Reflexion der spätromanischen / frühgotischen Kathedrale St. Georg in Limburg an der Lahn, Hessen, erbaut Ende der 1100er/Anfang der 1200er Jahre Die Kathedrale mit sieben Türmen unterschiedlicher Höhe, darunter einer mit leicht geschwungenem Turm, stand früher auf Banknoten vor der Euro-Mark. Das üppige und farbenfrohe Äußere verdankt es aufwändigen Restaurierungsarbeiten in den 1960er und 70er Jahren, deren Farben von Spuren der Originalfarbe bestimmt wurden.
4176 x 2784 px | 35,4 x 23,6 cm | 13,9 x 9,3 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
3. Juli 2007
Ort:
Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany
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Limburg an der Lahn, Hesse, Germany: Cathedral of Saint George (Sankt-Georgs-Dom, Georgsdom or Limburger Dom), reflected in the River Lahn. Limburg’s Late Romanesque / Early Gothic Roman Catholic cathedral is a three-aisled basilica, built in the late 1100s / early 1200s AD. It has seven towers of varying heights, including one with a slightly curving spire, and is bright orange, white and yellow in colour, having been re-painted in the 20th century. The cathedral used to feature (1960-1989) on pre-Euro German 1, 000 Deutsche Mark banknotes. The unusual location of the cathedral, on the edge of Limburg’s old town and not in its centre, is because its predecessor was a castle chapel. The castle itself was built in the Merovingian period (700s AD) and a chapel is first recorded in the early 800s AD. This chapel was demolished and replaced with a basilica which stood for several centuries. Construction of the present building started around 1190. The new church was dedicated to two saints, George and Nicholas, indicating its dual purpose as a parish church for both Limburg citizens, whose patron saint was Nicholas, and a collegiate church for canons patronised by Saint George. In 1827, a new Roman Catholic bishopric was created with its centre in Limburg and the church was accorded the status of cathedral. Limburg moved up a gear in 1150 when a wooden bridge was constructed across the River Lahn, allowing a long-distance trade route from Cologne to Frankfurt, the Via Publica, to run directly through the settlement. In 1214, Limburg officially became a town. In 1306, the wooden bridge was replaced with a stone bridge, the Alte Lahnbrücke (Old Lahn Bridge), and bridge tolls paid by traveling merchants funded construction of magnificent buildings. Today, Limburg is one of the best preserved medieval towns in Germany. D1059.B2640
