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Fine arts > Architecture > Religious architecture > Calvaries, Stations of the Cross

Preferred term

Calvaries, Stations of the Cross  

Definition

  • e:Series of representations of the Stations of the Cross in the open air; in the more important examples the scene of the passion crowns a steep hill or rock and is reached by stairs or steep paths flanked by chapels [Sturgis] | f:Chemin de croix extérieur dont les stations sont marquées par des petits oratoires échelonnés sur un parcours qui conduit à une croix ou à une église [Inv. gen. Arch.]

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • SACRED MOUNTAINS, CALVARIES
  • SHRINES, CALVARIES
  • WAYSIDE CALVARIES, STATIONS OF THE CROSS

Notation

  • 117168

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-F8SWQ1BX-M

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