Rüdiger BenninghausJan 31
The pilgrimage basilica Maria Heimsuchung in Marienweiher (Marktleugast municipality/Kulmbach district, Upper Franconia in Bavaria) was built between 1740 and 1745 on the site of previous buildings.
See also: https://pixelfed.social/p/1Sauerlaender/750058950939604504
(December 2004)
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#Kirchen, #churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Wallfahrten, #pilgrimages, #Marienweiher, #Marktleugast, #Oberfranken, #Winter
Atlas ObscuraAug 21, 2025

Walsingham Abbey in Walsingham, England

A ruined priory that was once a favorite pilgrimage site for English kings.#catholic #pilgrimages #abbeys #section-Atlas
Walsingham Abbey

Walsingham Abbey

A ruined priory that was once a favorite pilgrimage site for English kings.

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The Wild Hunt NewsAug 17, 2025

“Nobody shushed the room. The lower house lights did not dim. There was no call to order. Energy simply shifted between us and within us, and the hush was total.” Meg Elison writes of her magical experience inside the Skyspace installation at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

https://wildhunt.org/2025/08/the-ritual-silo-inside-james-turrells-c-a-v-u-at-dusk.html

#magic #pagan #pilgrimages #witchcraft #artreviews #dionfortune #jamesturrell #massmoca #ritual

The Ritual Silo: inside James Turrell's C.A.V.U. at dusk

"Nobody shushed the room. The lower house lights did not dim. There was no call to order. Energy simply shifted between us and within us, and the hush was total." Meg Elison writes of her magical experience inside the Skyspace installation at the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art.

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Atlas ObscuraJun 6, 2025

Obelisk of Senusret I in Faiyum, Egypt

The oldest Egyptian obelisk still standing in its original site.#ancientegypt #pilgrimages #roman #christianity #section-Atlas
Obelisk of Senusret I

Obelisk of Senusret I

The oldest Egyptian obelisk still standing in its original site.

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Atlas ObscuraMay 2, 2025

St Willibrord’s Church in Rindschleiden in Wahl, Luxembourg

The "little Sistine Chapel of Luxembourg" is in the smallest village in the tiny country.#gothic #pilgrimages #churches #section-Atlas
St Willibrord’s Church in Rindschleiden

St Willibrord’s Church in Rindschleiden

The "little Sistine Chapel of Luxembourg" is in the smallest village in the tiny country.

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Atlas ObscuraApr 2, 2025

Rock of Kalikatsou in Patmos, Greece

A Christian pilgrimage site that may have also been a temple for the Greek goddess of love.#gods #rocks #pilgrimages #monks #christianity #roman #section-Atlas
Rock of Kalikatsou

Rock of Kalikatsou

A Christian pilgrimage site that may have also been a temple for the Greek goddess of love.

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Atlas ObscuraMar 18, 2025

Hunglodei Nanshan Fude Temple in Taipei, Taiwan

A temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.#temples #pilgrimages #shrines #section-Atlas
Hunglodei Nanshan Fude Temple

Hunglodei Nanshan Fude Temple

A temple featuring a giant Tudigong statue, quirky roadside dinosaurs, and stunning Taipei panoramas.

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Atlas ObscuraNov 27, 2024

Rocamadour in Rocamadour, France

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.#cliffs #cliffvillages #villages #pilgrimages #religion #architecture #medieval #section-Atlas
Rocamadour

Rocamadour

This medieval village clings to a cliff in southwestern France.

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Rüdiger BenninghausAug 21, 2024
The first part of the church in Bacharach on the Middle Rhine (Rhineland-Palatinate), later called the Werner Chapel, was completed as early as 1293, but the church was not finished until after 1426. The church was badly damaged during the Palatinate War of Succession in 1689 and remained a ruin afterwards.
Werner von Oberwesel (or von Bacharach -1271-1287) was a day labourer. His unexplained death was blamed on Jews in the sense of the ritual murder legend and thus led to a bloody persecution of Jews on the Middle Rhine. Werner was venerated as a Catholic saint and the chapel became a popular place of pilgrimage.
(August 2024)
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#Kirchen, #churches, #Architektur, #architecture, #Gotik, #Wallfahrten, #pilgrimages, #Ritualmordlegende, #Wernerkapelle, #Bacharach, #Mittelrhein, #Rheinland_Pfalz
Atlas ObscuraJul 24, 2024

St. Columba’s Cave in Ellary, Scotland

This remote Scottish cave has been a site of Christian pilgrimage for many centuries.#saints #christianity #pilgrimages #caves #section-Atlas
St. Columba’s Cave

St. Columba’s Cave

This remote Scottish cave has been a site of Christian pilgrimage for many centuries.

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