https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/373143 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/105/57/EF/323415.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/323415/keyword/373143 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:43:02 +0000 Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:43:02 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/45006118 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-21,doc-45006118 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 13:27:24 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/45006118"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/18/45006118.60c5878f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Many churches, chapels and abbeys all over continental Europe claim to be founded by Charlemagne.<br /> <br /> Saint John Abbey in the village of Müstair (= monasterium) is - most likely - founded in deed by Charlemagne or a bishop under Charles´ order around 774. At that time Charlemagne fought war against the Langobards in Northern Italy and needed save and secure passes over the Alps for his army. Fortified monasteries played an important role in this strategy.<br /> <br /> Dendrochronological surveys found out, that some of the beams used for the construction cut around 775, what is, when Charlemagne´s soldiers conquered the Lombardy.<br /> <br /> The "Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann", today still a Benedictine nunnery, is since 1983 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<br /> <br /> Most spectacular is the interior of the convent´s church, that meanwhile serves the parish. It was constructed in Carolingian times, but remodelled later, when it got a late Gothic vaulted ceiling.<br /> <br /> Around 1200 all the walls of the church and the apses were covered with Romanesque frescoes. 300 years later, they seemed "old fashioned" - and the walls got whitened. End of the 19th century art historians discovered not only the fresco paintings from 1200, there were wall paintings even from the Carolingian times, dating back to 800. Here, to the right, is a 12th-century-frescoe depicting the death of John the Baptist and a 16th/17th century frescoe to the left..<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> This was my third visit to Müstair in recent years, so I will only upload a few of the fotos I took. In case you are interested, you<br /> will find more in my "Switzerland-album".</div> Val Müstair - St. Johann <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/45006118"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/18/45006118.60c5878f.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Many churches, chapels and abbeys all over continental Europe claim to be founded by Charlemagne.<br /> <br /> Saint John Abbey in the village of Müstair (= monasterium) is - most likely - founded in deed by Charlemagne or a bishop under Charles´ order around 774. At that time Charlemagne fought war against the Langobards in Northern Italy and needed save and secure passes over the Alps for his army. Fortified monasteries played an important role in this strategy.<br /> <br /> Dendrochronological surveys found out, that some of the beams used for the construction cut around 775, what is, when Charlemagne´s soldiers conquered the Lombardy.<br /> <br /> The "Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann", today still a Benedictine nunnery, is since 1983 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<br /> <br /> Most spectacular is the interior of the convent´s church, that meanwhile serves the parish. It was constructed in Carolingian times, but remodelled later, when it got a late Gothic vaulted ceiling.<br /> <br /> Around 1200 all the walls of the church and the apses were covered with Romanesque frescoes. 300 years later, they seemed "old fashioned" - and the walls got whitened. End of the 19th century art historians discovered not only the fresco paintings from 1200, there were wall paintings even from the Carolingian times, dating back to 800. Here, to the right, is a 12th-century-frescoe depicting the death of John the Baptist and a 16th/17th century frescoe to the left..<br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> This was my third visit to Müstair in recent years, so I will only upload a few of the fotos I took. In case you are interested, you<br /> will find more in my "Switzerland-album".</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/45004970 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-21,doc-45004970 Wed, 21 Jun 2017 08:58:21 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/45004970"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/70/45004970.c9fc6dd5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="216" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Many churches, chapels and abbeys all over continental Europe claim to be founded by Charlemagne.<br /> <br /> Saint John Abbey in the village of Müstair (= monasterium) is - most likely - founded in deed by Charlemagne or a bishop under Charles´ order around 774. At that time Charlemagne fought war against the Langobards in Northern Italy and needed save and secure passes over the Alps for his army. Fortified monasteries played an important role in this strategy.<br /> <br /> Dendrochronological surveys found out, that some of the beams used for the construction cut around 775, what is, when Charlemagne´s soldiers conquered the Lombardy.<br /> <br /> The "Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann", today still a Benedictine nunnery, is since 1983 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<br /> <br /> Most spectacular is the interior of the convent´s church, that meanwhile serves the parish. It was constructed in Carolingian times, but remodelled later, when it got a late Gothic vaulted ceiling.