But the town too is worth a visit. There is a yacht harbour and lots of wind to sail by.
Showing posts with label Schleswig. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Schleswig. Show all posts
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Schleswig
Schleswig is about an hour and a half north of Hamburg by car, up near the Danish border. It is the sort of town you stumble over by accident and then want to send all your friends to visit because it is so pretty. The famous Schloss Gottorf which is surrounded by water is in Schleswig. It is a museum now and has wonderful art exhibitions (which was why I was there).
But the town too is worth a visit. There is a yacht harbour and lots of wind to sail by.
But the town too is worth a visit. There is a yacht harbour and lots of wind to sail by.
Dom in Schleswig
The Dom in Schleswig looks huge from the outside ...
but only when you go inside do you realise its dimensions. The part below was built originally in Roman times but then the whole things was surrounded by a new church in the Renaissance. 
Among the extraordinary collection housed by the Dom is the Cenotaph of Friedrichs I, King of Dänemark und Norwegen, Prince of Schleswig und Holstein. It was created by the Flemish sculptor Cornelis Floris and is one of the "most extraordinary masterworks of Dutch Renaissance-Art in North Europe.“ (Wikipedia, what else!)
but only when you go inside do you realise its dimensions. The part below was built originally in Roman times but then the whole things was surrounded by a new church in the Renaissance. 
Among the extraordinary collection housed by the Dom is the Cenotaph of Friedrichs I, King of Dänemark und Norwegen, Prince of Schleswig und Holstein. It was created by the Flemish sculptor Cornelis Floris and is one of the "most extraordinary masterworks of Dutch Renaissance-Art in North Europe.“ (Wikipedia, what else!)
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