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2209 – Athos by monk Theodosios: Presence of Man [1]
If you are interested in obtaining a high quality resolution print of the Theodosios pictures, please contact me by e-mail and I will foreward your request to him (more information: see Shop, oldest item). Wim Voogd, 11/07/2021
Posted in 13 Simonos Petras, arsanas, art, Karyes, Paleo Monastiro
Tagged arsanas, chairs, katholikon, signs, Theodosios Simonopetritis, vegetable garden, windows
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2202 – Grigoriou: photo overview, a tour from the arsanas to the Katholicon
The arsanas of Grigoriou, with the boat Agia Anna arriving at 10 PM The boat house at the arsanas is being renovated (Oktober 2019) Monks working on oil-smeared cables Arsanas Grigoriou, with a “second archondariki” on the left. The main … Continue reading
Posted in 17 Grigoriou, arsanas, Trip 2019
Tagged archontariki, arsanas, courtyard, doors, katholikon, palm tree, phiale, portico, semantron
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2188 – the Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys and Athos in 1957- 5
This post is the last in a series of five, with an overview of the pictures Cas Oorthuys made during his short visit to the Holy Mountain in July 1957. The source of the more than 800 copies of his … Continue reading
Posted in 09 Sografou, 19 Panteleimonos, arsanas, art, Ouranoupolis
Tagged arsanas, boat, Cas Oorthuys, fire, katholikon, Nederlands fotomuseum, ruins, tower
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2187 – the Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys and Athos in 1957-4
Originally Cas Oorthuys and A. den Doolaard planned to stay five days on the Holy Mountain. They wanted to stay a night over in Vatopedi, but because they arrived by boat from Ierissos they did not posses a Diamoniterion yet, … Continue reading
Posted in 19 Panteleimonos, art
Tagged 1957, A. den Doolaard, Cas Oorthuys, katholikon, Nederlands fotomuseum, Rossikó, trapeza
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2184 – the Dutch photographer Cas Oorthuys and Athos in 1957 -1
Already 12 years ago I expressed my wishes to show you more about the journey of one of the most famous Dutch photographers, Cas Oorthuys, to the Holy Mountain, together with the Dutch writer A. den Doolaard (link to my … Continue reading
Posted in 02 Vatopedi, art, history
Tagged A. den Doolaard, belfry, Cas Oorthuys, clocktower, contact print, courtyard, katholikon, Nederlands fotomuseum, photos
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2149 – random photos in chronological order – no 4
I will start this post with four photographs from the first (?) Athos bus, a Mercedes Benz, that arrived on Athos during the millenium celebrations in 1963. This picture is at the arsanas of Iviron dates from this period. On … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, 02 Vatopedi, 03 Iviron, 05 Dionysiou, 09 Sografou, 11 Karakallou, 13 Simonos Petras, 17 Grigoriou, 19 Panteleimonos, Dafni, history, Skiti Andreou
Tagged bus, clocktower, exonarthex, hermit, katholikon, mules
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2138 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery – 3
While the world is hit hard by the invisible and sometimes deadly Corona virus and while we are all waiting in our lockdown to go back to normal live again, a few signs of hope immerge. In most countries the … Continue reading
Posted in 14 Paulou, Trip 2019
Tagged balconies, bell tower, courtyard, defence tower, katholikon, plan
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2137 – a close look at Agiou Paulou monastery 2
As my brother Herman described in his post 2097 about the monastery of Agiou Paulou, the monastery was already mentioned in the Typicon of 1046. That makes the monastery one of the oldest monasteries on the Holy Mountain. But why … Continue reading
Posted in 14 Paulou, Trip 2019
Tagged Agios Georgios, chapel, courtyard, interior, katholikon, murals, stained glass, trapeza
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2126 – Roaming around the Great Lavra
After our arrival at the Great Lavra, we sat and rested for a while at the archondiriki. We had walked the kalderimi from Prodromou. We received the hospitality gratefully; fresh water, Greek coffee and loukoumi. Four impressions taken directly from … Continue reading
Posted in 01 Lavra, Trip 2019
Tagged Athanasius, Bas2019, birds, cannon, katholikon, phiale, roof, semantron, swallow
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2073 -The courtyard of Pantocratoros
We spend the night in Pantocratoros. In the morning we allowed ourselves some time to wonder around the courtyard of Pantocratoros. I took the opportunity to take some pictures, that I want to share with you. An orange tree contrasts … Continue reading
Posted in 07 Pantocratoros, Trip 2019
Tagged Bas2019, bells, courtyard, katholikon, orange tree
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