Trip to Kronstadt: St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral
Kronstadt is a municipal town in Kronshtadtsky District of the federal city of Saint Petersburg, located on Kotlin Island, 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Saint Petersburg proper near the head of the Gulf of Finland.
Traditionally, the seat of the Russian admiralty and the base of the Russian Baltic Fleet were located in Kronstadt guarding the approaches to Saint Petersburg. The historic center of the city and its fortifications are part of the World Heritage Site Saint Petersburg and Related Groups of Monuments.
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St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral is a major Baroque Orthodox cathedral in the Kronstadt. It has always been closely associated with the Russian Navy, serving as its main shrine until the Russian Revolution.
The marine regimental church was built on the bank of the Kryukov Canal in 1753–1762 to a design by Savva Chevakinsky, the main architect of the Russian Navy, in place of an earlier wooden church. A freestanding four-story bell tower with a tall gilded spire was erected in 1755–1758. The main church is dedicated to Saint Nicholas (a patron saint of seamen) and the feast of the Epiphany
St. Nicholas Naval Cathedral consists of two separate churches. The lower Saint Nicholas Church is located on the first floor, while the upper Epiphany Church is on the second floor. The altar of the upper church was consecrated in the presence of Catherine the Great. The main shrine of the cathedral—a Greek icon of St. Nicholas made in the 17th century with a portion of his relics—is located in the lower church.
St. Nicholas Cathedral is a major example of the so-called Elizabethan or Rastrellieqsque Baroque. It has the shape of a cross and is decorated by Corinthian columns, stucco architraves, a wide entablement and is crowned by five gilded domes. The church can accommodate up to 5,000 people.
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Traditional Greek fare sold to raise funds for Saint Nicholas church
Another Easter tradition continues at Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church.
Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery in Saint Petersburg
Saint Alexander Nevsky Monastery or Saint Alexander Nevsky Lavra was founded by Peter I of Russia in 1710 at the eastern end of the Nevsky Prospekt in Saint Petersburg supposing that that was the site of the Neva Battle in 1240 when Alexander Nevsky, a prince, defeated the Swedes.
The relics of St. Alexander Nevsky were solemnly transferred from Vladimir to the new capital of Russia September 12, 1724 by decree of Peter I. Nevsky became patron of the newly founded Russian capital; however, the massive silver sarcophagus of St. Alexander Nevsky was relocated during Soviet times to the State Hermitage Museum where it remains (without the relics) today.
It also contains the Lazarev and Tikhvin Cemeteries, where ornate tombs of Leonhard Euler, Mikhail Lomonosov, Alexander Suvorov, Nikolay Karamzin, Modest Mussorgsky, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Karl Ivanovic Rossi, Prince Garsevan Chavchavadze, a Georgian aristocrat, Sergei Witte and other famous Russians are preserved.
During the Revolution, People's Commissar of Social Welfare Kollontai wanted to convert the monastery into a 'sanctuary for war invalids'; she sent a group of sailors 19 January 1918, who were met by an angry crowd of worshipers, and after some fighting a priest was shot and killed.
Today Alexander Nevsky Lavra sits on Alexander Nevsky Square, where shoppers can buy bread baked by the monks. Visitors may also visit the cathedral and cemeteries for a small admission fee. While many of the grave sites are situated behind large concrete walls, especially those of famous Russians, many can be seen by passers-by while strolling down Obukovskoy Oburony Street.
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The National Anthem: St. Nicholas Choir of Grace Episcopal Church
The St. Nicholas Choir sang the National Anthem to start off the Charleston RiverDogs baseball game August 17 against the Rome Braves. It was Episcopal Night for Grace Episcopal Church and others in The Episcopal Church in South Carolina. #Episcopal
Walking through the halls of the Winter Palace
The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs. Today, the restored palace forms part of a complex of buildings housing the Hermitage Museum. Situated between the Palace Embankment and the Palace Square, adjacent to the site of Peter the Great's original Winter Palace, the present and fourth Winter Palace was built and altered almost continuously between the late 1730s and 1837, when it was severely damaged by fire and immediately rebuilt. The storming of the palace in 1917 as depicted in Soviet paintings and Eisenstein's 1927 film October became an iconic symbol of the Russian Revolution.
