Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Nikolaus

In 1181 Archbishop Adalbert III gave his ok to the pious dwellers of Reichenhall for the erection of a parish church. 10 years later, St. Nikolaus, a three nave basilica, got consecrated. Another five years later, Reichenhall was burnt down by the Archbishop´s troops over some dispute. The church did not got damaged at that time, but had to be rebuilt after the great fire in Reichenhall in 1515. It got rebuilt, altered, repaired - and in the 1860s got enlarged in Neo-Romanesque style. The medieval tower got demolished and replaced. The carvings that once decorated the Romanesque tower were saved - and saved in this frieze around the southern side apse. Here a detail of the frieze. I have no idea, what they are holding.

In 1181 Archbishop Adalbert III gave his ok to the pious dwellers of Reichenhall for the erection of a parish church. 10 years later, St. Nikolaus, a three nave basilica, got consecrated. Another five years later, Reichenhall was burnt down by the Archbishop´s troops over some dispute. The church did not got damaged at that time, but had to be rebuilt after the great fire in Reichenhall in 1515. It got rebuilt, altered, repaired - and in the 1860s got enlarged in Neo-Romanesque style. The medieval tower got demolished and replaced. The carvings that once decorated the Romanesque tower were saved - and saved in this frieze around the southern side apse. Here a detail of the frieze. I have the impression the person is holding flowers or ears = "harvest crops".

In 1181 Archbishop Adalbert III gave his ok to the pious dwellers of Reichenhall for the erection of a parish church. 10 years later, St. Nikolaus, a three nave basilica, got consecrated. Another five years later, Reichenhall was burnt down by the Archbishop´s troops over some dispute. The church did not got damaged at that time, but had to be rebuilt after the great fire in Reichenhall in 1515. It got rebuilt, altered, repaired - and in the 1860s got enlarged in Neo-Romanesque style. The medieval tower got demolished and replaced. The carvings that once decorated the Romanesque tower were saved - and saved in this frieze around the southern side apse. A detail of the frieze. A lion, compared to that masterly carved lions, guarding the doors at St. Zeno, not even two kms north, this is a pretty naive style.

The church of St. Zeno, just seen, was an abbey-church and not just easily open for the pious villagers. So in 1181 Archbishop Adalbert III gave his ok to Reichenhall for the erection of a parish church. Already 10 years later, St. Nikolaus, a three nave basilica, got consecrated. Another five years later, Reichenhall was burnt down by the Archbishop´s troops over some dispute. The church did not got damaged at that time, but had to be rebuilt after the great fire in Reichenhall in 1515. It got rebuilt, altered, repaired - and in the 1860s got enlarged in Neo-Romanesque style. The medieval tower was demolished and got replaced by the tower seen now. The complete western facade, seen here, is just 150 years old.

In 1181 Archbishop Adalbert III gave his ok to the pious dwellers of Reichenhall for the erection of a parish church. 10 years later, St. Nikolaus, a three nave basilica, got consecrated. Another five years later, Reichenhall was burnt down by the Archbishop´s troops over some dispute. The church did not got damaged at that time, but had to be rebuilt after the great fire in Reichenhall in 1515. It got rebuilt, altered, repaired - and in the 1860s got enlarged in Neo-Romanesque style. The medieval tower got demolished and replaced. The carvings that once decorated the Romanesque tower were saved - and saved in a frieze around the southern side apse.