May 28: Tarasp Fontana church
The Tarasp parish church was built in the 70s (the 1670s). It sits up on its own promontory, like a mini-version of the Chastè's outcropping.
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An upward receding of walls.
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A nice contrast between smooth and rough in the tower masonry.
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There are multiple terraces on the way up around the church, which makes a nice transition from profane to sacred space.
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A strikingly modern sundial, yet... 1574??
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Terraces and Alps.
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The ornate interior belies the simple exterior, as is common among alpine Catholic churches.
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The organ just barely fitting up on the balcony. What is that material — is it wood painted to look like exotic veined stone?
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More of that pew chiaroscuro.
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Light from many directions.
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The pulpit has a secret entrance!
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A side chapel, still quite ornate.
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A festive and blinging altar composition.
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A briefly sunnier view of the full space.
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The view west/upstream from the highest terrace in the churchyard, which is the Friedhof (graveyard).
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The Friedhof clearly emphasizes quality over quantity. There's that railroad bridge again too.
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The gutter of the adjacent house's roof is barely higher than the low churchyard wall.
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Ah, here's a little bit more Friedhof space, bounded by this very strange shingled wall.