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Brienno


Brienno
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Copyright: Giorgio Mercuri (Giorgimer) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 531 W: 0 N: 93] (2201)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-07-08
Categories: Architecture
Exposure: f/8, 1/320 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-03-25 13:37
Viewed: 345
Points: 12
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The main church of Brienno, on Como lake.

Infos from lagodicomo.com:

Travelling along the "Regina" road, about twenty kilometres from Como, you find Brienno, a small village that lies on the shore of the lake opposite Nesso. Behind the village rise Monte San Bernardo (1,351 mts.) and Monte Briante (1,279 mts). Of very old origins, the village was almost certainly inhabited before Roman settlement, as the findings of pagan inhabitation reveal, which date back to the fourth and fifth centuries and by a necklace in the form of a snake.
The first documents, related to the settlement, go back to medieval times when it was allied with Barbarossa during the war against Milan and, consequently, became the feud of the Bishop of Como. Other feudatories were Lucrezia Crivelli, who obtained it from Ludovico il Moro, and the Gallio family in the sixteenth century. From 1.927 to 1.948, Brienno constituted one single commune with Laglio. Today the village relies on tourism as its main resource.
SIGHTS:
Church of SS. Nazario e Celso
Although the church has Romanesque origins, its present baroque features are due to rebuilding in the sixteenth century. The only remaining traces to be found of the original structure can be seen in the bell tower. Inside: glass painted (beginning of the fourteenth century); a polyptych of A. Passeri (1508); sixteenth-century frescoes by G.P. Recchi.
Church of S. Vittore
The Romanesque bell tower, with angular pilaster strips and mullioned windows with two lights, is among the oldest of the Como type (the 11th century) and its present nave dates back to the fifth century.
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Hello Giorgio,
Beautiful POV and architecture.
Good colors. TFS
Vandana

una cosa che mi manca è sicuramente il lago di Como.. mai visitato.. questo che hai preso è uno splendido scorcio.. apparentemente sembra colto dal mare!! buona la definizione ed il taglio!! ricco di fascino ed atmosfera! thanks George! ;)
ciao Marco

Hi Giorgio..nice composition..balanced with nice sharpness and details.

Roger

Hello Giorgio
This is a different type of church architecture, with a very nice location by the lake!
I notice the steep hillside where the houses are clinging, and I will also think most of them have a great view to the lake...
Good details in this tight composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • tibig Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 665 W: 26 N: 682] (7539)
  • [2008-03-27 12:16]

I like the composition and the beautiful light on the water of the lake.
Regards,
Tibi

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3158 W: 240 N: 7051] (28451)
  • [2008-03-30 21:23]

Ciao Giorgio!
Another interesting photo of one of the villages on Lake Como.
Super composition, I do like the architecture and paintwork too. Very well captured
Janice

PS I love Italy and visited there in 1999 - I would love to go back.

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