Regensburg Cathedral, a photo from Bayern, Ouest

Photographer's Note

Regensburg Cathedrall, dedicated to St Peter, is the most important church and landmark of the city of Regensburg, Germany. It is the seat of the Catholic diocese of Regensburg. The church is regarded the prime example of Gothic architecture in Bavaria.

A first bishop's church was built around 700, at the site of the present-day cathedral parish church Niedermünster (St. Erhard's tomb). Around 739, St. Boniface chose the area of the Porta Praetoria (North Gate of the old Roman fort) for the bishop's seat, and the site of the cathedral has remained there since. The Cathedral was rebuilt in Carolingian times and expanded in the early 11th century, with an approximately 15-meter-wide transept, two towers and an atrium.

In 1156-1172 the edifice burnt twice, and was rebuilt starting from 1273 in High Gothic style. The three choirs of the new cathedral were ready for use in 1320, while the old cathedral was demolished at the same time. In 1385-1415 the elaborate main entrance to the west was completed, with the most of the new edifice being finished around 1520; the cloister was constructed in 1514-1538.

The cupola at the transept crossing and other sectors were renovated in Baroque style in the 17th century. In 1828-1841 the cathedral underwent a neo-Gothic restoration commissioned by King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The Baroque frescoes were relocated and the cupola demolished, being replaced by a quadripartite rib vault. The towers and their spires were built in 1859-1869. Three years later the cathedral was finally finished, with the completion of the transept gable and the spire (at the crossing), after some 600 years of construction.

It underwent restoration work during the during the 2000s and is still partially covered in scaffolding close the west entrance.

(Source: Wikipedia)

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papagolf21 (152599) 2016-11-16 0:44

Bonjour, cher Stephen,
Difficile de faire mieux au point de vue présentation et de cadrage.
Nous profitons entièrement de la beauté architecturale de la Cathédrale.
Une réussite.
Amitiés.
Philippe

Fis2 (155673) 2016-11-16 0:55

Witaj Stephen!
Wonderful cathedral, beautiful architecture.
Good frame and composition.
Nice colors and light.
Well done.
Warm regards.

alvaraalto (42314) 2016-11-16 1:49

Hello Stephen
An excellent picture of the cathedral. This is the way one should publish a photo in a book of the history of Gothic cathedrals in Germany.
Good quality and the right POV to show the most important identifying marks of the architecture.
Well done
Have a nice day
Groet Rob

Nicou (193806) 2016-11-16 2:05

Hlelo

quel bijou architectural cette église fantastique vue et captage superbe iamge et rendu sur la pierre ces clochers tout effilé ces vitraux quelle compo.
Bravo et amitié
Nciou

delpeoples (60326) 2016-11-16 2:30

Ciao Stephen

This is such a pretty photo, with wonderful strong colours and dazzling light. Your subject is gorgeous. I like the composition with the statue on the left of the frame. I probably would have cropped out that part of the other building on the right, but that's a matter of taste and could be my OCD playing up ;)

Cheers and a happy week to you
Lisa

jhm (203057) 2016-11-16 3:47

Hello Stephen,

Wonderful rebuilt in the fifties after the damage of WW II.
What a lovely picture with the nice Gothic windows.
Sharpness and clarity make your picture attractive.
Composition and presentation are perfectly taken.
Very well done, TFS.

Kindest regards,
John.

pierrefonds (103591) 2016-11-16 4:33

Hi Stephen,

The length of the street is giving depth to the composition. The point of view is showing the details of the architecture of the Regensburg cathedral. The good luminosity is enhancin g the beauty of the colours. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Silvio1953 (205793) 2016-11-16 4:52

Ciao Strephen, great view of fantastic cathedral, wonderful bright colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

BennyV (32570) 2016-11-16 4:59

Classic cathedral shot, Stephen. Good blue sky, good inclusion of the horseman statue on the left. I had never heard of Regensburg, so thanks for putting it on the map for me.

Benny

Sergiom (117241) 2016-11-16 6:22

Bonjour Stephen,

Elle est vraiment magnifique cette cathédrale.Tu sembles avoir trouvé le point de vue parfait pour la voir dans son ensemble. La lumière est exceptionnelle et fait bien ressortir toutes les beautés architecturales.

Amicalement

Serge

claudeD (47754) 2016-11-16 6:28

Hello Stephen,

you have shot here your picture at a perfect moment of illumination. Excellent clarity and sharpness. Very well done.I like the view very much.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

JC

rychem (72179) 2016-11-16 8:51

Wonderful photo, beautiful church in Gothic style, the whole cathedral is lit, perfect details
regards Ryszard

Origin (0) 2016-11-16 23:29

Hi Stephen
Nice perspective and good cadre
I like your photos, good contrast and sharpness.
Have a nice day :)

dkmurphys (78000) 2016-11-16 23:50

Good morning Stephen,
Superb architecture of this cathedral. You have captured it in the best possible way. Perfect colors also.

D

ikeharel (105933) 2016-11-17 8:45

Fully under daylight, you managed a whole sight of the magnificent edifice of the cathedral, Stephen.
Street conditions allow such a view, maybe the city-planners had in mind a photographer's benefit when designed...
Good evening,
Ike

Tue (82280) 2016-11-17 22:59

Hello Stephen,
What a great photo of this magnificent cathedral. You chose the perfect POV and a great composition, which shows the buildings and its many details in all their splendour. The sunlight brought out the warm tones very well too against the perfectly blue sky.
Lars

emka (152274) 2016-11-18 1:38

Hello Stephen,

magnificent Gothic cathedral. I like all the temples, of all kinds, but Gothic churches are my favorites. here we can admire all the beauty. wonderful spires and windows, superb presetation.

WArm regrad s Malgo

ChrisJ (160070) 2016-11-18 9:51

Hello Stephen

Regensburg looks like a lovely town to visit. Wonderful warm cold color contrasts between the red roofs and blue sky with impeccable sharpness and excellent framing and composition. Tfs!

Energysavingelk (6635) 2016-11-18 11:29

Hello Stephen,

when I see this, I strongly feel the necessity to visit Regensburg again! The last time when I sat in the Wurstkuchl near Danube river, I had just got aquainted with my new girlfriend, now my wife for almost 30 years, and we were on our first common holidays. The reason for revisiting would be our elder son, whose girlfriend studies dental medicine at Regensburg University... Don't tell me that history does not repeat itself!

Have a nice evening!
Sven

macjake (96157) 2016-11-21 15:49

Hi Stephen
awesome, love how the wide angle lens can fit this entire Cathedral into the scene. You just don't appreciate it unless you have a lens like this :)

did you have to do a tilt correction to get the lines all vertically straight? looks fantastic, excellent lighting too.
lots to like here, well done.
cheers
Craig

PiotrF (52330) 2016-11-21 16:27

Hello Stephen
An excellent view of the Regensburg Cathedral.Very good POV, perfect captured and excellent clarity .
Interesting and detailed notes.
Good work
Regards
Piotr

npecanhuk (79329) 2016-11-23 22:20

Hi Stephen!
Wonderful Cathedral!
Beautiful picture!
Sharpness, exposure, colors, horizontal format, chosen pov and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan