Mariazell Pilgrimage Basilica viewed from the entrance. Margrave Henry from Moravia was the first prominent pilgrim to the place Mariazell in Austria and King Louis of Hungary donated the valuable picture of the Madonna after a victorious battle. He is connected with the building of the first Gothic church. Both feature as leaden figures at the main entrance of the church. This church was extended to its final form in the period of the Baroque during 1644-1704, according to the plans of Domenico Sciassia
Canon EOS 40D with EF-S 10-22mm lens set to 10mm.
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Comments
Wow, wonderful POV!!
Dear Hetty, thank you very much for you lovely compliment
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Dear Polly, a lot of thanks for the warm welcome!
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Ah here it is, a nice capture!
Rgds Bernhard
Dear Bernhard, thanks a lot for your lovely comment!
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A WONDERFUL IMAGE
Dear Karen, thank you very much for the lovely compliment; it made my day that you liked it and featured it :-)
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wonderful shot. and thank you for the historical description, especially the Hungarian part.
Dear Zumie, I am very happy you like it and many thanks for you congratulation! I got the info from a booklet I bought at Mariazell.
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and congrats on feature!
Fantastic! Awesome angle too Christopher.
Dear Don Davis, thank you a lot for the nice compliment and the warm welcome in “DSLR users only”
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well done!
Thank you very much for your lovely comment
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Dear Kate,
I wish to express my greatest thanks for the feature – I am very happy.
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love the wide angle & perspective :)
Many thanks for your appreciation and lovely compliment
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