Église Saint-Martin

Collégiale Saint-Martin de Colmar - Collegiate Church of St. Martin. North tower. The church is Gothic, built in 1234-1365 of sandstone from the Vosges, and dedicated to St. Martin of Tours. "In the centre rises the restored Church of St. Martin, a fine cruciform Gothic building, with marks of French influence, begun in 1237. ... Of the two W. towers, that on the S. alone is partly completed".--Baedeker 1911 DSC_0843

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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