"The only five-aisled church building in Denmark"

Cathedral | Ribe | Denmark | 2013-08

Ribe is the oldest extant Danish town. It was in former times the main danish harbour city at the north sea. The fantastic cathedral is as well the oldest cathedral in Denmark.

"Only 80 years old"

Korskirke | Rinkenaes | Denmark | 2012-09

Nearby to our holiday village Rendbjerg is the comunity of Rinkenaes. In Rinkenaes there are 2 churches. One older one, known as one of the oldest in Denmark, the other one is new (built in 1932). Here are the pics from the newer one with the stepped gable tower.

"Almost 1000 years old"

Gamle Kirke | Rinkenaes | Denmark | 2012-09

Nearby to our holiday village Rendbjerg is the comunity of Rinkenaes. In Rinkenaes there are 2 churches. One older one, known as one of the oldest in Denmark, the other one is new (built in 1932). Here are the pics from the older one, the gamle kirke.

"The Church with the 2 towers"

Cemetery | Broager | Denmark | 2012-08

In Broager, between Sonderborg and Krusa, there is Denmarks only 2-towered church. Around this nice building it is the cemetery and a monument to remember the Broager victims of World War 1. In Nybol there is a little church with cemetery which I visited later that day.

"The eternal rest of whaling captains"

Rømø Kirke | Rømø | Denmark | 2012-08

The Rømø Kirke, from the year 1200, expanded in the 17th and 18 Century, is dedicated to the patron saint of sailors Saint Clement. The church is surrounded by a cemetery with grave stones of rich whaling captains, known as Commander stones. Origin: wikipedia

"A campanile in Berlin"

Heilandskirche | Berlin | Germany | 2012-08

The Protestant Church of the Redeemer (German: Heilandskirche) is located in the south of the village of Sacrow, which since 1939 is incorporated to Potsdam, the capital of the German Bundesland of Brandenburg. It is famous for its Italian Romanesque Revival architecture with a separate campanile (bell tower) and for its localization. It has been built in 1844.
Origin: wikipedia. Unfortunatly the Bell Tower was wrapped because of work.

"A white nipple on the hill" - Part 3

Timeos Stavros | Damnoni | Crete | Greece | 2011-06

In Summer 2011 we stayed for about 4 weeks on Crete/Greece near Plakias. We had an appartment in the Hapimag-Complex in Damnoni. Nearby is the Timeos Stavros, a hill with a little church on top of it. It is an exhausting walk to the top, but you have a gorgious panoramique view. The second walk with my family.

"A white nipple on the hill" - Part 2

Timeos Stavros | Damnoni | Crete | Greece | 2011-06

In Summer 2011 we stayed for about 4 weeks on Crete/Greece near Plakias. We had an appartment in the Hapimag-Complex in Damnoni. Nearby is the Timeos Stavros, a hill with a little church on top of it. It is an exhausting walk to the top, but you have a gorgious panoramique view. The second walk with my family.

"A white nipple on the hill" - Part 1

Timeos Stavros | Damnoni | Crete | Greece | 2011-06

In Summer 2011 we stayed for about 4 weeks on Crete/Greece near Plakias. We had an appartment in the Hapimag-Complex in Damnoni. Nearby is the Timeos Stavros, a hill with a little church on top of it. It is an exhausting walk to the top, but you have a gorgious panoramique view. The second walk with my family.

"Never-ending building"

La Sagrada Familia | Barcelona | Spain | 2007-01

The Basílica i Temple Expiatori de la Sagrada Família (English: Basilica and Expiatory Church of the Holy Family) commonly known as the Sagrada Família is a large Roman Catholic church in Barcelona designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926). Although incomplete, the church is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and in November 2010 was consecrated and proclaimed a minor basilica by Pope Benedict XVI. Origin: wikipedia

"Vistas of Selent Servatius Church"

Servatius Church | Selent | Germany | 2005

Selent is a small town with 1.300 residents in Northern Germany. The Servatius-Church in Selent is first mentioned in records in 1197. For a calendar I took some pics from this nice building.