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Hans Nussdorf
Hans Nussdorf was a late gothic architect known for having completed the Martins tower of the Basler Minster in 1500. He was also involved in the construction of the Bernese Munster and the St.Leonhards church in Basel. Early life and Where Nussdorf was born is not known, but it is assumed he hailed from Nussdorf at the Lake Constance. A Hannsen von Constentz or Hans von Constanz was mentioned in 1455 to have constructed the Monkey's Fountain.Huggel, Doris (2003), p.13 A certain "Hannsenn of Constantz, the new foreman" received some money It is assumed that Nussdorf (then called Johannes de Constancia) began to work at the Minster in 1467 in a leading position. Since 1472 he was mentioned as Hans Nussdorf. Professional career He was admitted to the Spinnwetternzunft, (the stonemason trade union of Basel) in 1479. Onwards he was called master and in the 1480s, Nussdorf had his own mason workshop. According to the local guidelines, a master was allowed to take in only one ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Nussdorf
Hans Nussdorf was a late gothic architect known for having completed the Martins tower of the Basler Minster in 1500. He was also involved in the construction of the Bernese Munster and the St.Leonhards church in Basel. Early life and Where Nussdorf was born is not known, but it is assumed he hailed from Nussdorf at the Lake Constance. A Hannsen von Constentz or Hans von Constanz was mentioned in 1455 to have constructed the Monkey's Fountain.Huggel, Doris (2003), p.13 A certain "Hannsenn of Constantz, the new foreman" received some money It is assumed that Nussdorf (then called Johannes de Constancia) began to work at the Minster in 1467 in a leading position. Since 1472 he was mentioned as Hans Nussdorf. Professional career He was admitted to the Spinnwetternzunft, (the stonemason trade union of Basel) in 1479. Onwards he was called master and in the 1480s, Nussdorf had his own mason workshop. According to the local guidelines, a master was allowed to take in only one ap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strasbourg
Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the European Parliament. Located at the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace, it is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin department. In 2019, the city proper had 287,228 inhabitants and both the Eurométropole de Strasbourg (Greater Strasbourg) and the Arrondissement of Strasbourg had 505,272 inhabitants. Strasbourg's metropolitan area had a population of 846,450 in 2018, making it the eighth-largest metro area in France and home to 14% of the Grand Est region's inhabitants. The transnational Eurodistrict Strasbourg-Ortenau had a population of 958,421 inhabitants. Strasbourg is one of the ''de facto'' four main capitals of the European Union (alongside Brussels, Luxembourg and Frankfurt), as it is the seat of several European insti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothic Architects
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1503 Deaths
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Baptismal Font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for baptism. Aspersion and affusion fonts The fonts of many Christian denominations are for baptisms using a non-immersive method, such as aspersion (sprinkling) or affusion (pouring). The simplest of these fonts has a pedestal (about tall) with a holder for a basin of water. The materials vary greatly consisting of carved and sculpted marble, wood, or metal. The shape can vary. Many are eight-sided as a reminder of the new creation and as a connection to the practice of circumcision, which traditionally occurs on the eighth day. Some are three-sided as a reminder of the Holy Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Fonts are often placed at or near the entrance to a church's nave to remind believers of their baptism as they enter the church to pray, since the rite of baptism served as their initiation into the Church. In many churches of the Middle Ages and Renaissance there was a special chapel or even a separate build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Niessenberger
Hans Niessenberger was an architect of the latter part of the Middle Ages. Life Niessenberger's name is mentioned with comparative frequency in contemporaneous literature, but information about his personality and his works is somewhat more difficult to find. It seems however, that he was born in Graz, Styria. He worked on the choir of the Freiburg Minster from 1471 to 1480; in the latter year he was compelled to leave the task of building and to swear that he would not try to revenge himself for this. The choir at Freiburg was turned over to him in 1471; the contract is interesting and instructive showing as it does the manner in which buildings of this kind were erected during the latter part of the Middle Ages, and how the working hours, wages, etc. were determined upon. The choir possesses great beauty, but it also manifests the peculiarities of Late Gothic architecture. It is long, like the main church, with the nave higher, the side aisles lower and somewhat narrower than in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Delémont
