Tag: Lorsch abbey

Brick said: I like an arch

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The Abbey of Lorsch is a UNESCO world heritage site, close to Worms in the Rhine Valley, about 60km south of Frankfurt. It was an important monasteries during the Carolingian times.  Through one of the arches of the “kingdom hall” one can look upon the monastery’s church.

Königshalle

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Three arches, facing north and south, lead into the main room.

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There are innumerable ways to play with these arches and their vistas. This time I preferred to try out desaturation.

Title with apologies to Louis Kahn.

More Arches, Domes, Half Circles can be found on Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge.

Past and present

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Paula’s prompt (traces of the past) and her use of selective colour started me thinking. We live in the colourful now and the past is often perceived only as little more than shadows, captured in stones, reflected in photos.  But the past can also be much more colourful and have a remarkable presence which lets our mundane life seem pale in comparison, depending on where our focus lies.

Which version comes closer to your vision?

(The photo was taken at Lorsch abbey in Germany.)

https://bopaula.wordpress.com/2017/08/20/black-white-sunday-traces-of-the-past-y3-08/

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Stoney faces

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The coarse stones and coarser roof tiles of the “Blaue Hut”, one of the three remaining towers of the medieval town wall of Weinheim.  The name comes from the slate tiles of the original roof.
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Smooth clinker around the modern, gothic inspired window of the church St. Marien in Mönchengladbach-Rheydt.
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Course sandstone bricks forming the base of a half-timbered house in the Odenwald.
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The structured front of the Königshalle of the Lorsch Abbey built in the ninth century is the oldest monument of Carolingian architecture.  It is a UNESCO world heritage site.

for The Daily Post Photo Challenge: Textures.

https://dailypost.wordpress.com/photo-challenges/textures/

 

Threesomes

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The three arches of the Königshalle of the Lorsch Abbey, a UNESCO world heritage site – built in the second half of the 8th century.

 

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1250 years vs. 1 season only – threes nevertheless.

 

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And another threesome, even more short-lived.

 

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A companionable threesome, three ducks in winter.

 

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Three birds of a different feather.

A Photo a Week Challenge: Threes