Hotel Am Jungfernstieg

Jakobikirche

by antistar

The youngest of the three main churches, and also the least imposing, the Jakobikirche has a impressive history nonetheless. Originally started in 1303 this brick church was pummeled by projectiles during the Wallenstein siege in 1628, the gothic tower was burned down in 1662 after a lightning strike, in 1678 and 1715 it was smashed by cannon fire, used by the French as a stable in the early 19th century, and then hammered again during an air raid in 1944. The current state of the church is the result of extensive restoration work that started in 1995.

If you want to actually enter the church you will need to arrange this by telephone.

Buildings in Decay

by antistar

I loved the old decaying buildings in Stralsund, although perhaps many others won't. They are an unusual feature for a town, at least for me, and reminded me of some of the decaying and burned out old buildings about my village as a boy, before the place became a gentrified satellite of the commuter belt. This first picture is of an old harbour building on the marina, as seen from the Frankendam.

This small building on Wasserstrasse, along from the Heilgeistkloster, is jammed in between some nicely restored buildings and offers excellent contrast.

This rotten gabled building on Frankenstrasse is wonderfully evocative of a bygone era.

Little else remains of this old house near Jakobikirche except from the front wall.

These rotten old apartments have a wonderful view over the Frankenteich lake, and would make a fantastic restoration project.

Again overlooking Frankenteich lake, on the Frankenwall road, this colourfully decaying little building has been most likely marked for destruction.

Underneath St. Marien's church, between Frankenwall and Marienstr., is a collection of old hovels, including this little gem. This could be worth a fortune one day.

Showing the growing plague of modernity as it overtakes the old relics, here is a before and after shot from near St Marien's church.