The Alter Markt square in Stralsund is brilliantly illuminated in late-day sun with St. Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas Church) and the Rathaus (City Hall) framing the scene at right. The greenish building at centre-left is the heritage-protected mid-18th century building Commandantenhus. Stralsund’s Old Town has been inscribed as UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002.
I made the image above on 31 May 2024 with an iPhone15; the image is corrected for geometric distortion. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-wIH.
The Old Towns in Wismar and Stralsund have been designated a UNESCO World Heritage site since 2002. I highlight Stralsund’s 3 main churches and some of the town’s characteristic architecture.
St. Mary’s ChurchThat is some altar, with abundant vertical space above.
St. Nicholas Church.
The high altar, in St. Nick’s
Wall painting, crucifixionscene with Peter, Mary, John, Paul, Nicholas.
Alter Markt: “Backgothic” style.
Badenstraße.
St. Jakob (St. James)
Spare or austere decoration by comparison; use of its big spaces gives the name “Kulturkirche.”
On exhibition inside St. James’ is a partial retrospective on German-American photographer Leni Sinclair (b. 1940 in Königsberg).
Welterbe-Ausstellung, near Alter Markt. The larger than usual panel at right-centre is the World Heritage Site listing for the Hanseatic cities of Wismar and Stralsund.
On travel day 25, I’ve now visited in Germany 6 (new to me) UNESCO World Heritage Sites, bringing my total to 40 from 52.
I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 1 Jun 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.
Stralsund has existed as a city with its first charter assigned in 1234 CE. The name of the settlement is taken from the narrow water channel, Strelasund, a sound separating the mainland (on which the town resides) and the neighbouring island of Rügen.
I arrive at the hotel in late-afternoon, and get myself out the door for a couple of hours as “visual appetizer” for tomorrow’s full day (under forecast sun). Prominent are the “big 3 churches” in the city’s Old Town whose area is designated UNESCO world heritage site.
Except for the building with Nicolai Cafe, every other structure seen in this southeast corner of Alter Markt Plaza is under local/regional monument protection.
Town Hall with Gothic facade at right; Nikolaikirche (St. Nicholas) in background
Kulturkirche St. Jakobi (St. James).
St.-Marien-Kirche (St. Mary’s), from hotel room: not bad.
Afternoon light in the Old Town: west on Fährstrasse.
I made all images above with an iPhone15 on 31 May 2024. This post composed with Jetpack for iOS appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com.
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