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Koszeg old town & The St. James Church


Koszeg old town & The St. James Church
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Copyright: George Rumpler (Budapestman) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 4146 W: 0 N: 7493] (26545)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-11-02
Categories: Daily Life, Architecture, Artwork
Camera: Pentax K10D
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Koszeg, The historical town, Churches of Hungary [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2007-12-03 2:21
Viewed: 834
Points: 64
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Kőszeg

The small town with nearly 12,000 residents, with sub-alpine climate, is situated at the foothills of the Alps. The settlement and its vicinity at the foot of the Kőszeg hills, in the valley of the brook Gyöngyös has been inhabited since the 6th-7th centuries. In the 14th century it was given the rank of free royal town. The castle built in the13th century was named after captain Miklós Jurisics, who managed to hold up the Turkish troops advancing towards Vienna in 1532 with the help of the inhabitants. Its guilds, trade, vine growing and wine making, schools have a long history. The mediaeval town centre was not affected by the historical events, so inside the one-time town walls, the remains of which can still be seen, the houses have been preserved in their original form in Jurisics square and in the neighbouring streets.

St. James Church

Palatine Miklós Garai built St. James Church between 1403and 1407 using the remnants of the minorita church that was demolished during the Austrian siege in 1289. He needed a parish church worthy of his status and wealth. The church has gothic marks, its sanctuary faces east and the heights of the main and side-aisles are the same. The tower once standing on the north side of the church may have been built into the church during the building of the Jesuit monastery. The church was burnt down four times in the 15th century and seriously damaged during the siege of Kőszeg. It was the parish church of the Catholic until 1554. Then, it was used by the Hungarian, later the German Protestants until 1671. The German Lutherans damaged the inner part of the church, too. The 15th century frescos were whitewashed and the gothic winged altarpieces were thrown away, in 1653 the stone pedestal was demolished, too. In 1671, Bishop György Széchenyi took the church back from the Catholics. The baroque gable of the western frontage and the small wooden bell-tower were built after that. The chapel next to the sanctuary was built in 1700. Later, in 1758, the provost of the Jesuit order completed it with two side niches. The major part of the furniture was made around the 17th and 18th century. The three- section main altar has been standing in the church since 1693, which was built on the order of palatine Pál Eszterházy.
(Source-www.Koszeg.hu & hungary.com)
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Bonjour George
Bon cliché de cette ruelle entourées de maisons colorées qui débouche sur une église ŕ l'architecture typique que l'on aimerait découvrir plus en détail.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

Hello George,
A very nice view down this old street with the church at the far end. I like the soft natural colours of the houses that are nicely complemented by the pastel blue sky. Very good clarity.

Hi George
Very nice view of the St. James Church in Koszeg.
Very good natural colours and details. Very well framed and done
Have a nice week
Aires

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  • dip Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1881 W: 0 N: 957] (9022)
  • [2007-12-03 2:32]

Hi George,
nice picture,good POV and good sharpness,I like the quietly atmosphere here,
Informative note too,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

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  • ChrisJ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 8768 W: 923 N: 11775] (57281)
  • [2007-12-03 2:57]

Hi George

Superb use of diminishing linear perspective to lead the eye into the image. Good colour & sharpness with excellent shadow detail. Tfs!

hello Georges

1 Good Week 2 thanks for your Koszeg serie
today picture have nice colors , good perspective , some peoples in the street and a blue sky with clouds great impression of quietness
regards
Dominic

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  • Buin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3567 W: 0 N: 7190] (25102)
  • [2007-12-03 3:27]

Hallo George!
Here the eyes truly are "drawn" into the scenery. The "funnel" of the street gives a wonderful effect here. Some of the buildings unfortunately seem to be in need of repair. Nevertheless - a somehow cosy atmosphere! This must be a nice place ...
Greetings from stormy Germany!
Fank

Hi George!

Excellent framing and composition and most amazing perspective. Great light control you have managed very well the shadows. Beautiful colours, too! Congratulations!

