A few hours in Munich (page 10/16)

Grand cathedral entrance 5

With the door closed.

People leaving 1

Sometimes people come out of the church door. Sometimes they are wearing costumes and carrying old-fashioned rifles.

People leaving 2

Another shot of these two men in their blue coats and light-coloured socks.

The church sign

Welcome to the Metropolitan Church of Our Lady [more...]

Church interior 1

With a stained glass East Window, and a torture device with an effigy of a dying man on it, in agony. earlier gothic cathedrals had narrow arches because the weight of the stone was too great. [...] [more...]

Church interior 2

Another wide-angle shot of the Nave.

Church interior 3: Chancel

The altar.

Kaiser Memorial Caption

DAS KAISERKENORAPH

The latest date mentioned seems to be 1468.

Kaiser Memorial 1

It’s actually harder than it looks to photograph a dark object in a dimly-lit church, without using flash. Especially if your lens is limited to f/4. [more...]

Inscription 1

A beautifully made inscription in the church. It dates, I think, from 1488.

Inscription 2

A beautifully made inscription in the church. It dates, I think, from 1488.

Another inscription

A monument, perhaps to a musician, and dated mcccclxxiii, which is 1473; this art was made over 500 years ago. The bas-relief sculpture depicts a man wearing (of course) mediaeval costume (OK, medieval costume), playing perhaps a hand organ, and surrounded by other instruments, including harp and lyre. If you can work out who is to be remembered, please let me know and I will add that here. The various [...] [more...]