<br /> <br /> Around 1200 all the walls of the church and the apses were covered with Romanesque frescoes. 300 years later, they seemed "old fashioned" - and the walls got whitened. End of the 19th century art historians discovered not only the fresco paintings from 1200, there were wall paintings even from the Carolingian times, dating back to 800.<br /> <br /> Seen here in the center is a (12th century) statue of Charlemagne.<br /> <br /> This was my third visit to Müstair in recent years, so I will only upload a few of the fotos I took. In case you are interested, you<br /> will find more in my "Switzerland-album".</div> Val Müstair - St. Johann <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/45004970"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/70/45004970.c9fc6dd5.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="216" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Many churches, chapels and abbeys all over continental Europe claim to be founded by Charlemagne.<br /> <br /> Saint John Abbey in the village of Müstair (= monasterium) is - most likely - founded in deed by Charlemagne or a bishop under Charles´ order around 774. At that time Charlemagne fought war against the Langobards in Northern Italy and needed save and secure passes over the Alps for his army. Fortified monasteries played an important role in this strategy.<br /> <br /> Dendrochronological surveys found out, that some of the beams used for the construction cut around 775, what is, when Charlemagne´s soldiers conquered the Lombardy.<br /> <br /> The "Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann", today still a Benedictine nunnery, is since 1983 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<br /> <br /> Most spectacular is the interior of the convent´s church, that meanwhile serves the parish. It was constructed in Carolingian times, but remodelled later, when it got a late Gothic vaulted ceiling.<br /> <br /> Around 1200 all the walls of the church and the apses were covered with Romanesque frescoes. 300 years later, they seemed "old fashioned" - and the walls got whitened. End of the 19th century art historians discovered not only the fresco paintings from 1200, there were wall paintings even from the Carolingian times, dating back to 800.<br /> <br /> Seen here in the center is a (12th century) statue of Charlemagne.<br /> <br /> This was my third visit to Müstair in recent years, so I will only upload a few of the fotos I took. In case you are interested, you<br /> will find more in my "Switzerland-album".</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/45001958 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-20,doc-45001958 Tue, 20 Jun 2017 18:56:07 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/45001958"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/19/58/45001958.a4b16887.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Many churches, chapels and abbeys all over continental Europe claim to be founded by Charlemagne.<br /> <br /> Saint John Abbey in the village of Müstair (= monasterium) is - most likely - founded in deed by Charlemagne or a bishop under Charles´ order around 774. At that time Charlemagne fought war against the Langobards in Northern Italy and needed save and secure passes over the Alps for his army. Fortified monasteries played an important role in this strategy.<br /> <br /> Dendrochronological surveys found out, that some of the beams used for the construction cut around 775, what is, when Charlemagne´s soldiers conquered the Lombardy.<br /> <br /> The "Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann", today still a Benedictine nunnery, is since 1983 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<br /> <br /> <br /> This was my third visit to Müstair in recent years, so I will only upload a few of the fotos I took. In case you are interested, you<br /> will find more in my "Switzerland-album". <br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> Seen her is the Carolingian "Heiligkreuzkapelle" ("Chapel of the Holy Cross"), dated ~ 775, is a very early triconch structure. This chapel is even older than "Germigny-des-Prés" with a similar blueprint. It has two floors and is - since years- closed to the public, as the restoration is still going on. Other (larger) triconch structures are St. Maria im Kapitol (1065), Aposteln (1200) and Groß St. Martin (1200), all in Cologne.<br /> <br /> Here is more info about the chapel:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.muestair.ch/en/convent/history-research/highlights-in-1200-years-of-convent-history/785-chapel-of-the-holy-cross/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.muestair.ch/en/convent/history-research/highlights-in...</a></div> Val Müstair - Heiligkreuzkapelle <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/45001958"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/19/58/45001958.a4b16887.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="178" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Many churches, chapels and abbeys all over continental Europe claim to be founded by Charlemagne.<br /> <br /> Saint John Abbey in the village of Müstair (= monasterium) is - most likely - founded in deed by Charlemagne or a bishop under Charles´ order around 774. At that time Charlemagne fought war against the Langobards in Northern Italy and needed save and secure passes over the Alps for his army. Fortified monasteries played an important role in this strategy.<br /> <br /> Dendrochronological surveys found out, that some of the beams used for the construction cut around 775, what is, when Charlemagne´s soldiers conquered the Lombardy.