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King's Hall
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| Information sur la photo |
Copyright: Rolf Becker (rbeckerb)
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| Genre: Lieux |
| Média: Couleur |
| Date de prise de vue: 2004-08-05 |
| Catégories: Ruines |
| Appareil photographique: Olympus C-4040Z |
| Exposition: f/2.8, 1/500 secondes |
| More Photo Info: [view] |
| Versions: version originale |
| Date de soumission: 2006-03-26 8:10 |
| Vue: 378 |
| Points: 4 |
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| [Ligne directrice - Note] Note du photographe |
Lorsch is a small town south of Frankfurt in the called Bergstraße. It is the site of a Benedictine abbey, founded in 764, famous for the Lorsch Codex, a fundamental document for early medieval German history, which was produced there around the end of the 12th century. The oldest pharmacopoeia was compiled at Lorsch, a collection of medical prescriptions, most of them taken from antique, classical sources.
Popes and emperors repeatedly favored the abbey with privileges and estates so that in a short time it became not only immensely rich, but also a seat of political influence. It was declared a Reichsabtei (a sovereign principality in its own right, subject directly and solely to the emperor) - a remarkable status which enabled the King's abbey to grow and expand further. The abbey, while enjoying state rights, also became implicated in several local feuds and in a number of wars. During the Thirty Years War Lorsch and its neighborhood suffered greatly. Whole villages were laid in ruins, the homes of the peasantry were destroyed by fire, and the French soldiers burned the old abbey buildings.
The ancient entrance hall, the Königshalle, built in the 9th century by Emperor Louis III, is the oldest and probably the most beautiful monument of Franconian architecture.
The date of construction of the "King’s Hall“ is uncertain. Since the beginning of the 19th century it is known that the building is the only remaining relic of the Carolingian era Even in its ruined state, its remains are among the most important pre-Romanesque buildings in Germany.
Lorsch is the only place in Europe where an early medieval monastery still could be studied - no modern buildings were built in the area where the monastery stood; archeological examinations have taken place in the church-area, but not in those parts of the ancient monastery where the monks and their servants lived and worked
In 1991 Lorsch Abbey was admitted in the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). With that the United Nations Committee honored the essential importance of an early medieval monastery like Lorsch for the development of most of the criteria of European civilization. |
smash2707, blakitan, huahoa, theGreek trouve(nt) cette note utile
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Hi Rolf,
Nicely composed picture. Simple but nice. Sharp and clear, with nice details. Great shot.
[I do not see your new picture lately....]
Ben Lakitan
- huahoa
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Hi Rolf,
Very nice symetric composition, good contrast and sharpness, beautiful place to visit following your note.
TFS
Hoa
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