The palace was constructed on a monumental scale that was intended to reflect the might and power of Imperial Russia. From the palace, the Tsar ruled over 22,400,000 square kilometers (8,600,000 sq mi) (almost 1/6 of the Earth's landmass) and over 125 million subjects by the end of the 19th century. It was designed by many architects, most notably Bartolomeo Rastrelli, in what came to be known as the Elizabethan Baroque style. The green-and-white palace has the shape of an elongated rectangle, and its principal façade is 250 meters (820 ft) long and 30 m (98 ft) high. The Winter Palace has been calculated to contain 1,786 doors, 1,945 windows, 1,500 rooms, and 117 staircases. Following a serious fire, the palace's rebuilding of 1837 left the exterior unchanged, but large parts of the interior were redesigned in a variety of tastes and styles, leading the palace to be described as a 19th-century palace inspired by a model in Rococo style.
In 1905, the Bloody Sunday massacre occurred when demonstrators marched toward the Winter Palace, but by this time the Imperial Family had chosen to live in the more secure and secluded Alexander Palace at Tsarskoe Selo and returned to the Winter Palace only for formal and state occasions. Following the February Revolution of 1917, the palace was for a short time the seat of the Russian Provisional Government, led by Alexander Kerensky. Later that same year, the palace was stormed by a detachment of Red Army soldiers and sailors—a defining moment in the birth of the Soviet state.
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The first residential building in St. Petersburg: Cabin of Peter the Great
The cabin of Peter the Great (is a small wooden house which was the first St Petersburg palace of Tsar Peter I.
The log cabin was constructed in three days in May 1703, by soldiers of the Semyonovskiy Regiment. At that time, the new St Petersburg was described as a heap of villages linked together, like some plantation in the West Indies. The date of its construction is now considered to mark the foundation of the city.
The design is a combination of an izba, a traditional Russian countryside house typical of the 17th century, and the Tsar's beloved Dutch Baroque, later to evolve into the Petrine Baroque. Peter built similar domiki elsewhere in Russia - for example, in Voronezh, and Vologda. The wooden cabin in St Petersburg covers only 60 square meters (650 sq ft) and contains three rooms - living room, bedroom, and study. It has large ornate windows and a high hipped roof of wooden tiles. Inside, the wooden walls were painted with red oil to resemble brick, and the rooms came to be known as the red chambers. There are no fires or chimneys, as it was intended to be used only in the warmer summer months. It was occupied by the Tsar between 1703 and 1708, while Peter supervised the construction of the new imperial city and the Peter and Paul Fortress.
The cabin was moved to its present location, 6 Petrovskaia Naberezhnaia, in 1711 from its original site on the north bank of the River Neva close to the present Winter Palace. Peter had it encased for its protection within a red brick pavilion in 1723 and ordered that it be preserved for posterity as a memorial to his modesty, and the creation of St Petersburg ex nihilo. Catherine the Great ordered the shelter for the cabin to be renovated in 1784, and the protective brick pavilion was reconstructed by Nicholas I in the 1840s. Nicholas I also had the bedroom converted into a chapel dedicated to Christ the Redeemer, and iron railings were added in 1874.
Peter's domiki were used to mark significant dates, such as the bicentenary of Peter's birth in 1672. They became a center of devotion to the tsar, the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Russian motherland. An image of the log cabin was included on the Peter the Great Fabergé egg, created in 1903 to celebrate the bicentenary of the founding of St Petersburg. After the Russian Revolution, they became symbols of Russian heroic labor.
A prized national monument, the contents were removed, and the Cabin was boarded up and camouflaged during the Second World War. It was the first St Petersburg museum to reopen in September 1944, after the end of the Siege of Leningrad. Personal and domestic objects owned and used by Peter are still displayed within, and a bust of Peter by Parmen Zabello stands outside. The cabin is open to the public as a branch of the Russian Museum.