<br /> <br /> The "Benediktinerinnenkloster St. Johann", today still a Benedictine nunnery, is since 1983 a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<br /> <br /> <br /> This was my third visit to Müstair in recent years, so I will only upload a few of the fotos I took. In case you are interested, you<br /> will find more in my "Switzerland-album". <br /> <br /> -<br /> <br /> Seen her is the Carolingian "Heiligkreuzkapelle" ("Chapel of the Holy Cross"), dated ~ 775, is a very early triconch structure. This chapel is even older than "Germigny-des-Prés" with a similar blueprint. It has two floors and is - since years- closed to the public, as the restoration is still going on. Other (larger) triconch structures are St. Maria im Kapitol (1065), Aposteln (1200) and Groß St. Martin (1200), all in Cologne.<br /> <br /> Here is more info about the chapel:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.muestair.ch/en/convent/history-research/highlights-in-1200-years-of-convent-history/785-chapel-of-the-holy-cross/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">www.muestair.ch/en/convent/history-research/highlights-in...</a></div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44992594 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-19,doc-44992594 Mon, 19 Jun 2017 09:27:38 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44992594"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/94/44992594.ceab99de.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Having passed the already snowy Fuorn Pass (aka "Ofenpass"), we entered the Val Müstair.</div> Val Müstair <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44992594"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/25/94/44992594.ceab99de.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Having passed the already snowy Fuorn Pass (aka "Ofenpass"), we entered the Val Müstair.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44984422 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-18,doc-44984422 Sun, 18 Jun 2017 10:21:34 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44984422"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/22/44984422.27d33207.240.jpg?r2" width="147" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A Premonstratensian convent got established here around 1150, only a decade after this order had settled in nearby Chur and only 30 years after Saint Norbert (aka "Norbert of Xanten") had founded the Premonstratensians (aka "Norbertines") in Prémontré near Laon. The Premonstratensians were a really fast growing order in Europe at that time (- and they still exist).<br /> <br /> The first church of the convent was built on a different site, but in the early 13th century, a Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint Michael, was erected here. In 1472 the church burnt down and got rebuilt (and enlarged) using the old foundations. In 1502 the new church was dedicated to Mary, St. Michael and the holy angels.<br /> <br /> During the Swiss Reformation the Premonstratensians had to withdrew, so from 1646 to 1967 the church was as a "simultaneum" used equally by Catholics and by Reformed Protestants, worshipping here at different times and with different clergies. Since 1967 the Protestants use an own (new) parish church.</div> Churwalden - St. Maria und Michael <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44984422"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/44/22/44984422.27d33207.240.jpg?r2" width="147" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A Premonstratensian convent got established here around 1150, only a decade after this order had settled in nearby Chur and only 30 years after Saint Norbert (aka "Norbert of Xanten") had founded the Premonstratensians (aka "Norbertines") in Prémontré near Laon. The Premonstratensians were a really fast growing order in Europe at that time (- and they still exist).<br /> <br /> The first church of the convent was built on a different site, but in the early 13th century, a Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint Michael, was erected here. In 1472 the church burnt down and got rebuilt (and enlarged) using the old foundations. In 1502 the new church was dedicated to Mary, St. Michael and the holy angels.<br /> <br /> During the Swiss Reformation the Premonstratensians had to withdrew, so from 1646 to 1967 the church was as a "simultaneum" used equally by Catholics and by Reformed Protestants, worshipping here at different times and with different clergies. Since 1967 the Protestants use an own (new) parish church.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44984354 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-18,doc-44984354 Sun, 18 Jun 2017 09:53:55 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44984354"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/43/54/44984354.789b5fa7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A Premonstratensian convent got established here around 1150, only a decade after this order had settled in nearby Chur and only 30 years after Saint Norbert (aka "Norbert of Xanten") had founded the Premonstratensians (aka "Norbertines") in Prémontré near Laon. The Premonstratensians were a really fast growing order in Europe at that time (- and they still exist).<br /> <br /> The first church of the convent was built on a different site, but in the early 13th century, a Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint Michael, was erected here. In 1472 the church burnt down and got rebuilt (and enlarged) using the old foundations. In 1502 the new church was dedicated to Mary, St. Michael and the holy angels.<br /> <br /> During the Swiss Reformation the Premonstratensians had to withdrew, so from 1646 to 1967 the church was as a "simultaneum" used equally by Catholics and by Reformed Protestants, worshipping here at different times and with different clergies. Since 1967 the Protestants use an own (new) parish church.