Lutherstadt Wittenberg

The cathedral at Wittenberg, including the famous doors. They were redone with bronze renderings of the Ninety-Five Theses, by King Frederick Wilhem IV of Prussia in 1858. When I stood in front of them, all I could hear was one of our former Orthodox priests intoning...

"The doors! The doors! In wisdom, let us attend!"

And if memory serves me right, and it might not, the Nicene Creed follows.

There are a lot of interior shots, including the graves of both Luther and Melanchthon, as well as the Saxon duke Frederick the Wise in front of the altar. The church was practically completely destroyed in the Seven Years War by the Hapsburgs, yes, them again. (Side note to my American readers, this one we call the French and Indian War). It was rebuilt, however most of the interior art and decorations was destroyed.

Still, an impressive church. High ceilings, stained glass, statues, painted ceiling. It reminds me of the Lutheran church I grew up in, though on a much grander scale, of course.Read more