmarks
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- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 Camino FRANCÉS (Most popular route)
Now available: Art & Architecture on routes to Santiago

ARTstor is collaborating with The Metropolitan Museum of Art to make available approximately 900 images of art and architecture from pilgrimage routes to Santiago de Compostela photographed by William Keighley. This first release includes approximately 900 images of art and architecture along...
- sillydoll
- Thread
- Mar 31, 2010
- art/architecture
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- Camino de Santiago Forum: Culture, History & Language for pilgrims
Romanesque church near Zamora

Last year when I was unsuccessfully trying to heal my heel so I could continue walking on the Vdlp, I spent a few days exploring Zamora. I remember seeing a few posters of what looked like an incredible romanesque church/monastery (not sure), located 20-something km from the city. I haven't...
- peregrina2000
- Thread
- Nov 5, 2009
- art/architecture
- Replies: 10
- Camino de Santiago Forum: 🇪🇸 VÍA DE LA PLATA & Sanabrés (from Sevilla)
Understanding architecture technical terms

in a second-hand bookshop I found some old Michelin guides (thin oblong pocketbooks) who proved very helpful for understanding architecture and its technical terms like archivolt, flèche, poutre de gloire, voûte en berceau, @cetera in different languages. Enjoy!
- PILGRIMSPLAZA
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- Jun 20, 2009
- art/architecture
- Replies: 0
- Camino de Santiago Forum: Culture, History & Language for pilgrims
Spanish medieval & early modern architectural images available

The University of Wisconsin's Art History Department has made available over 4,000 images from its slide library. The Casselman Archive contains images of medieval and early modern Spain taken by the late Eugene Casselman (1912-1996) during his thirty years of travel throughout the Iberian...
- sillydoll
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- Dec 11, 2008
- art/architecture
- Replies: 0
- Camino de Santiago Forum: Culture, History & Language for pilgrims
Post-camino tattoo?

Anyone out there have camino related tattoos?
- snowbutterfly
- Thread
- Jun 19, 2007
- art/architecture
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- Camino de Santiago Forum: Life on the Camino - Miscellaneous Topics