Église Saint-Martin: Tympanum

Collégiale Saint-Martin de Colmar. Tympanum over the main portal representing the Adoration of the Magi and Christ of the Last Judgment. At the top is St. Martin (14th century). DSC_0833

Colmar, France

October 3rd 2019
While Viking Sigrun remained at Breisach, there was an afternoon coach tour to Colmar across the border in France. Colmar is in the Alsace region of France. It is one of those cities that has been contested between France and Germany over time. Germany occupied Colmar and the surrounding territory in 1871–1918 and 1940–1945. The Rhine forms the border of France and Germany today, but with the ... read more

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