Sunday, May 24, 2009

Sant'Andrea

Church of Sant'Andrea, Saint Andrew, LivornoFrom the windows of the Istituto Mascagni, in the Gherardesca compound, you have an excellent view of the “campanile” (clock tower) of the church of “Sant'Andrea” (Saint Andrew).Church of Sant'Andrea, Saint Andrew, LivornoThe church was built in 1837 were a cemetery once was, just in front of the Cisternone. A project for “Sant'Andrea” renovation has been completed in 2002, funded by the church parishoners.Old postcard, church of Sant'Andrea, Saint Andrew, LivornoA postcard dated 1901 shows some pictoresque folks around, but not much has changed in the last hundred years: just few cars, a couple of dumpsters, some street lights and the occasional plane.

See also: Sant'Andrea's Bell Tower - Half-Dome Fad

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13 comments:

  1. UnknownMay 24, 2009 at 8:32 AM

    A beautiful church with simple lines. Is the interior nice as well?

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  2. nobuMay 24, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    I love the beautiful tower of the church.

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  3. jooMay 24, 2009 at 9:00 AM

    Beautiful church, very simple. I like its colour very much.

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  4. FioMay 24, 2009 at 10:25 AM

    E' bello che hai mostrato la vecchia fotografia. E' vero, non e' cambiato molto :)

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  5. hennyMay 24, 2009 at 11:11 AM

    few cars, dumpsters, street lights, occasional plane, that's a lot.
    Is this your own postcard?

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  6. VPMay 24, 2009 at 11:27 AM

    @ Chistopher - It is not easy to take photos inside our churches because they are open only for Mass. I'm still trying...
    @ henny - It is a lot, but not much has changed of the rest. Some postcards are from my father's collection, some from a local library.

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  7. brattcatMay 24, 2009 at 2:10 PM

    I love how beautifully you've re-captured the angle of the 1901 postcard and helped us see what time has done (and not done) to that little corner of your world.

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  8. LowellMay 24, 2009 at 3:05 PM

    The most striking thing about this for me is the tower. I'm also amazed at how just about nothing has changed over such a long period of time.

    But what I don't understand is why there are no windows on the side, except for those half-windows up high. Seems it must be very dark inside.

    Nice photos, VP!

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  9. HildaMay 24, 2009 at 3:34 PM

    Almost unchanged for a hundred years… I find that absolutely amazing.

    But the church has so few windows and so small too. Wouldn't it be so dark inside?

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  10. hennyMay 24, 2009 at 5:04 PM

    Ok, not much changed. There'll always be people standing in front of it taking its photos. Thanks.

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  11. stromsjoMay 25, 2009 at 2:20 AM

    Does the tower offer bells ringing once in a while? This kind of glance in the rear-mirror of history is interesting.

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  12. CopenhagenMay 25, 2009 at 5:07 AM

    Where did you find that postcard?

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  13. TashMay 25, 2009 at 8:35 AM

    Clocktowers are my favorites - and this one is superb. I love your almost exact shot 108 years later. You are right, not much has changed.
    Pasadena's St Andrew's church has a nice tower too.
    http://palosverdesdailyphoto.blogspot.com/2008/10/st-andrews-catholic-church-pvdp-in.html

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