Dan was asking for framed things. The last photo is the connecting photo to next week’s theme of Things Framed by Nature. Cee’s Fun Foto Challege: Framed
Tag: Kloster Lorsch
Yes, but how Does It Make You Feel?
Cinematic doesn’t do small. So landscapes can easily go the cinematic route. Especially if you have an added scale like miniature cars. These are the hills around the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. Here the scale is reversed – the bigger sanddunes in the … Continue reading Yes, but how Does It Make You Feel?
Very Old Geometrical Patterns
I thought I might kick off with some famous geometric forms. I featured this building before. It’s a UNESCO world heritage site, the gatehouse of the Abbey Lorsch, sometime called the King’s Hall. It was built over 1,200 years ago during the Carolingian era. Geometric … Continue reading Very Old Geometrical Patterns
Empty But Not Meaningless
Rain moving over the Rhine Valley. Wet empty space around a cormorant as well as dry empty space around a two-seater airplane. Looking out from the Riedburg near Edenkoben into the clouds. The Carolingian church of the Lorsch Abbey, a UNESCO heritage site. I keep … Continue reading Empty But Not Meaningless
Weathered Leaves
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
Church Entries
Thursday Trios
Carolingian Autumn
We went for a walk at the UNESCO heritage site of the Lorsch Abbey. The buildings are amazing all by themselves, the beautiful gatehouse (here only a corner of it can be seen) and the remnants of the massive church. But the autumn colours suit … Continue reading Carolingian Autumn
Laurisham
Nowadays known as Lorsch Abbey, in the 9th century it was known as Laurisham when the Carolingians built it.
Midweek Monochrome and Monochrome Madness
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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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Framed on Purpose
They practically framed themselves!
A man-made, stoney frame.
A natural frame.
Framed by a tree.
The tree frame is taking over.
Abbey Lorsch, Carolingian framing (with a few modern additions, i.e. people).
Friendly Friday Challenge: Framing your subject
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