<br /> <br /> This frescoe, depicting the "Coronation of the Virgin", was found during a renovation under plaster in the niche. It is a work of the "Waltensburger Meister", (see Chur Cathedral and Casti). As the artist worked around 1330, this part of the church did not got destroyed during the fire in 1472. <br /> <br /> The "Coronation of the Virgin" is a very popular icon since early Gothic times (eg. Senlis, Poitiers, Chartres..)</div> Churwalden - St. Maria und Michael <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44984354"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/43/54/44984354.789b5fa7.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="163" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A Premonstratensian convent got established here around 1150, only a decade after this order had settled in nearby Chur and only 30 years after Saint Norbert (aka "Norbert of Xanten") had founded the Premonstratensians (aka "Norbertines") in Prémontré near Laon. The Premonstratensians were a really fast growing order in Europe at that time (- and they still exist).<br /> <br /> The first church of the convent was built on a different site, but in the early 13th century, a Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint Michael, was erected here. In 1472 the church burnt down and got rebuilt (and enlarged) using the old foundations. In 1502 the new church was dedicated to Mary, St. Michael and the holy angels.<br /> <br /> During the Swiss Reformation the Premonstratensians had to withdrew, so from 1646 to 1967 the church was as a "simultaneum" used equally by Catholics and by Reformed Protestants, worshipping here at different times and with different clergies. Since 1967 the Protestants use an own (new) parish church.<br /> <br /> This frescoe, depicting the "Coronation of the Virgin", was found during a renovation under plaster in the niche. It is a work of the "Waltensburger Meister", (see Chur Cathedral and Casti). As the artist worked around 1330, this part of the church did not got destroyed during the fire in 1472. <br /> <br /> The "Coronation of the Virgin" is a very popular icon since early Gothic times (eg. Senlis, Poitiers, Chartres..)</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44981250 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-17,doc-44981250 Sat, 17 Jun 2017 11:08:09 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44981250"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/50/44981250.210263d6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="185" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A Premonstratensian convent got established here around 1150, only a decade after this order had settled in nearby Chur and only 30 years after Saint Norbert (aka "Norbert of Xanten") had founded the Premonstratensians (aka "Norbertines") in Prémontré near Laon. The Premonstratensians were a really fast growing order in Europe at that time (- and they still exist). <br /> <br /> The first church of the convent was built on a different site, but in the early 13th century, a Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint Michael, was erected here. In 1472 the church burnt down and got rebuilt (and enlarged) using the old foundations. In 1502 the new church was dedicated to Mary, St. Michael and the holy angels. <br /> <br /> During the Swiss Reformation the Premonstratensians had to withdrew, so from 1646 to 1967 the church was as a "simultaneum" used equally by Catholics and by Reformed Protestants, worshipping here at different times and with different clergies. Since 1967 the Protestants use an own (new) parish church.</div> Churwalden - St. Maria und Michael <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44981250"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/50/44981250.210263d6.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="185" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A Premonstratensian convent got established here around 1150, only a decade after this order had settled in nearby Chur and only 30 years after Saint Norbert (aka "Norbert of Xanten") had founded the Premonstratensians (aka "Norbertines") in Prémontré near Laon. The Premonstratensians were a really fast growing order in Europe at that time (- and they still exist). <br /> <br /> The first church of the convent was built on a different site, but in the early 13th century, a Romanesque church, dedicated to Saint Michael, was erected here. In 1472 the church burnt down and got rebuilt (and enlarged) using the old foundations. In 1502 the new church was dedicated to Mary, St. Michael and the holy angels. <br /> <br /> During the Swiss Reformation the Premonstratensians had to withdrew, so from 1646 to 1967 the church was as a "simultaneum" used equally by Catholics and by Reformed Protestants, worshipping here at different times and with different clergies. Since 1967 the Protestants use an own (new) parish church.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44981242 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-17,doc-44981242 Sat, 17 Jun 2017 10:55:38 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44981242"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/42/44981242.537cf0f9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Overlooking Chur on an early, still foggy morning. The churches in the foreground are (fltr) St. Martin, the Cathedral St. Mariae Himmelfahrt, St. Luzius.</div> Chur <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44981242"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/12/42/44981242.537cf0f9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="183" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Overlooking Chur on an early, still foggy morning. The churches in the foreground are (fltr) St. Martin, the Cathedral St. Mariae Himmelfahrt, St. Luzius.