Video intro to the Cathedral. My attempts to get a still shot consistently lopped off the top or the bottom.
Inside looking up at one of the domes.
This video is taken from a platform by the big bells. The young lady with Stephanie is her friend Marina.
After climbing 397 steps up one of the towers, we arrived at this platform. I counted at least another 120 to an observation deck. And my legs said, "There is nothing up there worth seeing!" They were probably lying, and I knew it even as they told me the lie. But I chose to believe them anyway. The ladies definitely agrees with them and me. The climb up on a very narrow, spiral, stone stairway. As people came down, we who were climbing were more than agreeable to pause to let them pass by. Who said anything about catching our breath?
If you ever visit this magnificent edifice, I recommend taking the self-guided, walking tour of the ground floor. Truly, not because you can then avoid climbing the stairs (did I mention there were 397--both going up and going down?). But I think it would be much more enjoyable and enlightening. By the time we got back to earth, were so tired and hungry that everyone was ready to go to lunch. But they indulged me long enough to take a few shots of the inside of the cathedral at ground level.
Below, is the main chancel (is that the right word?).
Later, walking a few blocks away, I was able to get this shot of the twin towers of the Cathedral. In Germany, it is called the "Koln Dom."
Next time, I will take you with me to some of the other churches in the neighborhood of the Dom.ttfn
1 comment:
Yes chancel is correct. How breathtaking. -S
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