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Church St. Bartélemy - stained glass windows #9-10
robertbaum Says: Here you can see the stained glass windows in the wall above the entrance. (I never thought about that: funily it's the front side wall from outside, but the back side wall when standing inside).These windows reside above the gallery to the left and right of the organ.You...
Church St. Bartélemy - stained glass windows #6-8
robertbaum Says: Here you can see the stained glass windows in the wall on the right side (the south wall) of the church:#6: depicts the Holy Mother with the child#7: inscription "SANCTA ODILIA | PATRONA ALSATIAE"#8: inscription "REQUIEM AETERNAM | DONA EIS DOMINE"
Church St. Bartélemy - stained glass windows #3-5
robertbaum Says: Here you can see the stained glass windows in the wall on the right side (the south wall) of the church:#3: depicts pope Leo IX., inscription "PORTAE INFERI NON PRAEVALEBUNT EAM"#4: inscription "CONSECRATIO 31-X-1943 CHRISTO REGI"#5: inscription "S JOANNES BOSCO | PROTECTOR...
Church St. Bartélemy - stained glass windows #1-2
robertbaum Says: Here you can see the stained glass windows in the choir.#1: left side of the main altar#2: right side of the main altar
Church St. Bartélemy - the ceiling painting
robertbaum Says: In the centre of the ceiling a painting catches the eye.
Church St. Bartélemy - the organ
robertbaum Says: The organ, a great example of Alsatian organ building skills, sits on a gallery above the entrance. It was installed by Michel STIEHR (1750-1829) in 1808 by using parts of an older previous organ from the end of the 18th century, supposedly done by Ferdinand STIEFFEL. In...
Church St. Bartélemy - main and side altar
robertbaum Says: When you are approaching the choir with the main altar, light is switching on by a movement detector, so don't hesitate and come closer. The altars are of Baroque exuberance and enthusiasm.
Church St. Bartélemy - the inside
robertbaum Says: The church built in 1767 has a simple nave with white plastered walls and ceiling. Stained glass windows illuminate the inside. The main altar in the choir and the two side altars are remarkably decorated. What catches the eye is a painting on the ceiling. An organ that sits...
robertbaum Says: The parish exists since 1372, in 1543 it was reformed but returned to the Catholicism in 1696. The church of St. Bartélemy was built between 1765 and 1767 with sandstone from Lembach and bricks. The date it was finished 1765 (MDCCLXVII) can be read above the entrance (see...
Restaurant Au Cerf: Tarte Flambée - Flammekuche
robertbaum Says: The owner Mateme Mehr runs a pleasant restaurant with typical Alsatian dishes. The house itself is pretty old and dates back to 1720 as noted on the corner of the front gable.Roeschwoog's most famous is the Tarte Flambée or Flammekuche (a kind of thin French Pizza?).When I...
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When you are approaching the choir with the main altar, light is switching on by a movement detector, so don't hesitate and come closer. The altars are of...
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