Delémont (; fc, D'lémont; german: Delsberg, ) is the capital of the Swiss canton of Jura. The city has approximately 12,000 inhabitants . History The area of the municipality was already settled in the middle Bronze Age. Fifteen urn burials have been discovered in the municipality. There were late Bronze Age settlements south and west of the modern city. Several Iron Age buildings have been discovered south of town. There is also evidence of a Roman settlement, including a Gallo-Roman mausoleum and a small cache of coins. One or possibly several villas in the area may indicate the existence of a vicus near the town. The first historic mention of the name dates from 736 to 37 as ''Delemonte''. In 1131, the first mention of the German name ''Telsperg'' was recorded. It is also mentioned as Laimunt (1181) and Deleymunt (1225). The name is a combination of the Germanic ''Tello'' or ''Dagili'' with the Latin word ''mons'' for ''mountain''. Since the 7th century, the region bel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloister
A cloister (from Latin ''claustrum'', "enclosure") is a covered walk, open gallery, or open arcade running along the walls of buildings and forming a quadrangle or garth. The attachment of a cloister to a cathedral or church, commonly against a warm southern flank, usually indicates that it is (or once was) part of a monastic foundation, "forming a continuous and solid architectural barrier... that effectively separates the world of the monks from that of the serfs and workmen, whose lives and works went forward outside and around the cloister." Cloistered (or ''claustral'') life is also another name for the monastic life of a monk or nun. The English term ''enclosure'' is used in contemporary Catholic church law translations to mean cloistered, and some form of the Latin parent word "claustrum" is frequently used as a metonymic name for ''monastery'' in languages such as German. History of the cloister Historically, the early medieval cloister had several antecedents: the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wiesental, Black Forest
thumbnail, View over the Wiesental, near Zell im Wiesental The Wiesental, named after the river Wiese, is a valley in the Southern Black Forest. The Wiese is a right-hand tributary of the Rhine which has its source in Feldberg and flows into the Rhine in Basel, Switzerland. The Wiesental was one of the first industrialized regions of the former grand dutchy of Baden and an important production location for the textile industry. Geography thumbnail, Wiesental with catchment area of the Wiese in the Black Forest With the exception of the two Swiss communes Riehen and Basel, as well as the Feldberg commune with the source of the Wiese ( Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald), the Wiesental belongs entirely to the district of Landkreis Lörrach. The 55 km long river Wiese flows through the valley in a South-Western direction from the Feldberg (1200 meters above sea level) to Basel (244 meters above sea level). The Wiese merges with its biggest tributary, the "Little Wiese", ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1356 Basel Earthquake
The 1356 Basel earthquake is the most significant seismological event to have occurred in Central Europe in recorded history and had a moment magnitude in the range of 6.0–7.1.Centrale Nucléaire de Fessenheim : appréciation du risque sismique RÉSONANCE Ingénieurs-Conseils SA, published 2007-09-05, pages 12, 13 This earthquake, which occurred on 18 October 1356, is also known as the Sankt-Lukas-Tag Erdbeben (English: Earthquake of Saint Luke), as 18 October is the feast day of Saint . Earthquake |
Basel Minster
Basel Minster (German: ''Basler Münster'') is a religious building in the Swiss city of Basel, originally a Catholic cathedral and today a Reformed Protestant church. The original cathedral was built between 1019 and 1500 in Romanesque and Gothic styles. The late Romanesque building, destroyed by the 1356 Basel earthquake, was rebuilt by Johannes Gmünd, who was at the same time employed for building the Freiburg Münster. Ulrich von Ensingen, architect of the towers at the Ulm Minster and the Strasbourg Cathedral, extended the building from 1421. Hans Nußdorf completed the southern Martinstower (after St.Martin) in 1500. One of the main landmarks and tourist attractions of Basel, it adds definition to the cityscape with its red sandstone architecture and coloured roof tiles, its two slim towers and the cross-shaped intersection of the main roof. The Swiss inventory of cultural property of national and regional significance lists the Münster as a heritage site of national ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basler Zeitung
''Basler Zeitung'' (literally: "Basler Newspaper"), or ''BaZ'', is a Swiss German-language regional daily newspaper, published in Basel. History and profile ''Basler Zeitung'' was created in 1977 through the merger of the '' Basler Nachrichten'' and the ''National-Zeitung''. The paper has its headquarters in Basel and the Basel canton. The newspaper is owned by the Basler Zeitung Medien which also publishes the free daily newspaper '' Baslerstab''. The shareholders of ''Basler Zeitung'' are Tito Tettamanti (75%) and Martin Wagner (25%) In 1997 ''Basler Zeitung'' had a circulation of 115,297 copies. The circulation of the paper was 104,000 copies in 2003. The 2006 circulation of the daily was 98,645 copies. See also * List of newspapers in Switzerland The number of newspapers in Switzerland was 406 before World War I. It reduced to 257 in 1995. The country was ranked fifteenth for 2014 in the yearly Press Freedom Index published by Reporters Without Borders and 8th in 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