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The Peter and Paul Fortress
The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg (Russia) founded by Peter I in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706 to 1740. In the early 1920s, it was still used as a prison and execution ground by the Bolshevik government.
Today The Peter and Paul Fortress is the central and most important part of the State Museum of St. Petersburg History. The museum has gradually become virtually the sole owner of the fortress building, except the structure occupied by the Saint Petersburg Mint.
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Сизьма, Вологодская обл. 08.2019.#Village Sizma, Vologda region.Часовня Ксении Блаженной.
Village Sizma, Vologda region.The Chapel Of The Blessed Xenia. с. Сизьма в Вологодской области.С экскурсией посетили Часовню Ксении Блаженной, Церковь Пресвятой Богородицы и два источника. Послушали сказку на местном говоре. Хорошо провели день! Спасибо всем!
Monasteries in Moscow: past and present
A short sketch about visiting three ancient monasteries of Moscow: Novospassky Monastery (0:37), Pokrovsky Monastery (3:48) and Danilov Monastery (6:31). The walls of these monasteries saw a lot: the emergence of an empire, revolution, repression (in many monasteries during the USSR, security forces and prisoners were located), the collapse of the USSR and the period of restoration of lost historical values.
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The Catherine Palace
The Catherine Palace is a Rococo palace located in the town of Tsarskoye Selo, 30 km south of St. Petersburg, Russia. It was the summer residence of the Russian tsars.
The residence originated in 1717 when Catherine I of Russia hired German architect Johann-Friedrich Braunstein to construct a summer palace for her pleasure. In 1733, Empress Elizabeth commissioned Mikhail Zemtsov and Andrei Kvasov to expand the Catherine Palace. Empress Elizabeth, however, found her mother's residence outdated and incommodious and in May 1752 asked her court architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli to demolish the old structure and replace it with a much grander edifice in a flamboyant Rococo style. Construction lasted for four years, and on 30 July 1756, the architect presented the brand-new 325-meter-long palace to the Empress, her dazed courtiers, and stupefied foreign ambassadors.
More than 100 kilograms of gold were used to gild the sophisticated stucco façade and numerous statues erected on the roof.[citation needed] In front of the palace a great formal garden was laid out. It centers on the azure-and-white Hermitage Pavilion near the lake, designed by Mikhail Zemtsov in 1744, remodeled by Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli in 1749 and formerly crowned by a grand-gilded sculpture representing The Rape of Persephone. The interior of the pavilion featured dining tables with dumbwaiter mechanisms. The grand entrance to the palace is flanked by two massive circumferences, also in the Rococo style. A delicate cast-iron grille separates the complex from the town of Tsarskoe Selo. Although the palace is popularly associated with Catherine the Great, she actually regarded its whipped cream architecture as old-fashioned. When she ascended to the throne, a number of statues in the park were being covered with gold, in accordance with the last wish of Empress Elizabeth, yet the new monarch had all the works suspended upon being informed about the expense. In her memoirs she censured her predecessor's reckless extravagance:
The palace was then being built, but it was the work of Penelope: what was done today, was destroyed tomorrow. That house has been pulled down six times to the foundation, then built up again till it was brought to its present state. The sum of a million six hundred thousand rubles was spent on the construction. Accounts exist to prove it; but besides this sum, the Empress spent much money out of her own pocket on it, without ever counting.
To gratify her passion for antique and Neoclassical art, Catherine employed the Scottish architect Charles Cameron, who not only refurbished the interior of one wing in the Neo-Palladian style then in vogue, but also constructed the personal apartments of the Empress, a rather modest Greek Revival structure known as the Agate Rooms and situated to the left of the grand palace. Noted for their elaborate jasper decor, the rooms were designed so as to be connected to the Hanging Gardens, the Cold Baths, and the Cameron Gallery (still housing a collection of bronze statuary)—three Neoclassical edifices constructed to Cameron's designs. According to Catherine's wishes, many remarkable structures were erected for her amusement in the Catherine Park. These include the Dutch Admiralty, Creaking Pagoda, Chesme Column, Rumyantsev Obelisk, and Marble Bridge.
