Architectural beauty
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The Petrikirche (church of St Peter) in Lübeck - first mentioned in 1170 and extensively expanded at later times - and not finished until the 15th century. 1227-1250 the church got aisles on both sides of the nave. The church was then, in the 15th century expanded with two more aisles in Gothic style and it became a hall church (a church where the nave and aisles have approximately the same height).
The church was badly damaged by the allied bombings on Palm Sunday 1942 and was not completely restored until the 1980s. The church that had been so badly damaged was not just a Gothic church, but one known for its Baroque splendour which for the most part was destroyed and not reconstructed. But I think these slight remains of paint-work still visible in the ceilings are Baroque and not medieval. I do not know for certainty that this is the case here, but there are plenty of examples of medieval churches that after the Reformation had all there murals covered by white paint or plaster (more so then you would believe today, since modern techniques sometimes hade been able to remove the covering paint so you now can see them again), but that did not mean painted decorations were not added later on and in the 17th and 18th century it would be quite popular to paint on church walls and ceilings again. (The cross with JETZT, 'NOW' in German, is of course completely modern.)
Architectural beauty
ⓒRebecca Bugge, All Rights Reserved
Do not use without permission.
The Petrikirche (church of St Peter) in Lübeck - first mentioned in 1170 and extensively expanded at later times - and not finished until the 15th century. 1227-1250 the church got aisles on both sides of the nave. The church was then, in the 15th century expanded with two more aisles in Gothic style and it became a hall church (a church where the nave and aisles have approximately the same height).
The church was badly damaged by the allied bombings on Palm Sunday 1942 and was not completely restored until the 1980s. The church that had been so badly damaged was not just a Gothic church, but one known for its Baroque splendour which for the most part was destroyed and not reconstructed. But I think these slight remains of paint-work still visible in the ceilings are Baroque and not medieval. I do not know for certainty that this is the case here, but there are plenty of examples of medieval churches that after the Reformation had all there murals covered by white paint or plaster (more so then you would believe today, since modern techniques sometimes hade been able to remove the covering paint so you now can see them again), but that did not mean painted decorations were not added later on and in the 17th and 18th century it would be quite popular to paint on church walls and ceilings again. (The cross with JETZT, 'NOW' in German, is of course completely modern.)