I found this ornament on the remnants of the basilica of Lorsch Abbey. I don’t think it’s originally Carolingian but was put there in a later building phase. Either way the leaves are old and weathered. Midweek Monochrome
Tag: basilica
In the Land of the Blind, the One-eyed Is King
Whenever I see a building of 1000 years or older. I imagine what impression such this must have had on a native of the time. Somebody who lived in a hovel, who had possibly never seen even an ordinary two-story house. And then he stood before such a monumental building which dominates its surroundings even today.
This is the basilica of St Nazarius, the church of Lorsch Abbey. I had similar thoughts when we visited Durham Cathedral. The buildings are simply overwhelming.
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Is it horror or grief?
#I see faces.
4th dimension
“Travel makes one modest, you see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.”
Gustave Flaubert
The quote by Flaubert is not only applicable to space but also to time. This basilica dates back to the 9th century, one of the few remnants of Carolingian architecture north of the Alps.
Linked to Travel with Intent. For more photos inspired by Flaubert’s quote, click here.
From the shadows of time
German doesn’t recogonise a difference between shadow and shade, it’s both Schatten to Germans.
I happen to come across this lovely spot today. To sit in the shade of two majestic linden trees
and look onto the 1200-year-old Einhard basilica, one of very few buildings dating back to the Carolingan area north of the Alps,
and then to go inside and marvel at the shadows which were the same ones looked on by the visitors of the basilica when it was newly built.
Linked to Friendly Friday: Shadows.
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