Vault gothic... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Cysterian abbey in Lubiaz.

Lubiaz is a village on the east bank of the Odra (Oder) River, in the administrative district of Gmina Wolow, within Wolow County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 14 kilometres (9 mi) south-west of Wo³lo, and 42 kilometres (26 mi) west of the regional capital Wroc³aw. The village has a population of 2,300.
From the 11th century Lubiaz belonged to various Silesian principalities ruled by dukes of the Silesian branch of the Piast dynasty. In 1201 Boles³aw I the Tall was the first of the Silesian Piast dynasty interred in Lubiaz. The region passed to the Bohemian crown and became part of the Holy Roman Empire, later dominated by Austria. On 30 June, 1432 the Hussites invaded the village, devastating and burning the monastery. The area was heavily affected by the Thirty Years' War. In 1632 it was plundered by the Saxons, and in 1639 was occupied by Swedish forces. In 1740 Silesia (and so Lubiaz) was taken from Austria by the Kingdom of Prussia. From 1871 until 1945 Lubiaz belonged to unified Germany. It then passed to Poland along with the bulk of Silesia (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).
The village is mainly known for its large Abbatia Lubensis abbey. The Abbey was built by the Benedictines in 1150, and occupied by Cistercians in 1163 until 1810.

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Buin (38574) 2009-10-21 11:20

Good evening Krzysztof!
Breathtaking, really breathtaking! A fancy and inventive photo of a grand architecture. Unfortunately the state of construction isn't the best.
A photo to stay ...
Greetings from sunny and nearly warm Westphalia!
Frank

claudeD (11558) 2009-10-21 11:45

Hello Krysztof,

very interesting architecture shot with a very good information note.TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

saxo042 (16554) 2009-10-21 11:51

Hi Krzysztof,
Another neck-breaking POV! The symmetry in this composition is very good and requires no further comments. Just like a non-figurative composition. Still a very fine capture of this beautiful architecture!
Kind regards
Gunnar

cobra112 (12028) 2009-10-21 13:12

Witaj Krzysztof. Indeed an intrigant POV to exalt vertical way. A dephting symetric compo with good details.

Roberto

jackart (5618) 2009-10-21 13:15

Cześć!

Kolejna perfekcyjnie wykonana symetria -tym razem ukazująca przepiękne sklepienie gotyckie. Zastosowana ogniskowa świetnie podkreśla smukłość i potęgę świątyni

Pozdrawiam
Jacek

barrufeto_77 (25957) 2009-10-21 14:26

Hi Krzysztof.

Excellent effect! The hypnotism you got is lovely!

Rgs, Oscar

jasmis (51283) 2009-10-21 22:08

Fajna zabawa w tym Lubiążu. Jest co focić.
Pozdrawiam.

raszid62 (3657) 2009-10-21 23:32

Cze¶c
te gotyckie sklepienie ko¶cio³a wygl±da bardzo abstrakcyjnie, niczym pajêczyna. Doskona³y pomys³ i doskona³e wykonanie.
Pozdrawiam
Józek

Graal (59090) 2009-10-21 23:44

Czesc,
fajnie przymierzyles. Ladny gotyk. Piekny efekt i widok. Mozna dostac zawrotu glowy. Bdb symetria. Solidna robota.
Pozdr. Al.

emka (22749) 2009-10-21 23:53

Witaj, Tam był wybujały barok, a okazuje się, że jest tez gotyk. Ładne sklepienie. Pozdrawiam

Małgorzata

danos (33680) 2009-10-22 0:41

Good morning Krzysztof,
impressive the roof of the Abbey with this splendid texture and the way that you present us.I like the good management of the lighting conditions as the clarity of the scene.Well done.

Have a nice day,Danos

ophelcia (5504) 2009-10-22 0:54

Przepiekna symetria:) To jest sklepienie, zdjęcie doskonałe do podręcznika o architekturze:)

snunney (35808) 2009-10-22 0:54

Hello Krzysztof,
A splendid capture of this lovely vaulting. A fine symmetrical image with good control over the lighting. Very good sharpness. Well done.

Dashab (1342) 2009-10-22 1:35

Hello Krzysztof,
What a captivating shot! The way you have lined up the pillars and the perfect symetry really "pull" the viewer into the picture. You put the wide-angle to a great use here. TFS, Dasha

sacimar (7818) 2009-10-22 8:35

Hi Krzystof,

great perspective, I like it, the building is very interesting, good details, original shot, well seen,

Best regards

Sergio

mark88 (5866) 2009-10-22 10:41

Na leżąco to chyba fociłeś:) Tego sklepienia lepiej pokazać nie można było.

Marek

jemaflor (39847) 2009-10-22 12:18

Hi K,
Interesting shot with a perfect symmetric effect, good angle, original result, good idea.

lucasgalodoido (16929) 2009-10-23 15:11

Hi Krzysztof,
interesting view here, and I like of the simetry of your capture. Great job, my friend.
Regards,
Lucas

pajaran (4282) 2009-10-23 22:07

Zdravo.
Stari enterijer pokazan ovim divnim radom i dobro uklopljenim bojama za pamcenje.
Mnogo lepa fotografija i trenutak.
Pozdrav, Paja.

jhm (83742) 2009-10-24 1:05

Witaj Krzysztof,

Extraordinarily how you shows the ceiling of the church, this is very well, excellent of colour and sharpness.
Fine detailed, pleasant for look at.
Nice photograph job. TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

Silvio1953 (43362) 2009-10-24 11:10

Ciao Krzysztof, great view of fantastic architecture, splendid light, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

alvaraalto (5305) 2009-10-24 13:21

Hi Krzysztof,

Impressive picture of this Gothic vault.
You beautifully showed the geometric patterns and the sky high rising element of the Gothic architecture.

Groet Rob

cyborg83 (3798) 2009-10-25 1:00

Czesc Krzysku,
idealna symetria, nie wiem czy wspolczesnym, polskim specom udaloby sie uzyskac taka dokladnosc :)
musiala Cie szyja zabolec,
ciekawe swiatlo,
pozdrawiam

danyy (69903) 2009-10-28 0:02

Bonjour mon ami,
la verticalité et le cadrage sont parfaits, les lumières aussi, et tout cela, donne un graphisme très étonnant.
Très bien vu.
Regards.
Daniel.

sixTL (8586) 2009-10-29 6:45

...ale geometria! bardzo fajne Krzysiu zdjêcie. w Kucki czy k³ad³e¶ siê na pod³odze?

Pozdrawiam Artur

batalay (21408) 2009-10-31 16:01

Hello Krzysztof,

I like the simple vantage point, shooting vertically, and creating in the process a folded origami effect. Well done,

Warm regards from Virginia, USA.

Bulent

paololg (14523) 2009-11-09 5:02

Ciao dear Krzysztof,
This is a kind of photos that I like, especially when they are done with this perfect symmetry and sharpness. Excellent effect of light that changes the colors. Congratulations!
Ciao, have a beautiful week!
Paolo