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44981094 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-17,doc-44981094 Sat, 17 Jun 2017 09:45:32 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44981094"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/10/94/44981094.08be7977.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="204" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church, dedicated Saint Martin of Tours, is known here since around 800. The church and a large part of the town was given to the bishop in 928 by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, (aka "Otto the Great"). Since 1220 it served the parish.<br /> <br /> The church got severely damaged in 1464 by the town fire, that destroyed most of Chur. The rebuilding - in a late-Gothic style - was completed in 1535, when a little flat for a watchman got installed into the tower.<br /> <br /> With the Swiss Reformation, triggered in Chur by Johannes Comander, a friend of Ulrich Zwingli, things changed. The Catholics were confined to a ghetto enclosed around the bishop's court beside the nearby cathedral. In 1529 the old altar was removed, the church treasury got sold and the remaining silver was melted in.<br /> <br /> Since then St. Martin serves the Reformed parish. The interior is very sober. In 1918 the organ was moved from the western gallery into the choir.</div> Chur - Martinskirche <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44981094"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/10/94/44981094.08be7977.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="204" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church, dedicated Saint Martin of Tours, is known here since around 800. The church and a large part of the town was given to the bishop in 928 by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, (aka "Otto the Great"). Since 1220 it served the parish.<br /> <br /> The church got severely damaged in 1464 by the town fire, that destroyed most of Chur. The rebuilding - in a late-Gothic style - was completed in 1535, when a little flat for a watchman got installed into the tower.<br /> <br /> With the Swiss Reformation, triggered in Chur by Johannes Comander, a friend of Ulrich Zwingli, things changed. The Catholics were confined to a ghetto enclosed around the bishop's court beside the nearby cathedral. In 1529 the old altar was removed, the church treasury got sold and the remaining silver was melted in.<br /> <br /> Since then St. Martin serves the Reformed parish. The interior is very sober. In 1918 the organ was moved from the western gallery into the choir.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44979784 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-16,doc-44979784 Fri, 16 Jun 2017 20:10:33 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44979784"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/84/44979784.15108efb.240.jpg?r2" width="157" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church, dedicated Saint Martin of Tours, is known here since around 800. The church and a large part of the town was given to the bishop in 928 by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, (aka "Otto the Great"). Since 1220 it served the parish. <br /> <br /> The church got severely damaged in 1464 by the town fire, that destroyed most of Chur. The rebuilding - in a late-Gothic style - was completed in 1535, when a little flat for a watchman got installed into the tower. <br /> <br /> With the Swiss Reformation, triggered in Chur by Johannes Comander, a friend of Ulrich Zwingli, things changed. The Catholics were confined to a ghetto enclosed around the bishop's court beside the nearby cathedral. In 1529 the old altar was removed, the church treasury got sold and the remaining silver was melted down. <br /> <br /> Originally the tower seen here had a smaller "helmet". The spire seen here was added in 1917. Today the tower is 82 metres high!</div> Chur - Martinskirche <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44979784"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/97/84/44979784.15108efb.240.jpg?r2" width="157" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A church, dedicated Saint Martin of Tours, is known here since around 800. The church and a large part of the town was given to the bishop in 928 by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, (aka "Otto the Great"). Since 1220 it served the parish. <br /> <br /> The church got severely damaged in 1464 by the town fire, that destroyed most of Chur. The rebuilding - in a late-Gothic style - was completed in 1535, when a little flat for a watchman got installed into the tower. <br /> <br /> With the Swiss Reformation, triggered in Chur by Johannes Comander, a friend of Ulrich Zwingli, things changed. The Catholics were confined to a ghetto enclosed around the bishop's court beside the nearby cathedral. In 1529 the old altar was removed, the church treasury got sold and the remaining silver was melted down. <br /> <br /> Originally the tower seen here had a smaller "helmet". The spire seen here was added in 1917. Today the tower is 82 metres high!</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44977892 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-16,doc-44977892 Fri, 16 Jun 2017 10:34:29 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44977892"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/78/92/44977892.fe045645.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> The epiphanie is part of a larger fresco painted by the "Waltensburger Meister" 1330/1340, who as well created the frescoes in the small church in Casti I had seen some days ago. I have the impression, that the artist who created the Gothic Magi-frescoe in Alvaschein, knew this work.