Ladee's Travels

One of the most prominent churches of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria, this medieval church was built in 1400s.  This is "Angelic Salutation" by Veit Stoss.  It was installed as a devotional centerpiece for those reciting the rosary.  The main figures are Virgin Mary and Archangel Gabriel.  After the reformation, this was one of the first churches to become Lutheran. This piece fell out of favor because it celebrated Mary rather than Jesus.  It was shrouded for several centuries from late 1520s until the end of the 19th century.  It was then uncovered and viewable by the public.  Source has more details: Wikipedia.  Back of Angelic Salutation.  The Sacrament House, a monumental tabernacle by Adam Kraft.  The artist is featured.  This piece is considered to be Kraft's masterpiece.  It is 61 feet tall in the shape of a Gothic Tower.

St. George Basilica is the second oldest church in Prague.  The facade on this side was created in an early Baroque style.  It is huge inside and fairly empty.  Articles recommend attending a concert here because the emptiness has great acoustics. We also had a nice view of the buttresses of the St. Vitas Cathedral.  Here are a few close-up views so that the details can be seen. The tour continues past the Maria Theresa Pavillion. Camera put aside and I dash to catch up with the rest of the group.

We left the cool interior and walked around the corner to view the west facade and enter the "Third Castle Courtyard".  We were close to the building so I was able to get a sharp angled photograph of the round "Rose".  It was built between 1873 and 1929 and designed by Frantisek Kysela and depicts biblical scenes.  It is easier to see from the inside on this post:  http://ladeetravels.blogspot.com/2015/08/prague-czech-st-vitas-cathedral_11.html What a surprise to see an obelisk here.  It was designed by Josep Plecnik in 1928 to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Czechoslovakia independence.  The architect wanted this to be made from a single piece of granite (doesn't everyone?) but the first one broke during transportation. The second one made it from the quarry to this site in one piece but a part of the top broke during erection (RATS!!).  Height is 15.5 meters (about 50 feet 10 inches) and 112 tons. The building with the pink sections is "Th...