Denver Museum of Art

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Court of the Myrtles at Alhambra, Grenada, Spain.

Scotland

The interior of the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C.

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And the exterior:

Lovely, Bob. We wanted to go inside but when we got there, there was a wedding about to start. So I took pics of the outside instead. The women going into the church for the wedding were stunning in their traditional Indian dresses/saris.

In that case here are a few more pictures of the interior.

I so enjoy seeing the grand cathedrals of Europe when I'm there, that I'm surprised that it took as long as it did to see this one that just a couple of hours away. We went to DC to see a cousin who was singing with a Bulgarian Folk Music Trio and the place the cousin was just a few blocks from the Cathedral.

The cathedral seems a pretty faithful homage to classical gothic architecture, but here and there are whimsical touches showing its more recent completion date.

For instance this stained glass depicts space exploration, and the dot in the center of the window is actually a tiny moon rock.
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The fact that it is so recent makes some of the craftsmanship all the more impressive (at least to me)

And a couple of outside shots:

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Apparently one gargolye is shaped like the title-creature from the movie Alien, another carving is shaped like Darth Vader's head.

Palermo Sicily has a good cathedral. St. Rosalia is the patron saint of Palermo. This is her altar in the cathedral. Not your usual altar.