Lookwhatisaw's Places of Worship Posts
June 08, 2013
...or is it candy?
Not even architects and nobility in the Age of Absolutism were too big for themselves to use “faux” in their designs. Not a stick of marble in the church except…
Nov. 27, 2011
Places of Worship (Switzerland)
Stiftskirche of St.Gallen (Switzerland) This interior is, bar none, my most favorite church interior on earth. The contrast between inside and outside is…
Nov. 08, 2011
Maria Laach
A large, former monastery in western Germany near the Rhine, today the monks of Maria Laach allow their large monastery to be used as a hotel/conference center.…
Sept. 21, 2011
Going back in time in Reims
In France, one will find more than one cathedral called Notre Dame. The one in these pictures is found in Reims. Now, if you think of French history, and all…
Jan. 17, 2011
Churches of Cologne - piece by piece
Indulge me, please. Part of the fun of photographic art is the priviledge of trying that which is new for you, the photographer. And although I don't pretend to…
Sept. 19, 2010
Stretch as far as you can.
Cologne Cathedral (German: Kölner Dom) is a World Heritage Site, one of the best-known architectural monuments in Germany, described by UNESCO as an…