What a Relief...Or Rather a Few Reliefs!

I love the texture on these reliefs!



They are all on the outside of the church in old-city Nürnberg.

More of the Same

Here's another building with a saint on the corner, and one window that sticks out of the side of the building. These are all around the cathedral. I wonder if they were all residences of powerful church people, who would have to keep an eye on what was happening in the square by church. Is that why there is only one window that it would be possible to see 180 degrees from? I'm dying to know if anyone out there has this particular nugget of knowledge!



This is fun. It has a sundial clock painted on the wall. I wonder if it's accurate most of the year...

I like the windows sticking out of the roof as well.

Old School Window

Here is another window sticking out of the side of a building. This one looks much older, and it is definitely more ornate. If facing the right direction this room could get a lot of sun exposure. It's exciting.

What a Great Window!

I would love to have this window! It adds something interesting to this otherwise unremarkable building. Along with the little apse-like cubby with the saint in it.

Does anyone know anything about the history of this kind of window. Why is there only one on the building?

More Weltenburg Nuggets

More Weltenburg Nuggets...of Gold this time, not turds!

This is the main altar.



There were at least two of these reliefs in the church. I loved them. My other picture did not turn out though.


A wall candle-sconce.



A very dramatically naturally-lit sculpture of St. George and the dragon. I don't care for this style, but I love this for some reason. I think the fact that I like this is part of the same aesthetic phenomenon of the general attraction of the masses to kitsch.

Kloster Weltenburg

Kloster Weltenburg: The Weltenburg Abbey Cathedral
You cannot tell from the outside, but this is the most interesting Baroque Church I have ever seen, and not in a good way. It's very eclectic. It has a "folksy" style/version of Baroque art inside. It's wonderfully terrible!

I hope you all are waiting with bated breath.

Regensburg Cathedral Interior

It's a nice church with wonderful stained glass windows. It is not really distinct on the inside in any way. It could be one of many other Gothic Cathedrals. I think I liked it a lot because it was in Bavaria and it was not Baroque.



I believe this is St. Peter in the back of the Cathedral contemplating Christ on the Cross. This is the first thing one sees when walking in.

Regensburg Gothic Cathedral

The patron Saint of Regensburg Cathedral is St. Peter. There is a sculpture of St. Peter inside. I don't think I got a picture of the sculpture of him outside though. I believe the bottom photo is Christ, because there is no key to the church, which is St. Peter's attribute.

It is a grand, beautiful structure. (Read more on what made me fall in love with Gothic Cathedrals by clicking HERE.)

The Interior of Melk Abby

The first three are pictures of ceilings in the museum area of the abby.







There are three sections in the Melk Abby. The side that is a museum, which is shown by the photos here; the place of worship and the library, which I will include tomorrow and the next day; and the other side, which is still used as an abby, but not open to visitors.

Erzsébet Híd

This bridge is not as interesting or lovely as the other bridges in Budapest. It is much more simple and modern looking, but that's a great view from my hotel window eh?

In the distance is Gellért Hill with a statue of Szent Gellért raising a cross over the city. Gellért was a missionary/Bishop from Italy who became a martyr when the Magyars nailed him into a barrel and rolled him down the hill into the river. This is how my guide book puts it, "Crucifix held high, the bishop glares down on the sinful metropolis. According to tradition, Bishop Gerhardus of Venice, know to the Hungarians as Gellért, paid for his missionary zeal with his life on this very spot" (Kluge-Fabényi & Markus 82).




This last picture shows the span and the tram you can take to see great views of Buda and the Duna.

Kluge-Fabényi, Julia, and Hella Markus. Prestel Guide Budapest. Trans. John Gabriel and Nancy Norwood. Munich: Prestel, 1994.

Gothic Faces?

These are all the faces around the back of Trinity Church. I'm wondering if they are modeled after faces on gothic era churches. Are they saints or are they are modeled after people around New York in the 1800's?

I'm sure I'll never know.

Corner of Broadway and Wall Street.

Final St. Thomas Post...Maybe

I don't know if it is possible to see so well, but the first picture is of the four Gospel writers. Mathew is the angel. Mark is the lion. Luke is the Bull. And John is the Eagle. Starting in the top left and going around clockwise.

Then there are three pictures of Jesus in different situations with Saints.

More Yet

Like I said, I loved this Cathedral!

More of St. Thomas

As a non-Catholic I was intrigued while in college learning about the saints and their attributes. Now I see them all the time. I love it! Can you tell which saint is which?