</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44977892"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/78/92/44977892.fe045645.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> The epiphanie is part of a larger fresco painted by the "Waltensburger Meister" 1330/1340, who as well created the frescoes in the small church in Casti I had seen some days ago. I have the impression, that the artist who created the Gothic Magi-frescoe in Alvaschein, knew this work.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44977766 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-16,doc-44977766 Fri, 16 Jun 2017 09:51:41 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44977766"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/66/44977766.83edcb41.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> In 1524, during the Swiss Reformation, the Catholic population of the city were confined to a ghetto enclosed around the bishop's court beside this cathedral. This "territory" existed over centuries. Only since 1854 Catholic citizens could settle in Chur again, where ever they wanted. <br /> <br /> I cannot read or interpret this graffito, but it is clearly dated - 1549. 25 years after the Catholics had been confined in and around the cathedral.</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44977766"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/77/66/44977766.83edcb41.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="180" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> In 1524, during the Swiss Reformation, the Catholic population of the city were confined to a ghetto enclosed around the bishop's court beside this cathedral. This "territory" existed over centuries. Only since 1854 Catholic citizens could settle in Chur again, where ever they wanted. <br /> <br /> I cannot read or interpret this graffito, but it is clearly dated - 1549. 25 years after the Catholics had been confined in and around the cathedral.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44974948 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-15,doc-44974948 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 20:35:39 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44974948"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/48/44974948.d213852b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="175" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> Not only the massive bundle piers along the nave offer much room for complex capitals, the smaller ones in the aisles have capitals as well.<br /> <br /> Some scholars have connected these works with that of Benedetto Antelami, who worked in Parma (Italy) around 1200.</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44974948"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/49/48/44974948.d213852b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="175" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> Not only the massive bundle piers along the nave offer much room for complex capitals, the smaller ones in the aisles have capitals as well.<br /> <br /> Some scholars have connected these works with that of Benedetto Antelami, who worked in Parma (Italy) around 1200.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44974780 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-15,doc-44974780 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 19:43:21 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44974780"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/47/80/44974780.b787048b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="188" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> Not only the massive bundle piers along the nave offer much room for complex capitals, the smaller ones in the aisles have capitals as well.<br /> <br /> Some scholars have connected these works with that of Benedetto Antelami, who worked in Parma (Italy) around 1200.</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44974780"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/47/80/44974780.b787048b.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="188" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> Not only the massive bundle piers along the nave offer much room for complex capitals, the smaller ones in the aisles have capitals as well.<br /> <br /> Some scholars have connected these works with that of Benedetto Antelami, who worked in Parma (Italy) around 1200.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44974104 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-15,doc-44974104 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 15:55:38 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44974104"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/04/44974104.b363ffef.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="153" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> The massive bundle piers along the nave offer much room for complex capitals. At a King´s court. Between the King and his neighbour is a small head. A kid?<br /> <br /> Some scholars have connected these works with that of Benedetto Antelami, who worked in Parma (Italy) around 1200.</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44974104"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/41/04/44974104.b363ffef.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="153" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> The massive bundle piers along the nave offer much room for complex capitals. At a King´s court. Between the King and his neighbour is a small head. A kid?<br /> <br /> Some scholars have connected these works with that of Benedetto Antelami, who worked in Parma (Italy) around 1200.