The Wandering Scot
An occasional travel journal
Cologne
Cologne Cathedral
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| Cologne Cathedral
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Cologne Cathedral
On a slightly misty ChristmasDay
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| Cathedral Entrance
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| Misty interior on Christmas Day
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| Shrine of the Three Kings
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| Modern abstract stained glass
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| Cathedral corner view
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| Night view
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| Night View
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Cologne Cathedral Treasury
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Electoral Sword (~1490) + Crozier (~1322)
A Bishop and an Elector!
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| Ornate Crozier Head ~1322
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Cologne: Römisch-Germanisches Museum
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| Bust of Trajan
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| A plaque of Oceanus / Neptune
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| Grave Markers
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| Bust of Tiberius
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| 3rd c mosaic
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| Nicely carved small warrrior
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Delicate Glassware
Roman Cologne had a significant glass making industry
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| Painted glass vase
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Around Cologne
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| Arch from the North Gate of Roman walls (~50 AD)
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| Römerturm (Roman Tower) (from ~50 AD!)
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| Historic Rathaus
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| Rathaus detail: Agrippa & Augustus
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| Great St. Martin Church
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| The Mighty Rhine, at Cologne
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| Christmas Market
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Aachen
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Roman Legate discovers the Aachen Hot Springs
(Previously known only to local barbarians)
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"Money Fountain" Hot Pool & Statues
The pool is fed from the Hot Springs
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Aachen Cathedral
The cathedral's octagonal core is from the time of Charlemagne.
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| Cathedral from the North
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| Cathedral from the South-East
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| Cathedral Entrance
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| Original 9th c Bronze Doors (!!)
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Aachen Cathedral: Octagonal Core (9th c)
Mosaics are 19th-20th c
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| View up to Octagon dome
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| View into Choir
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| Cathedral Choir (14th c)
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| Balcony View
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| Marienschrein, Shrine of St Mary
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| Shrine of St Charlemagne
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| The "Throne of Charlemagne"
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Aachen Cathedral Treasury
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| Idealized Bust of Charlemagne (~1350)
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| Charlemagne
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| Graham mugs with Charlemagne
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| Cross of Lothair (10th c)
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Crown of Margaret of York (England, 1461)
Margaret married Charles the Bold of Burgundy
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| Heraldic Chest of "Richard of Cornwall" (1258)
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Aachen Historic Rathaus
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Historic Rathaus (mostly 14th c)
Square tower on left is from Charlemagne's Palace.
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| Historic Rathaus Corner Tower (~14th c)
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Historic Rathaus (back view)
Square tower on right is from Charlemagne's Palace.
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| 14th c Coronation Hall
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| Replicas of HRE Insignia
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Düsseldorf
A quick 8am stopover in Düsseldorf, on the way to Essen.
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| Schlossturmn Tower
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| View to St. Lambertus
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Statue of Cartwheeling Boys
A City Tradition and Emblem
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| Düsseldorf Rathaus
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| Prince Jan Wellem Statue (1711)
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Essen
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| Essen Cathedral (from 10th-13th c)
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| Essen Cathedral side view
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| 10th c Candelabrum
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| Madonna & Child (10th c)
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Zollverein Coal Mine
Zollverein was the Ruhr's largest and most modern coal plant in the mid-20th c. It is now a musuem.
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| Zollverein Coal Mine
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| Ruhr Museum Entrance (up the escalator)
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| Statue of Alred Krupp (1812-1877)
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Desk of the coal magnate Heinrich Flottmann
Supported by the laboring masses!
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| 3D model of the mine
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| Tour of the mine surface works
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London
A quick bonus stopover in London on the way home.
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| Thames and the Shard, in early evening
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| Falcon, Trafalgar Square
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| Trafalgar Square: 1930s Merman
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| Trafalgar Square: 1930s Merman
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London: Roman Londinium
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Foundations of Roman Amphitheatre
Basement of GuidHall Art Museum
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| Foundations of Roman Amphitheatre
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Fragment of Roman Wall (Stone square at bottom)
Noble Street Garden
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"Roman Fort Ruins"
Noble St (North End)
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"Roman Fort Gate"
Wallside
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Medieval Tower (rebuilt on Roman wall)
St Giles Cripplegate Tower
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Old Walls: Medieval at top, Roman at base
St Alphage Gardens
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London: National Gallery
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| Goya. Wellington (~1812)
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| Stubbs. Whistlejacket (~1762)
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| Turner. The Fighting Temeraire (1839)
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| Constable. The Hay Wain (1821)
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Full-scale study for "The Hay Wain" (1821)
Used to balance color, light and shade
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| Bellini. Doge Leonardo Loredan (~1502)
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| Catena. Doge Andrea Gritti (~1530)
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| Rembrandt. Self Portrait at 63 (1669)
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| Rembrandt. Selt Portrait at 34 (1640)
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| Van Eyck. The Anolfini Portrait (1434)
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| Da Vinci. The Virgin of the Rocks (~1500)
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Botticelli. Venus and Mars (~1485)
With mischievous satyrs
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British Museum
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| British Museum
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| An Easter Island head
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| Tang Tomb Guardians (~728)
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| Lewis Chessmen. 1150-1200
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| Lewis Chessmen. 1150-1200
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British Museum: Assyrian Section
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| Colossal Guardian Lion. Assyrian ~870 BC
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The Balwat Gates: (Replica) ~830 BC
The Original Bronze Bands are in display cases.
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| Assyrian Batterng Ram in action
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| A morbid display of heads, hands, etc.
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| Another Battering Ram
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| Swimming Troops
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| Charioteers & Prisoners
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| Wall Panel. Ashurnarsipal II, ~870 BC
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| Assyrian Wall Panel
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| Guardian Lions..
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H.M. Ashurbanipal bravely slays a wounded lion
Note the writing stylus tucked in His Majesty's belt
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| Ashurbanipal pursue Lions
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| A captive Lion is released for the Hunt
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British Museum: Roman Britain
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Hadrian. ~122 AD
Found in Thames, at London Bridge, 1834.
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Roman Mosaic. 3rd c AD
London, Bank of England.
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| Roman Chistian Mosaic, 4th c, Dorset.
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Bachus on a Tiger. 1st-2nd c AD
Discovered in Leadenhall St, London, 1803.
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| Caltrop. Romano-British
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