If you must be a slave to anything, let it be beauty, and if you must be ruthless, then ensure you are so in the pursuit and protection of said beauty, rather than in the desecration of it. Orient yourself in this way, and you will live a life true to your deepest being.
This is one of the greatest medieval castles in England.
Originally constructed by William the Conqueror in 1068 and later rebuilt in stone, Warwick Castle has been standing for nearly a thousand years. It’s older than the Aztec Empire.
The interior of St. Mary’s Basilica in Kraków, Poland, is famous for its deep blue ceiling covered with golden stars. Built in the 14th century, it is one of the finest examples of Polish Gothic architecture.
Civilization is drowning in mediocrity and starving for Beauty.
It is one of the things which reminds a civilization that life is worth living.
Cathedrals, poetry, music, sculpture, architecture, gardens, great stories are civilizational necessities.
A society which stops striving for beauty eventually forgets what it is striving for at all.
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