Mediaeval Times
Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Meals for the visitors are prepared in giant bowls
Gamla Stan (Old Town)
Medieval cloister
St. Servatius in Quedlinburg
Half-timbered houses in the city center of Quedlinburg
Römer Townhall
City Hall
Replica of the imperial regalia of Charlemagne are shown in the city hall of Aachen. The orginal sword, orb, imperial crown, etc. are in Vienna.
The dragon is attacking his adversary with his flaming odem
The late Gothic style castle is the town's landmark
This image reminds me of a Celtic folk band group picture. It is no posed situation and just resulted from a nice coincident of dark storm clouds, a mediaeval ruin and five persons. Unfortunately the compression ruined most of the picture. The outlines are washy and not at all sharp. I just can underline that it looks very good in the original 6 mega pixel format. ;-)
Colourful half-timbered house in Gelnhausen
Marienkirche Gelnhausen
Timbered house in the old town of Büdingen
Timbered house in the old town of Büdingen
Timbered house in the old town of Büdingen
Büdingen castle
Büdingen castle
Small crèche in the sandstone city wall of Büdingen
Jerusalem Gate
Tostner Castle near Feldkirch
Tostner Castle
The Duomo di Milano (Milan Dome) is the most famous landmark of Milan. The interior is dominated by gothic decorations.
The Duomo di Milano (Milan Dome) is the most famous landmark of Milan. The gothic style meant few windows and a mostly gloomy interior.
Duomo di Milano
Duomo di Milano
Duomo di Milano
Werdenberg
Duomo di Milano
Werdenberg
Werdenberg
Werdenberg
Werdenberg castle
Werdenberg castle
Werdenberg castle
Werdenberg castle
This wooden building in Werdenberg is covered with religious intercessions
View from the top of the main tower of Schattenburg castle
Some fighters battle for the favor and jubilation of the crowd
Wooden spoons and other trumpery
Fighters battle for the favor and jubilation of the crowd
Fighters battle for the favor and jubilation of the crowd
Fighters battle for the favor and jubilation of the crowd
Mont-Saint-Michel by night
City wall of Mont-Saint-Michel
Picturesque Old Town of Mont-Saint-Michel
Mont-Saint-Michel at night
Mont-Saint-Michel at night
Picturesque Old Town of Mont-Saint-Michel
Picturesque Old Town of Mont-Saint-Michel with cobbled pavement in the narrow streets between shops and houses
Picturesque Old Town of Mont-Saint-Michel at night
Interior of the abbey church of Mont-Saint-Michel. The work on the chuch began in the 11th century.
Front view of Notre Dame de Paris
Notre Dame
Chancel of Notre Dame de Paris
Terrace in front of the abbey church. Deep below lies the tideland of the surrounding Atlantic Ocean.
Der Rittersaal (Scriptorium) befindet sich unter dem Kreuzgang. Hier arbeiteten die Mönche der Abtei an wertvollen Handschriften.
Feretory with the skulls of the three saints Kilian, Kolonat and Totnan. The shrine stands in the crypt of the Neumünster church in Würzburg. Bishop Kilian and his two companions came to Würzburg as missionaries around the year 686. They played an important role in the Christianisation of Franconia. They were killed in 689 under uncertain circumstances. Bishop Kilian is the patron saint of Franconia.
The ancient entrance hall of the Imperial Abbey of Lorsch, the so called "Königshalle", built in the 9th century by Emperor Louis III, is the oldest and probably the most beautiful monument of Franconian architecture.
Model (scale 1:25) of the crusader fortress Krak des Chevaliers in Syria. Shown is the siege by Sultan Baibars in 1271.
Krak des Chevaliers (also Crac des Chevaliers, "fortress of the knights" in a mixture of Arabic and French) was the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Syria during the Crusades. The original fortress had been built in 1031 for the emir of Aleppo. It was captured by Raymond IV of Toulouse early in 1099, during the First Crusade, but was abandoned when the Crusaders continued their march to Jerusalem. It was reoccupied again by Tancred, Prince of Galilee in 1110. Raymond II, count of Tripoli, gave it to the Hospitallers in 1144. The Hospitallers rebuilt it and expanded it into the largest Crusader fortress in the Holy Land, adding an outer wall 30 meters thick with seven guard towers 8-10 meters thick, to create a concentric castle. The picture shows a part of this massive outer wall. Archers and smaller Trebuchets are trying to fight back the attacking Mameluks of Sultan Baibars.
Model (1:25) of a stone catapult on the outer walls of Krak des Chevaliers
The big Mameluk army of Sultan Baibars gathers before the walls of Krak des Chevaliers to attack with ladders and catapults.
Model (scale 1:25) of the crusader fortress Krak des Chevaliers in Syria. Shown is the large hospital under the courtyard of the inner fortress.
One of the archers on the model (scale 1:25) of the crusader fortress Krak des Chevaliers in Syria
Refectory of the crusader fortress Krak des Chevaliers in Syria (Model 1:25)
Kitchen of the crusader fortress Krak des Chevaliers in Syria (Model 1:25)
Refectory of the crusader fortress Krak des Chevaliers in Syria (Model 1:25)
Model (scale 1:25) of the crusader fortress Krak des Chevaliers in Syria. Shown is the large hospital under the courtyard of the inner fortress.
Sarcophagus of the Magi, a large gilded sarcophagus dating from the 13th century, and the largest reliquary in the Western world. It is thought to hold the remains of the Three Wise Men, whose bones and 2000 years old clothes were discovered at the opening of the shrine in 1864.
The cathedral obtained its present shape in the course of more than a millennium. The core of the Aachen cathedral is the Palatine Chapel; being surprisingly small in comparison to the later additions, at the time of its construction it was the largest dome north of the Alps. Its fascinating architecture with Classical, Byzantine and Germanic-Franconian elements is the essence of a monumental building of great importance: for 600 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen cathedral was the church of coronation for 30 emperors of the Holy Roman Empire.
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
Windsor Castle
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