Frankreich
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La Bibliothèque nationale de France (bnf) (site François Mitterrand), Summer@18:21 / — / Architecture
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Eguisheim, Alsace (France) This town is a truely medieval town, founded in the 7th century on the (today presumed) location of a Roman fort. This town-type is sometimes called an “onion town” as with the exception of the east-west main road all streets circle around the center of the town like the layers of an onion. In medieval times the center was formed by a water castle (built on the 8th century, parts can still be seen incorporated in buildings that are still in use today). In this photo we see the two outermost roads of that classic onion layer of streets, as they merge into a single, somewhat wider, street. The outermost road is called “rue de rempart” which means “street of the city wall”, as it followed that. The old framework buildings are very interesting to study as many window frames are carved with (often religious) sayings or ornaments.
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A detail from the Romanesque church Peter-and-Paul (Saint-Pierre-et-Paul) in Rosheim (Alsace, France). This sculpture (which goes on around the corner) depicts a knight saving his compatriot from a dragon. In full view you can see the sword stabbing into the dragon’s maw. The church has been constructed in the 12th century (start of construction 1150) with the addition of a tower in the 14th century. The church’s organ was built in 1733 by Andreas Silbermann, an important organ builder of the Baroque period in the region.
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The abbey of Murbach (near Guebwiller – Alsace, France) was founded in 727 as a Columban abbey (i.e. following the Rule of St. Columbanus), when it had growb ill-disciplined years later a new bishop took over and introduced the Rule of St. Benedict. The now Benedictine abbey became one of the most important centers of learning in the upper Rhine valley and aside from that also powerful in the secular world. 3 Towns and 30 villages were under the rule of the monastery and Charlemagne himself took the title “Abbot of Murbach” (Pastor Murbacencis) (in a secular sense) in 782-783. The good fortunes of the monastery took a hit when the Hungarians invaded the Alsace in the 10th century, but by the time of the 13th century it prospered again. From the 14th century on its influence started to decline until the French Revolution (1789) dealt the abbey the death blow. The Romanesque Church of St. Leger is one of the few buildings that still remain of the monastery (though only about a half is still standing) More details can be found on Wikipedia
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A view of the medieval bridge over the small river Weiss in the town of Kaysersberg (or Kaisersberg). The middle of the bridge carries a small chapel – just big enough for the statue of (iirc) Saint Mary. Kaysersberg is located in the foothills of the Vosges and was historically an important passage point between the Rhine Valley and the Lorraine. 1227 the town is first mentioned in documents as Castrum Keisersberg. / Friedrich II had the strategically important point fortified – though it is probable that there was already a castle here, before the commissioned mayor Wölflin bought the ground that was then fully fortified. Of the mighty castle remains only a ruin. / 1293 Kaysersberg received City Rights and in 1353 it joined the Décapole (the 10-city alliance of Free Imperial Cities in the Alsace). / After the 30-Year-War Kaysersberg came under French rule as stipulated in the peace treaty. Today the town visited by many tourists – partly for the medieval architecture and partly for the wine (Tokay variety) when they follow the wine route through the Alsace. Another magnet for some tourists is the birth house of Albert Schweitzer that now houses a museum dedicated to this son of the town. ++ Location: Kaysersberg, département Haut-Rhin, Alsace, France
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The abbey of Murbach (near Guebwiller – Alsace, France) was founded in 727 as a Columban abbey (i.e. following the Rule of St. Columbanus), when it had grown ill-disciplined years later a new bishop took over and introduced the Rule of St. Benedict. The now Benedictine abbey became one of the most important centers of learning in the upper Rhine valley and aside from that also powerful in the secular world. 3 Towns and 30 villages were under the rule of the monastery and Charlemagne himself took the title “Abbot of Murbach” (Pastor Murbacencis) (in a secular sense) in 782-783. The good fortunes of the monastery took a hit when the Hungarians invaded the Alsace in the 10th century, but by the time of the 13th century it prospered again. From the 14th century on its influence started to decline until the French Revolution (1789) dealt the abbey the death blow. The Romanesque Church of St. Leger is one of the few buildings that still remain of the monastery (though only about a half is still standing). Camera: Mamiya 7, / Lens: Mamiya N 1:4 f=80mm L / Film: Fujicolor Provia ISO 400 slide film / scanned directly from film @ 3200 dpi
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