Hercules

Hello George,
Still a very effective framing, which reduces to us this street naturally. Excellent photographic quality and good information.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

Very peaceful impression of the alley. The lighting is perfect. Its a superb composition and beautiful colours.
Best wishes,
Achim

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  • danos Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3517 W: 83 N: 5039] (19360)
  • [2007-12-03 6:19]

Hello George,
very nice the perspective and the POV of this narrow cobblestone pavement of this beautiful area of the old town of Koszeg.I like the colours and this picturesque and calmly atmosphere that exists in the area.The scene completes with the St. James Church,in the background.Informative your note too.

Regards,Danos

Hi George, beautiful shot of this street, looks very much like a rural street in Portugal even the cobbled street are are the same, superb well done, I really enjoyed admiring it, good composition and POV, well done, thanks for sharing it with us, regards, Joao Salas

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  • carper Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 9628 W: 450 N: 15476] (54236)
  • [2007-12-03 8:42]

another fine one George
very nice perspective, good quality and fine colours, the pov is fine and the photo is lovely to look at, well done my friend.
have a nice evening.
gr. jaap

Hi George,
Beautiful shot with nice composition and colors,good perspective,
Georg

Hi George,
A nice converging view to the bell tower in the distance. Good details and well managed light. Nice work and TFs. Gerald

Hi George, beautiful perspective for this lovely place, splendid light and great colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

Hi dear Geroge !
Wonderfull pov ! Very good compo with this old nice street. Here the tradition is still alive.
Nice colored fascades and very good info's. Learning the world through TE !
Good TE job done !
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

Olá George

Interessante tomada, boa perspectiva e textura. Ótimos detalhes e bonitas cores. Parabéns pelo trabalho George!
GA
Vera

Szia George,
good usage of the whole street in its wideness for opening and soft decentred view. The colourful facades in good contrasts are very nice and a luck that there are some people for life. The pattern of the pavement is well shown.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

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  • Graal Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 4893 W: 121 N: 487] (43143)
  • [2007-12-03 23:35]

Jó napot George,
pleasant view of backstreet in Koszeg, peaceful atmosphere. Very nice colours and sharpness. Interesting old architecture and note. Good work.
Gr., Aleksander

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  • azaf1 Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1489 W: 120 N: 1993] (9267)
  • [2007-12-04 1:20]

Hi George
Great perspective created with this capture! Very nice color tones and together with the detailed not it makes it a complete impression
TFS
Argiris

Really nice shot. The charme of central europe is almost tangible. The colours and the compo are both really harmonic. TFS, Jalab

Hi George
Very nice shot!A very good composition and great colours,perspective are superb.
Excellent work.
TFS/Regards

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  • ifanik Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1677 W: 53 N: 2661] (15128)
  • [2007-12-04 8:15]

Hi my friend
Beautiful photo with nice colours POV and light
Very good work
Best regards
Nick

hi George
beautiful architecture in that village, good perspective
no more smiley once again..
regards
jo

Hello George,
Very nice perspective, with great colors.
I like a lot how you choose exposure, so many details from all parts of the image.
Regards,
JB.

Hi George,
What a great POV.Wonderful perspective with this old nice street.Well compo.TFS.
Regards.

hAyAti

Hello George,
I wish I could take pictures as technically good as you do. Viewing this gives me the feeling that I am there. terrific exposure, colors, and sharpness. Greetings! Danilo

George
Encore une magnifique image de cette jolie ville, vraiment trčs photogénique, et aux couleurs splendides. belle composition.
Amicalement
JJ

Hi George,
What a quaint little town ... made more interesting by your historical notes. The buildings look well preserved ... I like the angle you took the shot ... the elongated alley tends to lead the viewer's focus towards the church. Nice capture and well composed. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

Bonjour George
J'apprécie les teintes et la qualité de cette photo.Le rendu des couleurs est trčs agréable et l'ensemble est net et bien exposé.
Bonne fin de journée.
Amicalement
Gildas

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  • Jakab Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 339 W: 121 N: 679] (1876)
  • [2007-12-09 11:08]

Szia Gyuri!
A kedvenc kőszegi templomom, végtére is Jakab! Sajnos, nehezen fotózható, én a másik utcából próbálkoztam, de ez határozottan jobb, és itt a telt színek utáni vonzódásod emeli a képet. (Sőt, most nagylátószögben is szépen rajzolt az objektíved, lényegében torzítás nékül.) Szép lett ez, na!
Üdv
Laci

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