St. Lamberti in Muenster Photo

Photographer’s Note

This is a view from Prinzipalmarkt (the former principal market) in Münster to the church St. Lambert, in German - Lambertikirche.
It was financed and built by the merchants of Münster in opposition to Münster's cathedral as a so called market church. The construction began in 1375. Today St. Lamberti - besides churches in Bad Wimpfen and Nördlingen (both in southern Germany) and Krakow (Poland) - is one of the still four churches in Europe where every evening - from 9 p.m. to midnight - a town keeper half-hourly calls with a bugle.

There's an unique noteworthiness. High up on the steeple there are three big iron cages - over the clock face - (please see workshop photo) with a very special history.
About 1525 a conflict between the powerful merchants of the city, who favoured the still young Protestantism and the Roman Catholic clergy, the bishop of Münster, began. In the course of these struggles the merchants were radicalized and they and parts of the citizenship converted to the Anabaptists, a radical branch of Reformation (please read more about it HERE). In 1534 a real rebellion took place in the city and the bishop demanded the capture of the 3 leaders of the Anabaptist in the city. The meanwhile completely Protestant city council rejected this demand. In 1534 the bishop and his troups besieged the city and took it over after one year and a half.
The bishops revenge was horrible. The three leaders because of their apostasy were pulled to pieces with red-hot tongs and finally stabbed. Their dead bodies were hung up for several years in the three cages at the steeple of St. Lamberti - high above the city. A warning which couldn't be ignored.

Still today the original cages hang up there ... still a warning? ;-)

macjake, Guenther, Budapestman, Royaldevon, snunney, papagolf21, saxo042, ahmet54, jurek1951, leo61, edal, edge, danos, Jakab, ellelloo has marked this note useful

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Herquin (4498) 2009-11-15 0:40

Bonjour Frank,

belles enfilades des bâtiments menant le regard droit sur l'église qui mérite que l'on s'y attarde .

Ton prochain post , une vue de l'intérieur ?

Bon dimanche .

Christian .

Guenther (6789) 2009-11-15 0:48

Guten Morgen Frank,

eine grausige Geschichte! Un das alle s in Gottes Namen natürlich...

Schönes Stadtbild, bei besserem Wetter als heute ... ;-)

Schönen Sonntag aus einem grauen Südtirol
Günther

macjake (1384) 2009-11-15 0:49

Morning Frank

Very educational photographers note, well written.
the wide angle photo is a delight. very well composed, with sharpness and depth.
great work all around
have a great day
Craig

Budapestman (41394) 2009-11-15 1:33

Hi Frank,
a splendid photo of this amazing architecture, the composition is attractive, the details and colours are very nice. A beautiful city shot, Have a nice Sunday!
George

Nicou (44323) 2009-11-15 1:37

Hello Frank,

quel beau cadrage sur cette rue viviante avec jeu d'ombres et lumière, vivacité avec les personnages et cette église au clocher noir et au toit rouge qui domine la rue, grandiose.

Merci et très beau dimanche

Nicou

nagual2 (277) 2009-11-15 1:40

Nice picture frank.,it gives an good eye for the life in this place.

Royaldevon (5876) 2009-11-15 2:05

Hello Frank,

A very gruesome tale!
Our forefathers took very abhorrent action, at times!

You have used a good pov where the converging lines of the buildings take the eyes directly to the focal church, bathed in sunshine. The reds of the roofs add warmth and a touch of vivacity, whilst the people add a life and scale.
Good sharpness.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

jurek1951 (25870) 2009-11-15 2:05

Hallo Frank,
Ein sehr schöner Blick durch die Strasse auf die Kirche.
Klasse fotografiert
Gruße Georg

[workshop] [compare] +

snunney (34460) 2009-11-15 2:22

Hello Frank,
There is a very pleasant atmosphere to this interesting composition. The Gothic lines and sombre tones of the spire make a fine contrast with the more modern looking buildings in the foreground. Some light and shadow contrasts between foreground and background.

papagolf21 (56096) 2009-11-15 2:28

Bonjour, mon ami Frank,
J'aime beaucoup l'ambiance qui se dégage à travers cette très belle vue de Muenster !
Il est bien agréable de laisser une voie piétonne. Retrouver l'esprit de liberté sans crainte des véhicules (hormis certaines bicyclettes !). Une très belle vue de ces édifices avec un très beau jeu de lumière.
Amitiés.
Philippe
Ici, le ciel se veut bleu (pour combien de temps ?) !

saxo042 (15388) 2009-11-15 2:32

Hi Frank,
I can see your picture today!!! A very good perspective with all the lines of houses focusing to this church. The red roof is a fine accent here. A pleasant daily life street scene from this attractive city!
Kind regards
Gunnar

quillo (7106) 2009-11-15 2:44

♥

Hola amigo Frank ---------->

Solo decirte que me gusta mucho la luz
en esta foto de Muenster, la ambientación
de la gente paseando por sus calles
remata un buen trabajo, felicidades.

