Monday, May 11, 2015

Dec 2013: The church in white and gold #Dusseldorf

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After visiting the main basilica, I popped into the Dominican Monastery.

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the original church was destroyed by allied bombing in 1943..but dates back to 1867,

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this was restored in 1950

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the church is cool and white, with gold accents all over, really very nice and peaceful. Stunning fresco and plastering work indeed.

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and there was a concert

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quite a nice one…

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Konzert! :)

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the outside of the church is done up in this nice ochre colour. very nice. good place to pop in for a bit of worship and listen to music.

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