Magnificent Mainz-1
Mainz is over 2000 years old and is one of Germany’s oldest cities but not one that is on the radar for most tourists visiting Germany. During the war 80% of the city was leveled but its old town core around the Dom escaped with very little damage.
The Mainzer Dom or St Martin’s cathedral is one of three Kaiserdom’s or imperial cathedrals the others located in Speyer and recently visited Worms. It is located in the old town Marktplatz that has been pedestrianized so makes a great walkabout and an easy visit from one of the underground parking garages scattered around the old town.
The Cathedral was constructed in 975 and was mostly Romanesque in design but now sports quite bit of Baroque ornamentation. Mainz’s Prince Bishop envisioned the city becoming the next Rome and wanted a Cathedral to reflect this ambitious dream, the Prince Bishop Electors also determined who would be the Holy Roman Emperor and ruled their districts in proxy for the Emperor so had a lot of power and influence.
Disclaimer: Not trying to be realistic in my editing there is enough realism in the world, my style is a mix of painterly and romanticism as well as a work in progress.
I took this with my D750 and Tamron SP 15-30 2.8 G2 Lens processed in LR and DXO Nik
Magnificent Mainz-1
Mainz is over 2000 years old and is one of Germany’s oldest cities but not one that is on the radar for most tourists visiting Germany. During the war 80% of the city was leveled but its old town core around the Dom escaped with very little damage.
The Mainzer Dom or St Martin’s cathedral is one of three Kaiserdom’s or imperial cathedrals the others located in Speyer and recently visited Worms. It is located in the old town Marktplatz that has been pedestrianized so makes a great walkabout and an easy visit from one of the underground parking garages scattered around the old town.
The Cathedral was constructed in 975 and was mostly Romanesque in design but now sports quite bit of Baroque ornamentation. Mainz’s Prince Bishop envisioned the city becoming the next Rome and wanted a Cathedral to reflect this ambitious dream, the Prince Bishop Electors also determined who would be the Holy Roman Emperor and ruled their districts in proxy for the Emperor so had a lot of power and influence.
Disclaimer: Not trying to be realistic in my editing there is enough realism in the world, my style is a mix of painterly and romanticism as well as a work in progress.
I took this with my D750 and Tamron SP 15-30 2.8 G2 Lens processed in LR and DXO Nik