Upon Catherine's death in 1796, the palace was abandoned in favor of Pavlovsk Palace. Subsequent monarchs preferred to reside in the nearby Alexander Palace and, with only two exceptions, refrained from making new additions to the Catherine Palace, regarding it as a splendid monument to Elizabeth's wealth and Catherine II's glory. After the Great Fire of 1820, Alexander I engaged Vasily Stasov to refurbish some interiors of his grandmother's residence in the Empire style. Twenty years later, the magnificent Stasov Staircase was constructed to replace the old circular staircase leading to the Palace house church. Unfortunately, most of Stasov's interiors—specifically those dating from the reign of Nicholas I—have not been restored after the destruction caused by the Germans during World War II.
When the German forces retreated after the siege of Leningrad, they intentionally destroyed the residence.[1] leaving only the hollow shell of the palace behind. Prior to World War II, Soviet archivists managed to document a fair amount of the interior, which proved of great importance in reconstructing the palace.
Although the largest part of the reconstruction was completed in time for the Tercentenary of St. Petersburg in 2003, much work is still required to restore the palace to its former glory.
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2016 White Debutante Ball
St. Alexander Nevsky Russian School, Strathfield.
Graduation of the Class of 2015
Dances Performed:
Waltz
Polonaise
Smuglyanka - Смуглянка
Produced by Chitter Media
Filmed and Edited by Adrian Metlenko
Church St. George Rotunda | Sofia, Bulgaria
A short documentary clip, shot on 02.08.2012 in Sofia, Bulgaria. Church St. George, also known as Rotunda. The church is part of a larger archaeological complex. Behind the apse are part of the ancient Roman street with preserved drainage, foundations of a great basilica, probably a public building and smaller buildings.
Кратък документален клип, заснет на 02.08.2012 в центъра на София, България. Църква Свети Георги, известна още като Ротонда. Църквата е част от по-голям археологически комплекс. Зад апсидата се намират част от някогашна римска улица със запазена канализация, основите на една голяма трикорабна базилика, вероятно обществена сграда и на по-малки сгради.
Canon 550d
Sigma 18-50 f2.8 EX DC Macro
Sony Vegas Pro 11
Music: freeplaymusic.com
A Glass of Prague. Timelapse & Hyperlapse. Czech Republic
Prague, City of a Hundred Spires, a UNESCO monument and one of the most beautiful cities in the world.
Timelapse & Edit by Kirill Neiezhmakov e-mail: hyperlapsepro@gmail.com
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Many thanks to my wife Alexandra for her help with shooting glass of beer scenes
Music: piano cinematic trailer
Footage (this and many other) available for licensing in 4K
You can download it here
Prague collection:
Awards:
International Tourism Film Festival Tourfilm Riga 2017 (Latvia): official selection
Zagreb Tourfilm festival 2018 (Croatia): official selection
The Old Town Hall with the famous Prague Astronomical Clock. The winding lanes of the Jewish Quarter, which you know from the novels of Franz Kafka, steeped in the legend of the Golem. Cafes enticing you to come and have a seat, boutiques and sight-seeing cruises on the Vltava. The Gothic Charles Bridge and Church of St. Nicholas in the Lesser Town, the most beautiful Baroque church in Prague. The Palace Gardens set away from the bustle of the city, Petřín with a lookout tower reminiscent of a small Eiffel Tower and Prague Castle … Each of Prague’s districts has its own characteristic atmosphere and unique charm. Prague presents itself to you as a changeable city, which likes to alternate styles: it is romantic and successful, ancient and modern, but above all it is a city that is cosmopolitan through and through, and is used to welcoming foreigners. It is time to get acquainted.
Prague (Praha in Czech) was once the seat of a mighty empire, the ancient capital of Charles IV's Bohemian Kingdom. The city has played a pivotal role in Central Europe since the Middle Ages.
