Saint George

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“Saint George and the Dragon” by Bernt Notke
(Cast of the original wooden statue in Storkyrkan, Gamla Stan, Stockholm)
St. Catherine's Church
Lübeck, May 2003

Lübeck Hauptbahnhof

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Lübeck Hauptbahnhof
Am Bahnhof
Lübeck, May 2003

Merkur

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Merkur (Mercury)
Puppenbrücke (Bridge of Statues)
Lübeck, May 2003

Salzspeicher

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Salzspeicher (Salt storehouses)
Upper Trave River
Lübeck, May 2003

“The Salzspeicher (salt storehouses), of Lübeck, Germany, are six historic brick buildings on the Upper Trave River next to the Holstentor (the western city gate). Built in the 16th–18th centuries, the houses stored salt that was mined near Lüneburg and brought to Lübeck over the Stecknitz Canal. The salt was then shipped to several ports in the Baltic region, where the commodity was relatively rare, but was in high demand for the preservation of food. The salt trade from the late Middle Ages onward was a major reason for the power of Lübeck and the Hanseatic League. In the course of the centuries, the houses were adapted for the storage of different goods, such as cloth, grain and wood.” (Salzspeicher, Wikipedia)

The Praying Princess

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The princess saved from the dragon
Katharinenkirche (St. Catherine's Church)
Lübeck, May 2003

“The main group is 3.75 metres (12.3 ft) tall, and stands on a wooden plinth that makes the total height c. 6 metres (20 ft). The scale of the sculpture is larger-than-life. It depicts St. George on horseback, fighting with the dragon. The saint has pierced the dragon with his lance, which is broken, and has drawn his sword and holds it aloft to strike the dragon. The dragon is reeling under the attack but has managed to pierce the horse with one of its claws, and the horse is rearing. On the ground, baby dragons peer out from cavities and the ground is littered with human bones. The plinth of the main sculpture displays eight panels on which the legend of St. George is related. The subsidiary sculpture depicts the princess in seemingly serene prayer. Saint George, likewise, is not looking at the dragon but his gaze is piously focused in the distance. Jan Svanberg notes that the sculpture as a whole is characterised by ‘realism in its execution and idealism in its perception’.” (Saint George and the Dragon, Wikipedia)

Emanuel Geibel

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Statue of Emanuel Geibel by Hermann Volz
Heilig-Geist-Kloster
Lübeck, May 2003

Heiligen-Geist-Hospital

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Heiligen-Geist-Hospital (Hospital of the Holy Spirit)
Koberg
Lübeck, May 2003

Obere Engelsgrube

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Obere Engelsgrube (Upper Engelsgrube)
Marien-Magdalenen Quartier
Altstadt (Old Town)
Lübeck, May 2003

Schiffergesellschaft

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Schiffergesellschaft building
Breite Straße
Lübeck, May 2003

Drehtür

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“Drehtür” (Revolving Door) by Waldemar Otto, 1983
Breite Straße / Beckergrube
Lübeck, May 2003

The Devil at St. Mary's Church

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The Devil at St. Mary's Church by Rolf Goerler, 1999
Marienkirchhof
Lübeck, May 2003

Astronomische Uhr

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Astronomische Uhr (Astronomical clock)
Marienkirche, St. Mary's Church
Marienkirchhof
Lübeck, May 2003

“The astronomical clock was built in 1561–1566. It used to stand in the ambulatory, behind the high altar but was completely destroyed in 1942. Only a clock dial that was replaced during a previous restoration remains, in St. Anne's Museum The new Astronomical Clock, which was installed on the East side of the Northern transept, in the Danse Macabre Chapel. It is the work of Paul Behrens, a Lübeck clockmaker, who planned it as his lifetime achievement from 1960 to 1967. He collected donations for it, made the clock, including all its parts, and maintained the clock until his death. The clock front is a simplified copy of the original. Calendar and planetary discs controlled by a complicated mechanical movement show the day and the month, the position of the sun and the moon, the signs of the zodiac (the thirteen astronomical signs, not the twelve astrological signs), the date of Easter, and the golden number. At noon, the clock chimes and a procession of figures passes in front of the figure of Christ, who blesses each of them. The figures originally represented the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire; since the post-War reconstruction, they represent eight representatives of the peoples of the world.” (St. Mary's Church, Wikipedia)

Buddenbrookhaus

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Buddenbrookhaus (Buddenbrook House), 1758
Mengstraße
Lübeck, May 2003

Holstentor

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Holstentor (Holsten Gate)
Holstentorplatz
Lübeck, May 2003

“The Holsten Gate (Low German and German: Holstentor) is a city gate marking off the western boundary of the old center of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck. Built in 1464, the Brick Gothic construction is one of the relics of Lübeck's medieval city fortifications and one of two remaining city gates, the other being the Citadel Gate (Burgtor). Known for its two-round towers and arched entrance, it is regarded today as a symbol of the city. Together with the old city centre (Altstadt) of Lübeck it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.” (Holstentor, Wikipedia)

Sleeping Lion

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Sleeping lion by Christian Daniel Rauch
Holsten Gate
Lübeck, May 2003