Un saludo y feliz domingo.

♥

ahmet54 (2227) 2009-11-15 5:41

Hallo Frank,
ein schönes Bild aus meiner Lieblingsstadt. Nicht nur das Ende der Wiedertäufer ist gruselig. Vor einigen Jahren war ein Dokumentation im Fernsehen, die anschaulich zeigte wie despotisch eine Theokratie sein kann. Aber das moderne Münster ist wirklich l(i)ebenswert!
Schönen Sonntag wünscht,
Roland

polpo56 (7872) 2009-11-15 8:51

Ciao Frank,
an interesting perspective in this your shot, with a nice play of shadow and light. I like your way to manage the exposure.
A beautufl daily life picture.
Greetings from a yet warm Rome.

Ludo

leo61 (43122) 2009-11-15 8:55

Hallo Frank!
Ein schöner Blick die Fußgängerzone entlang mit dem Münster etwas außerhalb der Mitte.
Die Giebel erinnern mich ein wenig an Breslau.
Georg`s ws ist etwas übertrieben,eine Mischaung aus Beiden würde mir gefallen.
Aber auch so ein gutes Bild.
Gruß,Leo

jasmis (49966) 2009-11-15 9:22

Interesting perspective, fine lights/shadows control.

Regards my dear friend.

TopGeo (21579) 2009-11-15 10:38

Hi Frank! Unique the colours of on part of picture the opposition they is visible But gives in the picture perspective and depth An excellent place view!
ciao
Georgios

edal (6567) 2009-11-15 13:10

Hallo mein liebe Freund Frank!
I've missed so much your outstanding photos - full of substantial info about German history and geography. This one is an excellent example of what I mostly value in your contributions to TE.

Your note is remarkable too. It makes me ask myself - what made our European civilization so controversial - full of humanity ideas and... cruelty?...
Anton

mesutilgim (36491) 2009-11-15 13:15

Hallo lieber Freund,
Diesen habe ich uebersehen ! Tolles Licht auf den zinnoberroten Daecher rechts. Schoen die Arkaden rechts und links. Dieses Strassenbild hat mich irgendwie an Landshut erinnert; obwohl sehr weit weg auseinander.
Wieder gute ausfuehrliche Informationen.
Danke schoen und
mfg
MESUT ILGIM

edge (442) 2009-11-15 16:30

Hello Frank, This site has been down for awhile or at least I could not log on. I must confess that your note was excellent and I enjoyed it as much as the picture. Great colors and beautiful background. I believe the foreground, if lightened a bit, would give more depth to the shot. Regards, Roger

danos (32056) 2009-11-16 0:26

Good morning Frank,
great the perspective and the POV pf the street with the St. Lambert church to cover the foreground of this beautiful scene.I like the good management of the lighting conditions as the way that the bell tower outlined against the blue sky.

Have a nice week,Danos

npecanhuk (13479) 2009-11-16 6:31

Hello Frank!
That's a pretty interesting and truly beautiful architecture and daily urban life photograph!
Sharpness, exposure, dof, pov, colors and composition are all very good!
The sky plays an important role in this image as well!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

Jakab (3434) 2009-11-16 6:47

Hallo Frank,
na ja, keine lustige Geschichte, die irgendwie zum düsteren mittelalterlichen Turm passt. (Letzlich, eben der Protestantismus führte Europa aus dem dunklen Mittelalter heraus.) Sonst, es scheint ein sehr schönes Bauwerk zu sein, das sich nur schwierig fotografieren lässt. (Und der Kommentar ist wieder hervorragend.)
Viele Grüße
László

ellelloo (4725) 2009-11-16 8:00

Hallo Frank,
Again a great TE contribution with interesting background information, although the story of the cages is gruesome. A good POV and perspective and lots of details to view. Good depth and beautiful light and colours.
Greetings from still grey but a little warmer Espoo,
Lasse

jafadabret (39207) 2009-11-16 23:58

Bonjour Frank.
Cette photo nous invite à la balade dans ces quartiers historiques de la ville. J'aime l'animation de la place et la perspective des façades éclairées qui aboutit au clocher sombre.
Bonne journée !
Amicalement
Jacques