Caption

Collegiate Church of St Mary (Cathedral) (consecrated in 1114) . Romanesque to late Gothic (1508) . Extensive bronze decoration by Georg Wrba (1932) The town lies on the Ecumenical Way of St James, which was initiated and set up by the Saxon Youth Parish Office in 2003. Reminders of the medieval pilgrimage to St James: Jakobsplatz, Jakobsgasse and Jakobskirche, Jakobskirchhof and Jakobshospital

Date

Aug 18, 2009

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

Reference

BRK24I91_070

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,9Mb (1,9Mb) / 11,8in x 7,9in / 3543 x 2362 (300dpi)

Keywords

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