Mainzer Dom
This is the cathedral (or ‘Dom’ in german) located in the old section of Mainz, Germany, near the Rhine river. The Mainzer Dom was built over 1,000 years ago, and expanded througout the centuries to become what it is today. Mainz was heavily bombed during WW2 with over 80% of the city destroyed, and the Dom suffered some collateral damage, but was repaired. Fortunately the allies avoided the direct bombing of historic structures, a common practice by civilized nations even in times of war . Contrast that to the Taliban, who purposely blew up the two largest Buddhist statues in the world, over 1,500 years old, when they came to power. Nough said.
November 28th, 2008 at 3:53 am
Fascinating lighting tones grace this grand old lady! Just beautiful!
November 28th, 2008 at 10:53 am
Amazing composition and colours! I just love it!
November 28th, 2008 at 11:55 am
Wow, this is beautiful. The color of the sky almost makes it look like the buildings are pasted on. I love it when that happens!
November 28th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Great job on the ‘Human Tripod’ — good job on the exposure. I’d recommend cropping a bit more to the right, moving the tower tot he left of the frame. It’s a little dead-center. That’s just my 2 cents. Great shot, though.
I like the background story, it’s painful to think about all that was destroyed in the war. I also like the idea of civilized war, only a true adult could understand the concept. Stop the enemy, but don’t destroy the culture. Almost like selective logging or non-invasive surgery.
- Mitch
November 28th, 2008 at 6:50 pm
A wonderful image! I was there in September!!
December 5th, 2008 at 10:01 am
Wonderful photos! The one of the Mainzer Dom turned out very nice. Greetings from the old country!