The oldest city clock built by Hans Luter in 1535 is on the Zyt tower. This clock is privileged to chime every hour one minute before all the other city clocks. Unique collection of old tower clocks (1526 t0 1820) is in Lucerne’s clock tower. Experience the huge clock face and rhythmic movements of the [...]
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The Old Town Walls – The Clock Tower
12 Comments CherryPie on Dec 17th 2013
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Spreuer Bridge – The Paintings
Paintings under the roof of Spreuer Bridge
Under the roof of Spreuer Bridge, 67 paintings dating from 1626 to 1635 represent a “Dance of Death”. Death, represented as a skeleton or as the “Great Reaper” urges everybody to dance with him, i.e. to die. Death makes no difference between old and young, churchmen and laymen, rich [...]
18 Comments CherryPie on Dec 12th 2013
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The Hereford Mappa Mundi
It is my turn at Vision & Verb my post is about the fascinating medieval map that is housed at Hereford Cathedral.
Comments Off CherryPie on Nov 21st 2013
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Strange Encounter…
… When I first saw this statue it was being strangled by a passer by. I am not sure if it was humour or something else…
12 Comments CherryPie on Nov 16th 2013
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52 Photos Project – Gallery 25 – Starts with a C
…Cuthbert of Farne.
Cuthbert became prior of Lindisfarne in 664, but decided to move to a quieter life of solitude on the island of Inner Farne:
Lindisfarne Priory on Holy Island is one of the most important early centres of Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England. Founded in 635 and home to a small number of monks, it [...]
8 Comments CherryPie on Oct 11th 2013
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52 Photos Project – Gallery 24 – Seasonal Colour (Gold)
More Gold can be found in the gallery.
10 Comments CherryPie on Oct 4th 2013
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Amrein’s House – Windows
2 Comments CherryPie on Sep 14th 2013
