This church was so big I couldn’t get a decent picture of it from the outside. So I hope you enjoy the photos from the inside. I asked several people how old this church was and no one knew, just always been there, and they all sort of seemed surprised by the question as if it never occurred to them to wonder how old the church was.
I thought this was quite interesting, look at the variety of medieval weapons, the armor, and shields, then toward the bottom on the left a rifle. Why all the military objects in a church? Somethings just need to be explained to me.
A few clues to the age of the church, look at the top of one of the arches.
A closer view:
And then I found this also on the ceiling. It looked like a possible addition, perhaps in 1961?
To find out the age of the church I just needed to come home an dlook it up on the internet:
http://www.stade-tourismus.de/en/1/discovering/256/the_town_churches/258/the_church_of_st_wilhadi/
very beautiful. Thank you for sharing the link.
I would have guessed 1500’s. Ironically a friend was saying yesterday that he went to Europe a few times and just wasn’t impressed. His words, “I got tired of seeing old churches.” I on the otherhand love the old churches. On one trip to Augsburg (and no I didn’t visit the SV) I toured the Church where Martin Luther hid out when the pope was hunting him down. To stand there and imagine all the history in these beautiful places. I love the castles as well. If only I had I had fur, maybe you would take me next trip.
I am like you Irene, I love to be there and imagine the history, and it is easy to do as you can just feel it.
I took that kind of history for granted until I came to the States. Now I enjoy going back to England with American friends, showing them the beautiful cathedrals, castles, theatres etc. I actually get more out of them now, than I did when I lived there.