Glockenspiel Nuremburg
by Pamela Newcomb
Title
Glockenspiel Nuremburg
Artist
Pamela Newcomb
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
The Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady) is a church in Nuremberg, Germany, constructed as an imperial royal chapel on the main market square. An example of brick Gothic architecture, it was built between 1352 and 1362. The church contains many sculptures, some of them heavily restored, and numerous works of art from the Middle Ages. A notable feature of the church is the Männleinlaufen, a mechanical clock and glockenspiel that commemorates the Golden Bull of 1356. The Golden Bull was a decree to regulate the election and coronation of the King of the Romans, so named because of its gold seal. The clock was installed in the church in 1506. The clock mechanism is activated daily at noon. A bell is rung to start the sequence followed by the trumpeters and drummer, then there is a procession of the electors around the figure of the Holy Roman Emperor. This must have been quite a spectacle in the middle ages, and it is still a treat to witness today.
Germany, September 2015
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December 13th, 2015
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