- Aachen Cathedral - Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Aachen Cathedral, frequently referred to as the "Imperial Cathedral" (in German: Kaiserdom) of Aachen, is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe. Charlemagne began the construction of the Palace Chapel in 786. When he died in 814, he was buried in his own cathedral, and his bones are still preserved in a special shrine.

The cathedral obtained its present shape in the course of more than a millennium. The core of the Aachen cathedral is the Palace Chapel; being surprisingly small in comparison to the later additions, at the time of its construction it was the largest dome north of the Alps. Its fascinating architecture with Classical, Byzantine and Germanic-Franconian elements is the essence of a monumental building of great importance: for 600 years, from 936 to 1531, the Aachen cathedral was the church of coronation for 30 kings of the Holy Roman Empire.

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stefanocer (10311) 2005-10-31 6:15

Very good photo , the exposure time is very fine and capture nice colours , Compliments , just one remark about the cropping , a wider view could be even better .
Stefano.

greg64g (11193) 2005-10-31 6:32

Bonjour christophe

Les vitraux sont magnifiques, les couleurs sont tres agreable, j'admire l'exposition parfaite de la scene, de plus la perspective est excellente.
amities
greg

carper (63877) 2005-10-31 10:45

Ik vind hem mooi Christophe,
prachtig licht, schitterende kleuren, de compositie is wat ongewoon, maar bijonder aardig om naar te kijken. Heel goed werk.
gr. Jaap

GilbertB (12246) 2005-10-31 11:48

Salut Christophe, le coeur de le cathédrale est super, les vitreaux ainsi que l'autel à l'avant plan sont bien nets. Beau cadrage.
Gilbert

gilou530 (34617) 2005-10-31 16:44

salut chrisophe,
trés coeur de cette cathédrale, la lumiére est super bien dosée en sans flash,belle netteté
félicitations
A+ gilbert

efigesta (12181) 2005-11-01 6:13

Hi Christ, perfect light and POV, very well captured that pic,regards manuel

ndb1958 (9228) 2005-11-01 7:14

Hi Christophe,
beautiful image, great colours and lightning. I've never been there and it is so near from here. Enjoy the silence :)
Nino

PS: thank you for your comment

prumod (8258) 2005-11-02 6:53

hi chirst
this indoor photo is very good... the colors and light/shades are very beautiful here also...
regards
pramod

erdna (5346) 2005-11-02 15:17

I am usually attracted in architectural photos and this one is very nicely done. TFS.
Aso, thank you for your comments on my photo, "Yavapai Point". I appreciate it.

Andre'

pitai (3925) 2005-11-03 9:14

hello Christophe,

Very nice angle... so much light here. I like the perspective, because it let us see all the details of the altar. And the arch on the top, what a contrast.

Good work, keep it up.

Regards,

Gabriel

papagolf21 (55860) 2005-11-04 5:31

Bonjour Christophe,
Je suis sous le charme de cette prise de vue. Très belle réalisation tant artistique que photographique. Les couleurs sont magnifiquement rendues et la beauté des lieux est impressionnante.
Très belle réalisation.
Amitiés.
Philippe

banyanman (7716) 2005-11-07 8:43

Your exposure is just right for the colours of the stained glass windows, Christophe, which is not always easy to do and avoid under exposure in the rest of the photograph. But the ligting is good throughout this scene, and you have composed it well to include all the interesting elements. Excellent sharpness too. Cheers . . . David

danyy (67844) 2005-11-08 3:05

Bonjour Christophe,
j'avais passé cette photo où tu as su magnifiquement restituer couleurs et lumières de cet intérieur d'église.
J'y relève un tout léger manque de netteté, domage.
Excellent cadrage.
Compliments
Daniel.

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