San Jerónimo el Real is a Roman Catholic church from the early 16th-century in central Madrid (Spain). The church, which has undergone numerous remodelings and restorations over the centuries is the remaining structure of the Hieronymite monastery that once…

Modern church – “Església Crist Rei”, Reus, Catalonia. Ink pen drawing, 2012 Look here for details about the author of the blog, Catalan artist, Joan Mañe Fort

The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in the Russian city of Kaliningrad (formerly Königsberg). It is the largest church of Kaliningrad Oblast. It is the dominant building of the inner city and is situated near the central square, called Ploshchad Pobedy (Victory…

Santa Maria de Montserrat Abbey: Benedictine monastery, spiritual symbol and religious center of Catalonia and the center of pilgrimage of Catholics from all over the world. Ink and pencil drawing Look here for details about the author of the blog, Catalan…

Sanctuary of Mercy (Santuario de Misericordia). Another masterpiece of Antoni Gaudí made in Reus (Spain) with the devotion to the Virgin of Mercy. Ink and pencil drawing, 2001. Look here for details about the author of the blog, Catalan artist, Joan Mañe…

The Papal Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican (Italian: Basilica Papale di San Pietro in Vaticano), or simply St. Peter’s Basilica. An Italian Renaissance church in Vatican City, the papal enclave within the city of Rome. The largest historical Christian…

The religious building of Ermita de Sant Antoni de Pàdua (Vilanova de Prades – Conca de Barberà). Ink and pencil drawing, 2000. Look here for details about the author of the blog, Catalan artist, Joan Mañe Fort

General Staff Building as seen from Palace Square in St. Petersburg. The State Hermitage Museum of art and culture. The second-largest museum in the world, founded in 1764 when Empress Catherine the Great acquired an impressive collection of paintings from…

Sant Martí d’Urtx (built in 1191). A church of a Romanesque origin in the town of Urtx belonging to the municipality of Fontanals de Cerdanya (Baixa Cerdanya), Spain. Ink and pencil drawing, 2000. Look here for details about the author of the blog, Catalan…

The Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary: a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica in the Sanctuary of Fátima (a group of Catholic religious buildings and structures in Cova da Iria), in the civil parish of Fátima, Portugal. One of the centers of Christian…

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert: A Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as…

The church of Saint Anthony the Great, Bilbao, Spain. Ink pen drawing, 2000 Look here for details about the author of the blog, Catalan artist, Joan Mañe Fort

House of Montblanc (also known “Casa Desclergue”). Montblanc, Catalonia. Ink pen image, 2003 Look here for details about the author of the blog, Catalan artist, Joan Mañe Fort

The Santa Maria Basilica (the Basílica de Santa Maria de Castelló d’Empúries) located in the municipality of Castelló d’Empúries in Girona, Catalonia, Spain, has for centuries been regarded as the Empordà Cathedral, although papal authorities have never grant…

A city church in the Boi Taull ski resort, Spain. Ink and pencil drawings, 2001, 2002 Look here for details about the author of the blog, Catalan artist, Joan Mañe Fort

Architecture of the world: the Assumption Cathedral (1559 – 1585). The Holy Trinity – St. Sergius Lavra, Sergiyev Posad, Russia. Watercolor by Joan Mañé Look here for the full online exhibition of Joan Mañe Fort

Ancien athlète du Freeride World Tour (FWT), le snowboardeur Camille Armand (FRA) s’apprête à faire son retour sur la scène mondiale grâce à une wildcard pour la saison 2021 du FWT. La catégorie snowboard hommes du FWT assiste au retour d’un visage familier…

Pérouges (fr. Pérouges) is a commune in the Ain department in eastern France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is a medieval walled town 30 km (19 mi) northeast of Lyon. It is perched on a small hill that overlooks the plain of the river Ain. The medieval…

The Monastery of Notre-Dame-de-Prouille (Fr. Monastère de Prouilhe), is the “cradle of the Dominicans”, where the first Dominican house, a monastery of nuns, was founded in late 1206 or early 1207. It is located in the Pyrenees at the point where the road…

The Pommiers-en-Forez priory (Fr. Prieuré de Pommiers-en-Forez) is located in the Loire department at Pommiers (France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Massif Central) The first documents concerning Pommiers have disappeared. It seems that towards the end of the 9th…

Ars-sur-Formans is a commune in the Ain department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of eastern France, located about 30 minutes by car from Lyon. Religious heritage The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical…