Schottenportal by dentremo
This Romanesque portal - now protected from the elements by a glass housing - is an entrance to the 12th century Schottenkirche (Scottish church), also known as St. Jakobs. It was built by Irish Benedictine monks in a spot that was at the time outside the city walls. There are fascinating carvings on either side of the portal: Carvings of Mary and Jesus are on the east side of portal (in the direction of Jerusalem), while images of the anti-Christ are on the western side (in the direction of the end of the world).It is interesting to note that the first wave of the 3rd crusade assembled in front of this church began their journey to the east from here. They walked down from the church to some boats that were docked on the bank of the Danube. They only made it about one kilometer before crashing into the Steinerebruecke - I guess they tried again on the next day launching from the other side of the bridge.
