Thought i'll post about one of my favorite place's to visit to mark my 50th post. I try not to miss visiting this beautiful cathedral when ever I'm in Mysore.
One of the famous landmark of Mysore is St Philomenas church, It is one of the oldest churches in India and also one of the biggest churches in South Asia. Its over 250 years old. Its designed by a frenchg man called Dally in a neo gothic style and draws inspiration from Cologne Cathedral in Germany. The floor plan of the cathedral is in the form of a cross. The long part of the cross is the 'nave', which is the congregation hall and can house upto 800 people. The two arms of the cross are the 'transepts'. The fourth part containing the altar and the choir is the 'crossing'
HDR Image made of 5 exposures
Interiors of the church is a piece of art initself, alter is made up of marble on which the statue of St. Philomena is placed and there is a beautiful catacomb below the alter which has a relic of a 3rd century St Philomena and a beautiful statue of her brought from france. There is also an idol of Christ lying in his sacred wounds. The main attraction of interiors of the church is the stained glass above the alter with painting depicting the birth of Jesus Christ, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion and the Resurrection.
The part of the church that is most attractive is the towers or spires which are 175 feet tall. There is a orphanage in the church campus and a school (st Mary's Higher Primary school).
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ReplyDelete:) Ahemmmmmmmmm
so someone is trying new things.....
Which software you used for this???
Hi Bhupesh
ReplyDeleteI've used Photomatix to tonemap and HDR is not new to me, I've already posted quite a lot of HDR's on my blog. Ya have plan's of concentrating on more HDR's for 2010 ;0) so you might see lot more coming....
Good heavens what great shots of an exquisite cathedral!
ReplyDeleteGena @ Thinking Aloud
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PS. I am now following you Anthony, love your work!
Thanks Gena, I'm glad you like my work :)
ReplyDeletequite interesting read. I would love to follow you on twitter. By the way, did any one learn that some chinese hacker had busted twitter yesterday again.
ReplyDeleteWhat an incredible, magnificent cathedral! And your captures are gorgeous, Sam! They truly did take my breath away. You are a terrific photographer and I always look forward to your post for the day! Have a great week!
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Thanks Sylvia and i always look forward for your comments :)
ReplyDeleteyou have a great week too..
Every time I see such mighty buildings I wonder about their building skills in old times - it's unbelivable :)
ReplyDeleteI recently visited several catherals here in the US. Always a beautiful place. Thanks for sharing this one.
ReplyDeleteOne cool cathedral!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful shots and informative post. I had no idea there was such a large cathedran in India.
ReplyDeletethat is simply fascinating design. love how you captured this.
ReplyDeleteJust a gorgeous looking cathedral. Well done!
ReplyDeleteJust a gorgeous looking cathedral. Well done!
ReplyDeleteA lovely church indeed and congratulations on your 50th post.
ReplyDeleteCologne Cathedral is the most impressive Gothic structure I know and we always visit it when in Europe. The most moving one however I find is Chartre in France.
What an incredible place. That is really impressive.
ReplyDeleteAnthony: That is a magnificent building and you showed it so well.
ReplyDeleteYou chose good view points.
ReplyDeleteI posted on this a couple of years back.
It's so beautiful and your shots are awesome.
ReplyDeleteSydney - City and Suburbs
That's a beautiful cathedral and your photography captures it very well.
ReplyDeleteHey Samson, how's life? I'd been so busy off late. Find some time now a days to blog and visit blogs.... This is a Beautiful shots of the church & Such a cool header for your blog! Awesome work..
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Thank you all!!!
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Yes i've gone through you post on this church, you've been luck that you could get some shot's of the interiors too, now photography inside the church is prohibited
@ Kcalpessh
Good to hear from you buddy after a long time and thanks for your comments
this must be shot in wide-angle. wow. amazing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous cathedral!
ReplyDeletea most imposing architectural piece...so detailed.
ReplyDeletewould love to see the interior.
have a wonderful weekend.
Great sky shot with the Church spires framed against it.
ReplyDeleteA magnificent building and a nice photo!
ReplyDeleteCool building! Nice sky!
ReplyDeleteThat cathedral is a work of art, and so is the way you captured it!
ReplyDeleteI admire the way you composed the first picture of five different images. I do not understand how it is being done, simply amazing.
It's a magnificent church!
ReplyDeleteHappy SWF and happy weekend!
Nice HDR, Anthony...
ReplyDeleteGreat images. I especially like the second shot :)
ReplyDeletethis really is an amazing cathedral and you show it off nicely.
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