St. Mary's Church, a photo from Pomorskie, West

Photographer's Note

St. Mary's Church (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka, German: Marienkirche) or, properly, Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka Wniebowziêcia Naj¶wiêtszej Maryi Panny w Gdañsku) is a Roman Catholic church in Gdañsk, Poland, which is the largest brick church in the world. It was begun in 1379. (The tallest brick church is St. Martin's Church, Landshut, Germany.)

St. Mary's is one of the largest European Brick Gothic buildings, which include castles. From 1577 until 1945, when it was named the Marienkirche, it was the biggest Evangelical Lutheran church in the world. It is 105.5 m long, and the nave is 66 m wide. Inside the church is room for 25,000 people. It is an aisled hall church with a transept. It is a co-cathedral in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Gdañsk, along with the main cathedral for the Archdiocese, the Bazylika archikatedralna w Gdañsku-Oliwie (Basilica-Cathedral of Gdañsk-Oliwa). (Wikipedia)
On foreground - the presbytery.
NEF/JPG
See WS (view from Google Earth).

Sonata11, kordinator, Budapestman, snunney, danos, lakshmip1949, Schnappilic, jlbrthnn, tedesse, Cretense, Cricri has marked this note useful

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Sonata11 (28758) 2012-01-21 9:41

Witaj Aleksander,
co za piêkny kosció³. Super kolorystyka. Wspanale wykonane. Podoba mi siê punkt widzenia. Szkoda tlko ¿e nie mo¿emy usunaæ czegos co stoi nam na przyszkodzie robi±c zdjêcie, ale na to ju¿ nie mamy ¿adnego wp³ywu. Kosció³ jest imponuj±cy, przepiekna jego gotycka architektura. Pieknie pokazana ta pere³ka. Wspania³e zdjêcie. Moje gratulacje. Brawo !!!!
Serdecznie pozdrawiam i ¿yczê mi³ego WE,
Barbara

golus (2893) 2012-01-21 9:43

Hi Aleksander,

What a great POV to include all these great architectural masterpieces. I like the diversity of the colors. Very well done. You have a very beautiful and photogenic country. Thanks and best wishes,

Suleyman

kordinator (13613) 2012-01-21 10:12

Hello Aleksander
The rich history of this Basilica.
Lovely architecture under fantastic sky.
Nice contrasting colors.
Interesting angle.
Great job.
Best regards
Saša

Fis2 (73646) 2012-01-21 10:54

Czesc Olek!
Ciekawe zestawienie stylow architektury.
Dobry kadr i duzo w nim zmiesciles budowli.
Wracaja wspomnienia, dawno nie bylem w Gdansku :(
Podoba mi sie ostrosc i kolorystyka
Milej niedzieli
Krzysztof

Gigidusud (8332) 2012-01-21 11:09

Hello Aleksander,
Lovely architecture with nice constrating colors!
Best regards.
Ghislaine

Budapestman (82620) 2012-01-21 12:52

Dzien dobry Aleksander,
a beautiful photo of this amazing church, the composition is spectacular, the architectural details are splendid I like the special lights and the POV, superb shot, Tfs! Have a nice weekend! Kellemes hétvégét kívánok!
György

cargus (6556) 2012-01-21 21:49

Une scène intéressante d’architecture, magnifiques couleurs , image claire
et bien fait.!!
cordialement
Adrian

snunney (67918) 2012-01-22 2:25

Hello Aleksander,
A good capture of this set of very interesting and diverse ensemble of architecture. I like the stark colour contrasts and the excellent detail.

danos (74518) 2012-01-22 5:26

Hello Alek,
nice the view of the St. Mary's church,with the dome and the bell towers to dominate the image.I like the great light and colour management as the beauty of the scene.

Have a good afternoon,Danos

lakshmip1949 (19110) 2012-01-22 5:30

Hello Aleksander,

Beautiful church showing so much architectural details. I like the colors, sharpness and your text.

Lakshmi

saxo042 (31862) 2012-01-22 8:13

Hi Aleksander,
This is a very impressive church, partly hidden behind some other old buildings. The bright red wall on one of them is quite an eye-catcher. An interesting colour here!
Kind regards
Gunnar

Schnappilic (7957) 2012-01-22 11:11

Hello Aleksander,

TFS such a beautiful church. It has an impressive architecture. Too bad the light was not the best. POV and sharpness are good.

All the best,

Ovidiu

jlbrthnn (79787) 2012-01-22 11:36

Hi Aleksander,
The huge brick architecture is interesting. The colors and sharpness are good. A good photo. Bravo.
Have a nice evening
Cordially
Joël

batalay (32930) 2012-01-23 0:02

Witaj Aleksander,

The spires appear to reach upwards, symbolically to heaven, and you have accentuated that in the vantage point you've chosen. Along with a very detailed and informative note, this is again a useful contribution to the TE community. I like the glow seen in one of the windows of the church from sunlight directed from the other side of the building.

Warm regards,

Bulent

danyy (0) 2012-01-23 0:18

Bonjour Aleksander,
je ne suis pas trop fan de ce cadrage qui coupe pas mal d'éléments au sol et les lumières ne sont pas des mieux orientées, il n'empêche que cette photo montre bien cette magnifique église.
Mes amitiés.
Daniel.

tedesse (22493) 2012-01-23 7:28

Witaj!
Ciekawy POV,wspaniala architektura,piekne kolory,dobra ostrosc.
Pozdrawiam

Cretense (68663) 2012-01-23 10:23

Hello Aleksander!

Very impressive church, very impressive architecture photo! Great POV, great diagonal perspective. I like the framing and composition and also the light management!

Hercules

Cricri (87288) 2012-01-25 8:25

Hi Aleksander
Une vue contrasté de l'église et des bâtiments plus récent en cadrage, intéressante architecture de l'église, très imposante, l'horloge lui donne un coté original, intéressante vue sur le WS, j'aime bien
Belle soirée
cricri

jmdias (46240) 2012-01-28 0:59

aleksander

curious the shapes of this church and this pov mixing the church and these other buildings. it is a pity the white sky.

hugs

jorge

jemaflor (69731) 2012-02-04 2:05

Hi Aleksander,
Good pov for this church with this colourful wall on the right side, Strong contrast with a difficult light in the sky, interesting architecture.