Uhr am Konstanzer Münster - Konstanz, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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N 47° 39.816 E 009° 10.533
32T E 513180 N 5278926
Uhr am Turm des Konstanzer Münster in Konstanz. --- Clock on the tower of Konstanz Minster in Konstanz.
Waymark Code: WMXMQW
Location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Posted: 01/30/2018
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 12

Das Ziffernblatt ist von einem Gemälde umgeben. Zwei Engel, die jeweils eine Trompete blasen sowie vier Jahreszahlen fallen besonders auf. 1491, 1695, 1751 und 1996. Das Ziffernblatt ist grün, rot und golden. Die Stunden sind in goldenen römischen Ziffern angegeben, die Zeiger sind ebenfalls golden. Über dem Ziffernblatt sind noch zwei waalähnliche Kreaturen angebracht.

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"Das Konstanzer Münster oder Münster Unserer Lieben Frau ist eine Basilica minor in Konstanz am Bodensee. Patrone der ehemaligen Bischofskirche sind die Jungfrau Maria und die Patrone des ehemaligen Bistums Konstanz, Pelagius und Konrad von Konstanz.

Die Kirche geht auf die Anfangszeit des Bischofssitzes um das Jahr 600 n. Chr. zurück und wurde im Jahr 780 erstmals urkundlich erwähnt. Das Münster war für gut zwölf Jahrhunderte die Kathedrale der Bischöfe von Konstanz und diente als Sitzungssaal des Konzils von Konstanz (1414–1418). Seit der Aufhebung des Bistums 1821 wird das Münster als katholische Pfarrkirche genutzt.

Architektonisch handelt es sich beim bestehenden Bau um eine der größten romanischen Kirchen Südwestdeutschlands, eine dreischiffige Säulenbasilika mit kreuzförmigem Grundriss, die im Jahr 1089 geweiht wurde. Der romanische Bau ist im Stil der Gotik durch den breiten Westturmblock mit Westportal (12.–15. Jahrhundert), die Reihen der Seitenkapellen (15. Jahrhundert) und insbesondere die erst im 19. Jahrhundert errichtete neugotische Turmspitze überformt. Die Kirchenausstattung der Romanik und Gotik ist nur punktuell erhalten, im Innenraum überlagern sich die Ausstattungsepochen des Barock, des Klassizismus und der Neugotik. Besonderes Pilgerziel am Schwabenweg (Jakobsweg) ist die romanische Mauritiusrotunde mit einem kunsthistorisch bedeutenden Heilig-Grab-Aufbau aus der Frühgotik. Als höchstes Gebäude der historischen Altstadt prägt es mit seinem markanten Umriss bis heute das Stadtbild." Wikipedia (visit link)

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There is a paiting around the clock. The paiting shows two angels with trompets and some coloumns. The face is green, red and golden, hands and roman numerals are also golden. Above the clock face are attached two whale looking creatures.

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"The Konstanz Minster or Konstanz Cathedral (German: Konstanzer Münster) is a historical building in Konstanz, southern Germany, the proto-cathedral of the former Roman Catholic diocese of Konstanz (dissolved in 1821).

The first mention of a church in Konstanz dedicated to the Virgin Mary was in 615.[citation needed] Documentary confirmation of the Episcopal church Ecclesia sanctae Mariae urbis Constantiae is dated to the mid 8th century. There is clear evidence indicating that it was located on the Cathedral Hill, where a late Romanesque fortification with an adjoining civilian settlement had been established. In 780, the church was mentioned in a confirmation of a contract by Charlemagne.

St. Maurice’s Rotunda (Holy Sepulchre) was built in 940 on orders of Bishop Konrad (934 - 975) who was canonized in 1123.

In 1052, the cathedral collapsed. Its reconstruction took place under Bishop Rumold (1051 - 1069), with the eastern transept and three naves separated by 16 monoliths.

The next 300 years saw the construction of one towers, then another, then a great fire destroyed one of the towers along with parts of the basilica as well as 96 other houses in the city. The south tower was completed in 1378.

From 1414 to 1418 the Council of Constance took place. The most important assembly of the Church during the Middle Ages, and the only one on German soil. Martin V, who had been elected Pope by the Conclave and thereby ending the schism dividing the Church, is enthroned in this Cathedral in 1417.

In 1415 Jan Hus, because of his teachings, was condemned as a heretic by the Council who, at this time, was without a Pope. He was then delivered to the secular power who condemned him to death, tied him to a stake and publicly burnt him alive.

Between 1418 and 1525, the Cathedral was adapted to Gothic style by master craftsmen. In the period from 1526 to 1551, the Bishop left Konstanz because of the Reformation, and moved his See across the lake to the Martinsburg in Meersburg. The radical iconoclasm instigated by the reformer Huldrych Zwingli in nearby Zurich, caused the destruction of artwork in the Cathedral.

The subsequent centuries saw the addition of more paintings, wrought iron gates and sculptures, as well as the replacement and repair of destroyed items. Of note is the replacement of the painted Romanesque wooden ceiling by brick vaulting in 1637.

In 1821, Konstanz's bishopric, the largest in Germany, was dissolved and, in 1827, moved to Freiburg in the Breisgau. It had served the people around Lake Constance (Bodensee) for 1200 years, and survived almost 100 bishops. General restoration work took place on the Cathedral from 1844 to 1860; the tower was raised in neo-Gothic architectural style.

In 1955 Pope Pius XII raised the Cathedral to a papal Basilica Minor. A restoration program of the Cathedral’s interior as well as exterior was started in 1962 and was expected to be completed by 2010. In 1966, twelve new bells were cast and hung in the center tower and the ridge turret, a present from the state of Baden-Württemberg." Wikipedia (visit link)
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