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Buildings and Structures in Kaliningrad: Konigsberg Cathedral, Church of the Holy Family, Kaliningrad, Brandenburg Gate, King's Gate

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Description:Chapters: Konigsberg Cathedral, Church of the Holy Family, Kaliningrad, Brandenburg Gate, King's Gate, Sackheim Gate, Kreuzkirche, Kaliningrad, House of Soviets, Rossgarten Gate, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Baltika Stadium. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Konigsberg Cathedral (German: Russian: ) is a Brick Gothic style building in Kaliningrad (formerly Konigsberg) on an island in the Pregel (Pregolya). The island was called Kneiphof in German times. The cathedral was built to replace a smaller cathedral, after Johann Clare, bishop of Sambia, insisted on the construction of a bigger building. The smaller cathedral, situated in Altstadt, was subsequently demolished and materials from it were used to build the new cathedral on Kneiphof. The construction of the cathedral on Kneiphof is considered to have begun in 1333. The soil on which the cathedral was built was marshy, and so hundreds of oak poles were put into the ground before the actual construction could begin. After the relatively short period of almost 50 years, the cathedral was largely completed by 1380. Work on the interior frescoes lasted until the end of 14th century. The choir contained murals from the 14th and 15th Centuries, late Gothic wood carvings and medieval monuments in the Renaissance style, the chief of which was a statue of Albert, Duke of Prussia, carved by Cornelis Floris de Vriendt in 1570. The cathedral originally had two spires. The spires (one north and one south) overlooked the entrance (west side) of the cathedral. But in 1544 the two spires were destroyed by fire. The south spire was rebuilt, but the north spire was replaced by a simple gable roof. In 1640 a clock was built underneath the rebuilt spire, and from 1650 the famous Wallenrodt Library, donated b...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=632277We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Buildings and Structures in Kaliningrad: Konigsberg Cathedral, Church of the Holy Family, Kaliningrad, Brandenburg Gate, King's Gate. To get started finding Buildings and Structures in Kaliningrad: Konigsberg Cathedral, Church of the Holy Family, Kaliningrad, Brandenburg Gate, King's Gate, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
32
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Publisher
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Release
2010
ISBN
1157299121

Buildings and Structures in Kaliningrad: Konigsberg Cathedral, Church of the Holy Family, Kaliningrad, Brandenburg Gate, King's Gate

Books LLC
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Description: Chapters: Konigsberg Cathedral, Church of the Holy Family, Kaliningrad, Brandenburg Gate, King's Gate, Sackheim Gate, Kreuzkirche, Kaliningrad, House of Soviets, Rossgarten Gate, Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Baltika Stadium. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 30. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Konigsberg Cathedral (German: Russian: ) is a Brick Gothic style building in Kaliningrad (formerly Konigsberg) on an island in the Pregel (Pregolya). The island was called Kneiphof in German times. The cathedral was built to replace a smaller cathedral, after Johann Clare, bishop of Sambia, insisted on the construction of a bigger building. The smaller cathedral, situated in Altstadt, was subsequently demolished and materials from it were used to build the new cathedral on Kneiphof. The construction of the cathedral on Kneiphof is considered to have begun in 1333. The soil on which the cathedral was built was marshy, and so hundreds of oak poles were put into the ground before the actual construction could begin. After the relatively short period of almost 50 years, the cathedral was largely completed by 1380. Work on the interior frescoes lasted until the end of 14th century. The choir contained murals from the 14th and 15th Centuries, late Gothic wood carvings and medieval monuments in the Renaissance style, the chief of which was a statue of Albert, Duke of Prussia, carved by Cornelis Floris de Vriendt in 1570. The cathedral originally had two spires. The spires (one north and one south) overlooked the entrance (west side) of the cathedral. But in 1544 the two spires were destroyed by fire. The south spire was rebuilt, but the north spire was replaced by a simple gable roof. In 1640 a clock was built underneath the rebuilt spire, and from 1650 the famous Wallenrodt Library, donated b...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=632277We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Buildings and Structures in Kaliningrad: Konigsberg Cathedral, Church of the Holy Family, Kaliningrad, Brandenburg Gate, King's Gate. To get started finding Buildings and Structures in Kaliningrad: Konigsberg Cathedral, Church of the Holy Family, Kaliningrad, Brandenburg Gate, King's Gate, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages
32
Format
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Publisher
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Release
2010
ISBN
1157299121

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