Golden Cathedral, a photo from Heves, Est

Photographer's Note

Roman Catholic Cathedral of St John the Apostle and St Michael, Eger

Designed by József Hild, this Classical cathedral was erected between 1831 and 1836. It is 93 metres long, its cupola 18 metres wide and the twin towers 54 metres high. The monumental dimensions are particularly impressive from the steps leading up to the main facade.
The steps are framed by statues carved from stone depicting the Hungarian saints, King St Stephen and King Ladislaus, next to saints Peter and Paul. All are works by Marco Casagrande.
Eight 17-metre high Corinthian columns support the portico closed by a tympanum. The reliefs displayed by the external facade convey scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. Three statues on the elevated gable personify the virtues of Faith, Hope and Love.
The cathedral's interior is covered by three domes. Paintings have been created by the most renowned artists of the period. The high altarpiece depicting St John when plunged into oil was painted by József Dannhauser. On the southern side nave's first altar a depiction of St Michael by Michelangelo Grigoletti stands out. All details bear witness to the fact that archbishop László Pyrker who commissioned the cathedral took care to enlist the help of the most excellent artists and professionals of the day.
The cathedral's organ was built in the mid-19th century in Salzburg. Together with its loft the Classical organ case effectively concludes internal space. From 15th May to 15th October visitor may listen to brief organ services: Monday through Saturday from 11.30 am to 12 pm and on Sundays from 12.45 to 1.15 pm.
Access to the cathedral's crypt is from the south. Besides the archbishops of Eger, many outstanding personalities from the city have been laid to rest here. This tradition is continued to this day.
(Source: Vendégváró)

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Sanderson-Brown (6) 2007-07-22 10:25

Hi George,
Wonderful interior shot! Excellent, the colouring is amazing. the people do give scale but i may have prefered it with just one or not any. It is nice nether the less!
Regards
Paul

AyseGurel (574) 2007-07-22 10:29

hello;
amazing architecture!
amazing colors!
amazing light!
amazing capture!
GREAT.
TFS
ayse

KLB (23723) 2007-07-22 10:29

Hello George

What a great light... The warm colors make a very nice composition.
It's not very easy to capture this kind of photo, so well done.
The tourists don't work well with this architecture, but I can imagine that it is impossible to be alone in such a beautiful place...

Cheers,
Karine

besnard (59196) 2007-07-22 10:54

Bonjour George
Très beau cliché de l'intérieur de cette église riche en couleurs. La présence des personnages donne de l'animation à l'image et la dimension de la voute.
Merci pour le partage et bonne soirée.
Nicole

pablominto (53746) 2007-07-22 11:06

Hello George,
Great details in the interior!
Impressive sharpness as you make well use of the present light, attractive colours too...
Appealing symmetrical composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

carper (96) 2007-07-22 11:09

itis a golden one george.
very nice church shot, good pov and very nice details, not easy to do this good, but you did very well here.
gr. jaap

chrisnet (23062) 2007-07-22 12:35

Hi George,
The interior of this cathedral is wonderful, there is a little problem with the perspectives but the esposure is perfectly realised.
Regards
Christian

leonorkuhn (16237) 2007-07-22 14:06

Hi George,

Excellent capture of the inside of the Cathedral. Great light, nice details and colors.
Well done!

Leonor

vascao (192) 2007-07-22 14:35

Hi, George.
Impressive building, and the well-chosen portrait format shows well how magnificent it is.
[]'s
Sergio

asajernigan (21427) 2007-07-22 18:12

George,
Excellent capture of this magnificent cathedral. The lighting and colors are great with magnificent detail and clarity. You did a great job of using the available lighting to create a great photo.
TFS,
Asa

leo61 (0) 2007-07-22 21:47

Hi George!
A great indoor shot with postcardquality,excellent.Amazing sharpness overall and I like the symetry.Good lightmanagement and nice natural colors.Great work!
Regards,Leo

