Freising, Germany

1:08:00 PM Out And About Global 11 Comments

No doubt, by now you will recognize the green onion shaped domes that top all towers.

And if you haven't noticed yet, yellow is a very popular color. I never tire of photographing yellow against a blue sky.

The higher up the hill I got the older the buildings became.
These cobble stone roads are a nightmare to walk on.
This alter whose original paint work is still visible is from a small church built in the 1300's.  It is always so amazing to me when the delicate nature of paint is preserved. I also enjoy the old inscriptions often in Latin.
Contrast that alter with the magnificent Romanesque Freisinger Dom. The Rococco explosion of color and light is from the 1700's renovation in preparation for the 1000 year anniversary of the building. Imagine that, for 1300 years a church has stood on this spot! Naturally, there have been many renovations due to fires, time and changing needs.





This was my favorite find in the Cathedral--it's a family tree using the family crests.

Otto was Bishop of Freising from 1138.  He took part in the Crusades and as a monk of the Cistertian order he believed in manual labor and self reliance.