The epic history of Prague has produced a beautiful city, full of stunning buildings and majestic squares.
Tourism has driven the regeneration of Prague, transforming run down buildings into fine restaurants, vibrant bars and stylish hotels.
Prague Tourism Fact: In 1992 the historical centre of Prague, all 866 hectares, was listed in the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage Register.
Prague has a compact city centre. From Wenceslas Square on one side to Prague Castle on the other is just a 25-30 minutes stroll (walking via the Old Town, across Charles Bridge and through the Lesser Town).
With many of the finest areas also pedestrianised, the city is effectively an open air museum, and the sights & attractions therefore are best explored on foot.
Opera and classical concerts are a definite highlight of Prague, with performances held all year round in magnificent opera houses and a range of stunning concert halls and historic churches.
The black light theatre shows are also unique.

Prague restaurants enjoy a reputation for serving good, often excellent cuisine, and many offer the opportunity to dine in lovely settings; these range from intimate cellar restaurants to rooftop restaurants with views over the city.
For refreshment at any time of the day, the world famous Czech beer is deeply embedded in the national physique and is enthusiastically consumed in cafés and bars all over the city; the Czechs are the largest consumers of beer per capita in the world!
Another well-known export of the Czech Republic is Bohemia Crystal. Visitors can purchase the finest glass products in shops in Prague or go on a tour to a glass factory, such as to Moser Glass, to see it being made.
Equipment:
Canon 2x60d, 70d
Sigma 10-20 mm 4-5.6
Tokina 11-16 mm 2.8
Samyang 8 mm 3.5
Canon 17-55 mm 2.8
Canon 70-200 mm 4L
Vanguard Abeo Pro tripod
Software:
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Thanks to my Czech friend Filip Moučka.
Praha je nejen kouzelným městem mostů, chrámů, pozlacených věží a kopulí kostelů, které se zhlížejí již více než deset století v hladině řeky Vltavy,ale i moderní metropolí.
Praha je také městem různých architektonických stylů a metropolí plnou romantických uliček či stavitelských pokladů v historickém centru.
Avšak Praha je také městem zeleně. Například na svazích pod Pražským hradem je dodnes patrná snaha barokního stavitelství velkoryse spojovat budování paláců se zřizováním zahrad plných pavilonů, besídek a altánů.
Tvář Prahy dokresluje patnáct velkých mostů. Čtrnáct z nich se klene přes řeku Vltavu, Nuselský most je doširoka rozkročen přes Nuselské údolí.
V české metropoli se nachází i nebývalé množství divadel, koncertních sálů, výstavních prostor, muzeí a galerií.
Ne nadarmo se říká, že Praha je tak různorodá, jak si jen člověk může přát. A každému příchozímu ukáže jednu ze svých kouzelných tváři.
Famous Cathedral of Ferarra in Italy
Free video about Ferarra Cathedral. This free video was created for you by and can be used for free under the creative commons license with the attribution of epSos.de as the original author of this Ferarra Cathedral video.
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The Cathedral of St. George the Martyr is the main place of worship Catholic of Ferrara, bishopric of ' Archdiocese of Ferrara-Comacchio.
It is located in the center of the city, opposite the Town Hall, next to the ancient Piazza delle Erbe, not far from the Castello Estense. It is connected to the Archbishop's Palace through once covered. The cathedral is no longer the church but it is obviously home to all the most important celebrations of the diocese: ordinations, pontifical, solemn funeral. In spring also happens Blessing of Palios, or tissues of the four paintings that constitute the award of the four races of the Palio di Ferrara. Is buried in the Cathedral Pope Urban III.
The cathedral was built in the twelfth century, with the help of William of Adelardi, and Prince Frederick Giocoli, which, with its enormous substances in 1135 financed the construction of concession of Pope Anacletus II obtained in 1132. The previous cathedral was the church of San Giorgio, still the parish church, which stands on the right bank of the Po di Volano, outside the city walls, where was the first nucleus of Ferrara.