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44973820 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-15,doc-44973820 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 14:53:27 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44973820"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/38/20/44973820.76422737.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> The massive bundle piers along the nave offer much room for complex capitals. Here in the center is (probably) Daniel, the Master of Beasts. To the right some strange dragonlike creatures.<br /> <br /> Some scholars have connected these works with thatone of Benedetto Antelami, who worked in Parma (Italy) around 1200.</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44973820"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/38/20/44973820.76422737.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="155" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> The massive bundle piers along the nave offer much room for complex capitals. Here in the center is (probably) Daniel, the Master of Beasts. To the right some strange dragonlike creatures.<br /> <br /> Some scholars have connected these works with thatone of Benedetto Antelami, who worked in Parma (Italy) around 1200.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44972418 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-15,doc-44972418 Thu, 15 Jun 2017 07:31:51 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44972418"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/18/44972418.7cde0e07.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> This rough capital down in the Romanesque crypt has a bull (taurus) on the left and a bearded man on the right. In the center a round, flat, frightening face. Human??</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44972418"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/24/18/44972418.7cde0e07.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="181" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time.<br /> <br /> This rough capital down in the Romanesque crypt has a bull (taurus) on the left and a bearded man on the right. In the center a round, flat, frightening face. Human??</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44969344 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-14,doc-44969344 Wed, 14 Jun 2017 20:49:43 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44969344"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/44/44969344.eb6ccbb1.240.jpg?r2" width="182" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time. <br /> <br /> A central pillar, hold by a small man, hunkering on the back of a lion, supports the vaults in the crypt.</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44969344"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/93/44/44969344.eb6ccbb1.240.jpg?r2" width="182" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time. <br /> <br /> A central pillar, hold by a small man, hunkering on the back of a lion, supports the vaults in the crypt.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44969016 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-14,doc-44969016 Wed, 14 Jun 2017 19:06:26 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44969016"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/16/44969016.e144ecad.240.jpg?r2" width="172" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time. <br /> <br /> Four evangelists, standing on lions guard, the crypt. Seen here are two of them. They must have been produced for another place originally, as the sculptures have obviously been used as pillars - like caryatids - once.<br /> <br /> Are they indeed influenced by the sculptures in the cloister of Saint Trophime in Arles? It is claimed somewhere.</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44969016"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/90/16/44969016.e144ecad.240.jpg?r2" width="172" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west.<br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time. <br /> <br /> Four evangelists, standing on lions guard, the crypt. Seen here are two of them. They must have been produced for another place originally, as the sculptures have obviously been used as pillars - like caryatids - once.<br /> <br /> Are they indeed influenced by the sculptures in the cloister of Saint Trophime in Arles? It is claimed somewhere.</div> Martin M. Miles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44966188 tag:ipernity.com,2017-06-14,doc-44966188 Wed, 14 Jun 2017 10:00:35 +0000 2016-10-01T00:00:00+02:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Martin M. Miles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44966188"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/88/44966188.6fc8b947.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="189" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west. <br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time. The cathedral is of course way larger, than the church of the Premonstratensian convent.</div> Chur - Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/323415">Martin M. Miles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/323415/44966188"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/200/61/88/44966188.6fc8b947.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="189" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A cathedral may have existed here already within the 5th century. The Kathedrale St. Mariae Himmelfahrt (= "Saint Mary of the Assumption") of today was erected 1150 - 1272, from east to west. <br /> <br /> The crypt, under the risen choir, is probably the oldest part of the cathedral. The architectural concept is very similar to that of neighbouring St. Luzius, built the same time. The cathedral is of course way larger, than the church of the Premonstratensian convent.</div> Martin M. Miles