Strasbourg

Apse

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg - Strasbourg Cathedral. Apse and high altar. Note the frescoes in the apse. "The Apse was frescoed by E. Steinle in 1877-80".--Baedeker 1911. DSC_0951

Pilier des anges

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg - Strasbourg Cathedral. Pilier des anges - Pillar of Angels. "The 'Engelpfeiler', a pillar in the S. transept, is adorned with late-Romanesque sculptures (ca. 1250), representing Christ, seven angels, and the four Evangelists".--Baedeker 1911. IMG_1116

Statue of Mary and Jesus

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg - Strasbourg Cathedral. IMG_1124

Organ

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg - Strasbourg Cathedral. Organ. The oldest part of the workings dates to 1385. DSC_0944p1

Rose Window

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg - Strasbourg Cathedral. West façade rose window in the narthex. "The primary decorative element is the rose window, added between 1320 and 1340, and substantially restored since. Rays of yellow glass radiate outwards like a sun, surrounded mosaic-like pieces of green and blue and by small oculi with red floral designs". DSC_0956

Échelle Gugumus

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Gugumus Ladder "Wooden ladder with three sections of 18 m, Rosalie type. Still approved, this ladder is still used today for certain operations in the Cathedral". IMG_1123p1

Strasbourg Cathedral

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Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Strasbourg - Strasbourg Cathedral. Built 1176-1439. It is the sixth-tallest church in the world and the highest extant structure built entirely in the Middle Ages. "The Minster, or Monasterium Sanctae Mariae Virginis, is the cathedral of the see of Strassburg, said to have been founded about 600 and dedicated from the very first to the Holy Virgin. ... Repeated fires gave occasion for the erection of a new church, which was begun in 1176 under Bishop Conrad I, mainly on the existing foundations ... While the apse and transept were slowly progressing, Gothic architecture had become established in France, and, of course, exercised an influence on all buildings in course of construction".--Baedeker 1911. Part of Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt UNESCO World Heritage site. IMG_1109p1

Maison Kammerzell

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Maison Kammerzell. Built in 1427 and rebuilt in 1467 and 1589 when the Renaissance upper levels were added. The timbered structure is considered one of the most ornate and well preserved among late Gothic civil structures. Originally occupied by a draper and then by a cheese merchant. The ground level represents Medieval Gothic trading rows. Adaptive reuse as a restaurant.16 Place de la Cathédrale. "The Münster-Platz, in front of the W. façade of the cathedral, contains several ancient examples of half-timbered architecture, the finest of which is the Kammerzell'sche Haus (15-16th cent.), recently well restored and fitted up as a wine-saloon (Stiftskeller)".--Baedeker 1911. Part of Strasbourg, Grande-Île and Neustadt UNESCO World Heritage site. IMG_1120

Place de la Cathédrale

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Half-timbered shops and townhouses on Place de la Cathédrale, Strassbourg. "The Miinster-Platz, in front of the W. facade of the cathedral, contains several ancient examples of half-timbered architecture..."--Baedeker 1911. IMG_1128

Palais Rohan

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Palais Rohan, the former residence of the prince-bishops and cardinals of the House of Rohan. The Baroque building has been used as a museum since 1898, housing the Musée archéologique, Musée des arts décoratifs, Musée des beaux-arts and Galerie Robert Heitz. 2, place du Château. "The old Episcopal Palace {Schloss), opposite the S. portal of the Minster, was built by Rob. de Cotte for Cardinal Armand Gaston de Rohan in 1728-41, and between that date and i789 it was the seat of the brilliant court of three other bishops of the Rohan family. It was purchased by the town during the First Revolution".--Baedeker 1911. DSC_0958

La statue de Gutenberg

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Johannes Gutenberg Monument. Bronze by David d'Angers, installed in 1840. Place Gutenberg. From 1439 to 1444, Johannes Gutenberg, inventor of letterpress printing, lived in Strasbourg. The figure holds a page of his printed Bible. "The Gutenburg-Platz is so called from the Statue of Gutenberg, the inventor of printer, by David d'Angers (1840)".--Baedeker 1911. DSC_0959

Chevalier Liebenzeller

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La statue du chevalier Liebenzeller - Statue of Chevalier Liebenzeller. Bronze by Christian Fuchs installed in 2019. Reimbold Liebenzeller led Strassbourg troops at the Battle of Hausbergen in 1262. Straussbourg was fighting to free the city from episcopal authority. The bourgeois of the city defeated the army of knights of the Bishop of Strasbourg, Walter of Geroldseck. DSC_0961

L'Ancienne Douane

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L'Ancienne Douane - Old Customs House. Built in 1358 adjacent to the Ill River, extended in 1389 and again in the direction of Pont du Corbeau. It served as a warehouse, customs and sales outlet. Known as the Raven Market from 1870 to 1944. Rebuilt in 1965 after damage during World War II. Adaptive reuse as La Nouvelle Douane restaurant and farmer's market. IMG_1132

River Ill in Strasbourg

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The river and its branch channel form the Grande Île, the historic center of Strasbourg. L'Ancienne Douane at left. DSC_0964p1

Alsatian Plate

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Plate with Hansi's illustration of Gretel,"La petite Alsacienne".