2025 Switzerland/Germany: Church of St. Gallus and Othmar
The Church of St. Gallus and Othmar in Kaiseraugust Switzerland. You know, your average 125+ year old church you just stumble upon when taking a walk. Happens every day...
Leigh - It was. I just walked right in. What made it even more special was - compared with some churches that we will visit in Basel later - it was truly quiet and I was alone. It made for a nice close out from the visit to Augusta Raurica.
I have always wished someday that I could build something at intricate and ornate as the apses containing the status of Mary and Joseph. I can't imagine that amount of labor and love that went into those pieces.
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How lovely. It was open? I imagine the quiet was very refreshing.
ReplyDeleteLeigh - It was. I just walked right in. What made it even more special was - compared with some churches that we will visit in Basel later - it was truly quiet and I was alone. It made for a nice close out from the visit to Augusta Raurica.
DeleteEvery church I've been in I've always wondered.... how did they know how tall to construct the nave?
ReplyDeleteNylon12, maybe a combination of some formula and "How impressive do we want it to be?"
DeleteI have always wished someday that I could build something at intricate and ornate as the apses containing the status of Mary and Joseph. I can't imagine that amount of labor and love that went into those pieces.
ReplyDeleteEd, the fact that wood (and so many natural materials) are still readily apparent and in use in Europe makes my heart glad.
DeleteSadly, woodworking - like so many other things - is a skill we do not value as we should.
The church looks much too small on the outside to be so large on the inside. Or so it seems from the photos. What a beautiful and serene church, TB.
ReplyDeleteBecki, I agree that it was much smaller on the outside than the inside (in a way, like Aslan describes The Last Country in the book The Last Battle.
DeleteIt was very serene. To be fair it was a Saturday morning, but I had the church to myself.