A Colorful Cathedral

On a weekend trip, I found a colorful cathedral. I hadn’t seen many churches/cathedrals like it. May be not even one. It is the St. George’s Cathedral in Limburg, Germany. As it so happens, it is a Cathedral in the Romanesque-Gothic style. The current structure dates back to 12th century but there was a simpler church from another earlier but unknown exact date (definitely even before the 9th century). In early 12th century, it was built into Romanesque style and then in late 12th century, it was “modernized” to early Gothic style – hence a mixture of styles.

Inside, it has three levels. Probably you can go only with a guide on the upper floors, as I saw a rope barring the staircases. There were frescoes from old times. I read somewhere that in the restorations/modernization attempts, over the centuries, they got painted over. But now most of them have been recovered.

**The afternoon sun’s rays falling on the murals**

The front of the cathedral was covered in ugly green netting, probably for some repairs. So, here’s the back view. See the people on the left side? That should give an idea of its size.

For Dan’s Thursday Doors.

In this blog, I focus on sharing some of the photographs that I capture, often during my travels but also in the everyday life. If you’d like to read about my travels, you can find the stories on this blog – Reflections on the River.