Kloster Ettal by junge1
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Description
Ettal abbey is a Benedictine monastery that was founded in 1330 by the Emperor Ludwig the Bavarian along the primary trade route between Italy and Augsburg. The foundation originally consisted of a double monastery- a community for men and another for women.
In 1744 the abbey and the abbey church were largely destroyed in a fire.
The abbey was re-built in the Baroque style, with a double-shelled dome to plans of Enrico Zuccalli, a Swiss-Italian architect.
Today the abbey has a community of about 50 monks, who among other endeavors brew their own brand of beer and make liquor.
It was in this abbey that I almost froze to death during 3.5 hrs of Midnight Mess services (1.5 hrs. early to get a seat and 2.0 hrs for the actual services) because this building is not heated. This picture was taken in December 2005.
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Comments (17)
frankie96
A beautiful winter scene and an informative narrative..nice work...
Coppens
Luckily you survived! Beautiful image!
artaddict2
This really is beautiful Sig. I like everything about it, the architecture, the snow and trees all carefully composed to give us this perfect Winter scene. great piece of information to go along side you photo. I was out taking photos yesterday and was frozen but I don't think I would have lasted through that service.
ledwolorz
Excellent photo.
Valerie-Ducom
Very beautiful picture on this snow city ! :)
CavalierLady
That is a beautiful sight! 2 hours, my goodness, that ~was a High Mass! Beautiful photography!
cameraobscura2
Greetings Siegfried, I feel we are viewing a movie set as everything is so very perfect. Thank you for sharing. egmont
GiMi53
Very nice winter shot ! Congratulations for the selection of your image "Ein nebliger Sonnenuntergang" in LWitG (Last Week in the Gallery – week 50-2007 ) !
Silvra
Fantastisches Foto!
delaorden_ojeda
superb capture, fantastic mood ! congratulationes for the selection "Ein nebliger Sonnenuntergang" last week. Tony
billcody
Ein wunderbares Foto aus Ettal, Sig, eines Deiner besten hier! Und auch Deine Information ist ausgezeichnet. Beautiful pic from this monastery, and a good and interesting information about it. Congratulations for your selcetion in the weekly galery here.
fredster66
A very beautiful Winter scene. Well Captured!
Orchidman
Very nice photo and I'm glad you survived that Christmas Eve.
Ionel
Splendid image!!!
Kelena
Beautiful picture:)
helanker
This is indeed a perfect shot and so beautiful too. Well done.
JackPhoto
Hi Sig, Love the snow. Great picture. How about some of that home made beer and liquor? Oh that's right, I do not drink so I will just enjoy the picture.