Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Romanik

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26 Jan 2010 117
The lion holding a bearded person. Actually the figures outside are duplicates, of the 800 years old orginals.

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26 Jan 2010 124
...The phantastic carvings show two hares, having caught the hunter. I remember that the tympanon in Conques (France) shows two evil looking hares roasting the hunter...

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26 Jan 2010 131
... beasts waiting..

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26 Jan 2010 106
...old grafittis on a very old capital.

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26 Jan 2010 119
A hunting dog, biting the hare into the neck..

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26 Jan 2010 122
The Lion-Portail of the "Kaiserdom", founded by 1135 by Lothar III (" Holy Roman Emperor") , who was born in the nearby village of Suepplingburg. His tomb and thatone of his wife Richenza are here. The carvings were done by masters from the Lombardy.

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26 Jan 2010 110
The apsis showing the hunting scenes.