The cathedral was consecrated in 1135 and dedicated to Saint George, as stated in the inscription in the vernacular, in the atrium of the church. The Romanesque style of the original project is evidenced by the facade. The facade of the cathedral of St. George is in white marble, with three cusps, and presents loggias, arches, rosettes, splayed windows, numerous statues and bas-reliefs. Some elements of the facade, such as loggias, are similar to those of the cathedrals of Parma and Modena.
As on the front, even the sides of Porta dei Mesi there were the hippogriffs stilofori, who now find themselves in front of the cathedral, before the staircase in front of the entrance. In the former church of San Romano always placed on the Piazza Trento e Trieste, houses the Cathedral Museum, which contains numerous works of art related to the history of the Cathedral, from which they were removed as a result of eighteenth-century makeover.
The cathedral is located in the city center close to the Palazzo Comunale, so the town hall. Even the famous Castello Estense is not far away. The cathedral is connected by a covered walkway to the Archbishop's Palace. The Romanesque- Gothic cathedral was as part of the historic center of Ferrara by the UNESCO as a World Heritage Site recognized.
The construction of the cathedral was begun in the 12th century, when the city on the left side of the river Po enlarged and the center of the city shifted northward. The former cathedral, which was also already dedicated to St. George is, today as a parish church on the right bank of the river outside the city walls. The new cathedral was consecrated in 1135, which is an inscription in the Atrium is the church.
The cathedral was originally designed and begun in Romanesque style, but following various additions and renovations features from different eras on. The magnificent front facade of white marble with three peaks, the arcades and small rosettes, the statues and numerous reliefs clearly shows the Romanesque style and has similar loggias as the facades of the Cathedral of Modena and the Cathedral of Parma on. The entrance portal with the wonderful reliefs, created by the architect Nicholos, also dates from the beginning of time.
The portal comes as possibly also other parts of the building, according to a now destroyed inscription by the sculptor Nicholas. The two lateral portals on the west façade are also attributed to him, also another great portal, which stood on the south side, but during the restoration in the 18th century was demolished. Several sculptures that adorned this goal and have been preserved, are exhibited in the museum of the cathedral.
Is called on the west side of the Cathedral Loggia dei Merciai in which were the shops of dealers in the Middle Ages. About this loggia are two rows of arches resting on small columns. The outer walls of the apse with the brick arches and Marmorkapitellen are the work of the architect and urban planner Biagio Rossetti from Ferrara.
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Trinity Cathedral in St. Petersburg
Troitsky Cathedral, in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is a late example of the Empire style, built between 1828 and 1835 to a design by Vasily Stasov. It is located due south of the Admiralty on Izmaylovskiy Prospekt, not far from the Tekhnologichesky Institut Metro station.
Divine Liturgy - March 31, 2019
Divine Liturgy – March 31, 2019 at Christ the Savior Cathedral in Johnstown, PA
Third Sunday of Great Lent (Adoration of the Holy Cross)
Six New Priests
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio ordained six men to the priesthood for the Diocese of Brooklyn at St. James Cathedral-Basilica, June 23.
Panasonic GH4 with Lumix G 7-14 mm lens, DMW-MS2 stereo mode Windjimmer Glidecam HD 2000
Test with Panasonic GH4 Lumix G 7 14 mm DMW MS2 stereo mode Windjimmer Glidecam HD 2000 at the Lac des Nations , Sherbrooke, Qc , Canada .
Enigma - Sadeness (Full Version)
Artist: Enigma
Title: Sadeness
Album: MCMXC a.D.
Genre: New Age
Year: 1990
This song offers an interesting contrast of languages - the sacred language of the church, Latin, and the sensual French. This song is not only about de Sade, but about love and sex, the soul and the flesh. It offers a view into the period of time De Sade lived in, when sexuality was considered an affront to God, since the Church believed it denied the soul.
De Sade took that stance to the extreme, denying anything higher than sexual pleasure as false. So basically this song contrasts the strict, spiritual world of the Church and the debauched, amoral world of de Sade.
Credit to Enigma.