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St. Agatha Cathedral ...

Catania by night

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St. Agatha Cathedral sent on June 22, 2019 (20:46) by Guglielmo Toscano. 76 comments, 1174 views. [retina]

at 17mm, 1/25 f/3.2, ISO 2500, hand held.

La Cattedrale, chiesa madre della diocesi, deriva il suo nome da cattedra in quanto essa ospita la cattedra dell' Arcivescovo da dove egli “ammaestra, celebra e governa”. Essa è certamente un monumento artistico di notevole interesse, ma prima di tutto è “luogo di preghiera”, legato alla presenza di Dio sotto le specie eucaristiche. Intitolata a Sant'Agata, custodisce le sue spoglie all'interno di una cappella a lei dedicata, meta di migliaia di fedeli che ogni anno si riuniscono in questo luogo per rendere omaggio alla loro Santa Patrona. La Basilica si affaccia maestosa su piazza Duomo, una delle più importanti piazze tardo barocche che contraddistinguono il nuovo assetto urbanistico settecentesco dopo la ricostruzione seguita al disastroso terremoto del 1693. Al centro della piazza campeggia la famosissima “fontana dell' elefante”, simbolo della città, opera settecentesca dell'architetto palermitano Giambattista Vaccarini (1702-1769) al quale è attribuita la progettazione di gran parte degli edifici settecenteschi catanesi. Un' antica leggenda circa l'origine di questo simbolo narra che, quando Catania fu abitata per la prima volta, un elefante allontanò tutte le bestie feroci che si trovavano in zona e i catanesi, per rendere omaggio a questo animale, eressero una statua ancora oggi chiamata, in dialetto locale, “liotru”. Tale termine dialettale si riferisce al nome del catanese Eliodoro, vissuto nell' VIII secolo, bruciato vivo per ordine del vescovo Leone II il Taumaturgo perché, non essendo designato vescovo della città, disturbava le funzioni religiose con magie tra le quali quella di far camminare l'elefante di pietra. (Fonte http://www.cattedralecatania.it)



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avatarsenior
sent on June 28, 2019 (22:15) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

First of all interesting and instructive the caption you wrote, for the image I would say that even in color is a wonder, I like both versions because with different colors they differ but remain on par, SUPER very good
Hello, good evening and good weekend :-) :-)

avatarsenior
sent on June 29, 2019 (9:26) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you, thank you and again thank you are too good I hope to deserve your flattering compliments. As you will surely have read I was undecided and I published both.
A dear greeting
William

avatarsenior
sent on July 02, 2019 (17:28) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

very beautiful in color, I like it more
but even in bn does not joke
congratulations William

avatarsenior
sent on July 02, 2019 (23:04) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you Claudio I am very glad that you enjoyed this shot and flattered by your compliments that are for me reason to try to improve me.
A dear greeting William

avatarsenior
sent on July 06, 2019 (0:34) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Nice shot, almost the same as my run by day.
I must have one performed at night, too.
Always very charming the "living room" of Piazza Duomo in Catania.
Hello
Sergio

avatarsenior
sent on July 06, 2019 (8:42) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you Sergio, flattered by your visit and your appreciation for this shot. Yes, in fact it is a recurring shot but as you rightly say Piazza Duomo is a nice to see especially from this angle.
Hello and have a good day.
William

avatarsupporter
sent on July 09, 2019 (18:56) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great night
Congratulations William
A greeting
Mauro ;-) :-P

avatarsupporter
sent on July 09, 2019 (19:07) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful William. Hello Corrado

avatarsenior
sent on July 11, 2019 (7:30) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you very much Mauro, happy you enjoyed this shot of the cathedral of Catania.
A dear greeting and thank you again.
William

avatarsenior
sent on July 11, 2019 (7:31) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Corrado, thank you very much for your visit and your appreciation to this photo.
A warm greeting.
William

avatarsenior
sent on July 13, 2019 (18:02) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Stunning, the cathedral and shooting, very much like, congratulations
cari good greetings from Reino said the mountaineer

avatarsenior
sent on July 14, 2019 (9:55) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you Reino, I'm so glad that you enjoyed this shot and glad to have you in my galleries. As I think you saw I also published the black and white version.
A warm greeting with the wish to spend a good Sunday.
William

avatarsupporter
sent on August 02, 2019 (19:38) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Not beautiful ..... Beautiful.
Hello Raymond

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sent on August 02, 2019 (20:56) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

For an ISO 2500 is pretty good. Maximum 8-)

avatarsenior
sent on August 03, 2019 (7:40) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thank you Raymond, flattered by your appreciation and happy to see you again in my galleries.
A dear greeting and a good weekend.
William

avatarsenior
sent on August 03, 2019 (7:42) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks for the visit Massimo, glad you liked it. In fact, the D7500 performs quite well :-D
Hello William

avatarsenior
sent on August 03, 2019 (10:16) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful nightly realization of the magical Catania
I wish you a good weekend
Elio

avatarsenior
sent on August 03, 2019 (12:36) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Gorgeous! Beautiful night.
Hello Max ;-)
Sicily is all beautiful.

avatarsenior
sent on August 03, 2019 (16:38) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Thanks Elio of the visit, I am very glad you appreciated this photo that I decided to post both in color and black and white since I was undecided on which to publish.
A dear greeting and a good weekend.
William

avatarsenior
sent on August 03, 2019 (16:41) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Max you're perfectly right Sicily is beautiful. Thank you very much I'm really happy with your positive assessment at this shot.
Good Sunday William


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