Tag: Cathedrals
Strategies against heavy rain events: Munich stays dry – thanks to the cathedrals underground
With a capacity of 90,000 cubic meters, the rain retention basin at Hirschgarten is one of the largest facilities in Europe – and yet in extreme rain it takes less…
Bavarian Radio Choir with the program “Sound Cathedrals” – Munich
“Sound cathedrals” – an exquisite word for an exquisite concert by the Bavarian Radio Choir. A beautiful picture of an art of vocal polyphony that created its own classic style…
After 25 years of closure, the cathedral’s crypt has finally reopened
It is a magnificent place but well unknown to most Lille residents. And for good reason, it had been more than 25 years since the neo-Gothic crypt located under the…
Stations of the World: Spectacular railway cathedrals and charming provincial stations
Large main train stations with their halls are also referred to as the 19th century cathedrals. In that century, railway construction boomed on almost every continent. Magnificent buildings were created…
Book Review: Cathedrals of the Railroad
The author Jörg Koch shows the history of more than 200 German train stations in a book that is well worth reading. .source site
In the Cathedrals of Decay: Photographs by Francis Meslet
They once served as places of worship and have been left to their own devices for decades: musty chapels, looted churches and dilapidated monastery walls. The French photographer, Francis Meslet,…