The Hohenzollern Bridge carries the main railway and foot passengers across the Rhine in the centre of Cologne in Germany. Looking across the river the panorama includes the bridge, the railway station and the magnificent gothic cathedral. Nestled in the middle of this group of great buildings is the Museum Ludwig. It is home to…
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Two Cluniac Churches in Central France
Cathedrals – I am collecting new ones on this trip like a Scottish walker might bag Munros. Aachen, Cologne, Limburg, Vienna, Ljubljana amongst some of our visits but we have spent two days this week in the Central Region of France and have discovered two Romanesque Gems. Firstly there is the cathedral at Autun. Although…
The Bayeux Tapestry – the Final Act
The Bayeux Tapestry. Those that have followed this site for a few years know that I have a love of this great Romanesque work of art. They will also recognise my admiration for the nineteenth century English copy in Reading Museum. Having some spare time in Reading recently I revisited the tapestry and was pleasantly…
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