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Churches in Germany
Well, I made a separate page about 'churches in Germany', just because
the other main page 'churches and monasteries' would be to full with
albums. But I fear that after some years this new page also will be
filled with albums. We'll see.
It is
immaginable what you can see and photograph in this area, even the
smallest villages and towns have several churches. Interesting for the
altar pieces or paintings and pulpits etc. Like the monastic church of
Münnerstadt, east of Würzburg. Or the medieval city of Iphofen with
the St. Vitus church etc. I am planning more trips through interesting
areas to photograph churches, monasteries and castles. Like the area
around Oberammergau or the route of the 'Oberschwäbische Barockstraße'.
Or around Rothenburg o.d. Tauber, the worlds most interesting medieval
city. Just mention it and you will find 'places of art' in Germany. See
the albums at the left side!! With altar works of the famous sculptor
Tilman Riemenschneider in Rothenburg, Detwang and Creglingen!!!
Ansbach - the residential-town with the Gumbertus- and Johannis-church.
And in Heilsbronn the remarkable Minster in 2 albums.
The medieval city of
Dinkelsbühl south of Rothenburg with the St. George Minster and the 14
'Stations of the Cross'. And many more churches in Nördlingen,
Öhringen, Schwäbisch Hall and Wolframs-Eschenbach!
And if you want to prepare your trips, buy these 'HB-Kunstführer's as
soon as you can, because they will not be reprinted. At least - that's
what I heard. So, I have to hurry myself.
In the fall of 2009 we
went to the Harz mountains in Germany and made new pictures of great
churches - first in Hildesheim with the famous Cathedral and the old
romanesque church of St. Michael. In the Harz many churches in Goslar,
Wernigerode,Halberstadt, Quedlinburg,Walkenried etc. In 9 continuing
albums.
September 2009 - the interesting churches
of Rudolstadt and Saalfeld in Eastern Germany.
October 2011 we made a
one-week trip through the German province Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in
northeast Germany. Especially to photogrraph the gothic brick stone
churches. Very interesting and worthwile to make such a trip.
June-July 2012; just one week in
the region of Heidelberg-Heilbronn we visited some very interesting
churches and cathedrals, such as the Imperial cathedral\Minster of
Speyer and Worms. See what artists centuries ago created in altars and
epitaphs etc.
June 2013 we were a
week on the river Mosel in western Germany - result 6 albums of
churches, amongst them the Cathedral of Trier, the oldest (Roman) city
of Germany. Take a look at 6 albums!
August 2013
- just across the German border to the Netherlands, the city of Rheine
with the impressive neoromanesque church of St. Antonius.
Plus the gothic parish church of St. Dionysius with the famous stained
glass windows made by Prof. Wilhelm Geyer.
September 2013 - three days in the northwestern region 'Ostfriesland'
where we visited fine, mostly small churches in romanesque end gothic
style. With altars, organs etc.
Worthwile to visit 6 albums and moreover the famous kathedral of
Norden with the famous organ of Arp Schnitger. I am not telling too much,
just see end enjoy these churches.
October 2013 again into the Northern region of Germany,
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern eith the island Rügen. Again these brick gothic
churches, mostly small but yet interesting. And the big gothic brick
churches of Strralsund.
June-July 2014; a trip to the south, the region Swabian Alb and the
'Bodensee', not far from Switzerland. Many famous churches like the
Basilica 'Holy Blood' in Weingarten. Or the 'most famous villige church
of the world' in Steinhausen. And many more of these 'gems' of the world
of churches, THE cultural Heritage of Europe!!! In 31 albums to admire!!
October 2014 - a week's trip through the Black Forest in Southwest
Germany. Not only famous churches, but also impressive ruins as well.
April-May 2015- ten days in the beautiful region in Germany,
called 'Frankenland'. With the Natural park 'Fränkische Schweiz'. E
region full of art, castles, old cities as well as beautiful nature!!
Cities like Bamberg; Kronach, Coburg and so many small villages with
also remarkable churches etc. Gothic, Baroque, neogothic (not always my
taste); I could spend weeks to be here and photographe so much more. In
total 37 new albums, many with a new 'skin'' of the fine Jalbum software
program. With acces to google maps if you want to see where it
is.
June-July 2015 - a trip to the Lüneburger Heide; an area south of
Hamburg with a unique landscape of heatherfields. But also nice old
cities and dito churches. With 11 albums to enjoy. Prepare your cultural
trip.
August-September 2015 - we made a trip through the region of
Bremen-Bremerhaven-Hamburg between the rivers Weser and Elbe in Northern
Germany. With villages and cities with fine churches, most in the famous
brickstone gothic style. With nice baroque altars, pulpits etc. Hude
near Oldenburg, Bremen, Wremen, Rodenkirchen, Berne, Dorum, Otterndorf,
Neuenfelde, Stade and many more. We enhoyed this region very much and
you can enjoy as well in these 17 albums of churches.
October 2015 - our trip through southern Black Forest in Germany. Some
very interesting churches like the Minster of St. Blasien with the
highest dome of northern Europe. The minster of Freiburg, completed in
the Middle Ages, also the tower. And the Minster of Bad Säckingen, near
the Rhine and the border to Switzerland. Together 15 albums of
churches.
Summer 2016 many very interesting, mostly baroque churches in Southern
Germany and German Alps. With 31 albums to enjoy. The beauty of these
famous baroque churches, only seen in southern Germany and Austria.
Meanwhile more than 1.000 albums! A impression record, alt least for me
personally!!
Fall 2016 we made s short trip to Kalkar, Xanten and Cologne to see some
of the best Romanesque
and gothic churches not far from the Netherlands. What an abundance of
great churches here are. In spite of the bombings of the Second World
War, there is so much to see.
October 2016 we made a trip to the region 'Algäu' in southern Germany.
Always interesting because of the many baroque churches,
like the Benedictine basilica in Ottobeuren and Kempten, the conventual
church of Irsee with the 'ship pulpit'. And many more. Meanwhile about
200 churches in Germany.
June-July 2017 a short trip to the region 'Hessisches Bergland' and 'Sauerland'.
Some fine and famous churches like the 'Elisabeth-church' in Marburg.
Gothic and romanesque beauties!! In 16 albums.
October 2019 we visited an area in Germany, Hessen
and the 'Rheingau' west of Wiesbaden. Also in these regions wonderful
churches and cathedrals, like the Minster in Mainz. And not expected the
very interesting parish church St. Valentin in Kiedrich, west of
Wiesbaden in the Rheingau.
Here an english art lover supported this church, John Sutten. Keep his
name in mind and visit this church; you won't regret it!!
And more interesting churches in Geisenheim, Eltville, Bingen etc.
Enjoy my albums!
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