Graal (103040) 2007-07-22 23:31

Jó napot George,
great view, interesting interior of cathedral, beautiful architecture. Good informations in note. Well quality of photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-07-22 23:38

Wonderful lines, arches and colours in this picture. Especially the golden tones are well shown
Best wishes,
Achim

snunney (130967) 2007-07-23 1:49

Hello George,
An excellent capture of the interior of this very beautiful cathedral. Lovely warm tones and excellent detail.

jonathan_hart (21276) 2007-07-23 2:08

very impressive place
vivid colours and light perfectly managed
the details are amazing with that good sharpness
well composed with excellent framing and POV
good job George !
regards
jo

hay_kes (31439) 2007-07-23 3:03

Hi George,
What an amazing perspective and lovely light. Good POV, simmetry and composition as well.TFS and regards.

hAyAti

PixelTerror (0) 2007-07-23 3:05

Hi George,
Despite burned highlight on the sides the impression of this interior shot is not bad, actually it looks more like a painting than a photo. Could have been a shot to try our HDR, but exposing shorter to get manageable highlights first.
Have a nice day,
Jean-Yves

Buin (42580) 2007-07-23 3:33

Hallo George!
The others have said all - but I think this picture can "bear" another two points ;-)
Great, really great!
Greetings from Germany!
Frank

saylan-cb (12738) 2007-07-23 3:48

Hi George
Superb architecture...
Great colours...
Nİce perspective...
Excellent work..
TFS/Regards

atus (15878) 2007-07-23 5:55

Szia Gyuri,
azt sem tudom, hogy melyik kèptol kezdjem, hàt kezdem a legutòbbitòl. Eloszor is egy szègyenteljes vallomàst kell tennem: sosem voltam Egerben. Annak kovetkeztèben amit itt làtok, az eddigi kèpeidnek koszonhetoen, ez bizony egy megbocsàjthatatlan de szerencsère pòtolhatò hiànyossàgom. Csodàlatos fotò ennek az aranyban tundoklo templom belsejèrol, kìvàlò kèpèlessèggel ès kitunoen kiveheto rèszletekkel. Olyannyira èlethu, hogy az ember ùgy èrzi, mintha a monitor elott is a helyszìnen lenne.
Gratulàlok ès kellemes d.u.-t kìvànok!
Attila

dip (21408) 2007-07-23 6:55

Hi George,
very beautiful image,
I like the pov and the amazing colors.
Very well done!
Dimitris.

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-07-23 8:24

Hi George,
Perfect details and light in this very good picture. Excellent colours, very well framed and done
TFS and greetings
Aires

vincz (19113) 2007-07-23 17:35

Wonderful picture inside this fantastic monument. i love the composition with the various arches on top, so majestic, the people to give us the scale. And what a superb light, you mastered it extremely well.

Scharan (14144) 2007-07-23 17:50

Olá George!

Composição excelente e cores maravilhosas. Você registrou detalhes riquíssimos e a luz está ótima.

Grande abraço e parabéns!
Vera.

berek (50518) 2007-07-23 20:33

Hi George,
very good close area taken. I can see all details about this architecture. good light management and colours. have a nice day.
B.Erek

Bluejeans (64251) 2007-07-24 14:54

Ola George que fantastica catedral , muito bela cheia de detalhes e cores , bom enquadramento da foto , gostei das pessoas na foto , parabens!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

etlerl (603) 2007-07-25 2:37

Szia Gyuri!
Nagyon szép lett a színvilága a képnek, a sötét és világos részek pedig jó egyensúlyba kerültek. Az emberek érzékeltetik a méreteket, és örülök, hogy nem mozdultak be.
Üdvözlet,
etlerl

axiotea (21651) 2007-07-30 22:23

Hi George
Beautiful interior of the cathedral richly decorated, with good exposure and colors. We can understand the outside light is very strong because the windows on the side are a bit OE. Nonetheless,
it is a great image.
Cheers
Marilyn