Some cool Ancient images:
The Ancient Church St. Ägidius, Keferloh
Image by caruba
What you see here is the interior of the church of St. Aegidius, Keferloh (near Munich) which was built 1170 - 1173. It is 836 years old as of 2009.
Like all good ancient churches, it is not accessible to the public, but yours truly got a chance to sneak in for a little peek. (It is currently closed due to renovations because it's very much falling apart).
For your historic information, here are a few facts about this building from the website of Grasbrunn:
1170 - 1173: Provost Heinrich of Schäftlarn erects a church, with St. Aegidius as patron saint.
16th/17th Century: The church of St. Aegidius is modernised, to reflect the Gothic and Baroque styles. Thus, some height is added to the tower to make it more Gothic, some Baroque windows are inserted, a wall is erected at right angles to the apsis and the ceiling plastered in the Baroque style.
1884: Construction work inside the church reveals the Romanic frescos in the apsis of St. Aegidius.
Apparently the church was restored 1962 - 1967, but not properly[1], so it's now in a rather desolate state and a lot of work still needs to be done.
Regarding the picture: HDR; -2/0/+2 exposures with tripod, "Dynamic Photo HDR" software. Comments are very welcome and constructive criticism appreciated.
And please - for the love of, um, God, view Large On Black
[1] www.merkur-online.de/lokales/nachrichten/asseln-risse-aeg... - DE
On the Streets of Ancient Ichan Kala - Uzbekistan
Image by whl.travel
Ichan Kala is the ancient part of Khiva that has organically formed throughout several centuries and survived until these days. It is surrounded by an ancient wall with four gates. Inside Ichan Kala historical monuments harmonically reside next to the houses of local dwellers.
(By Vladimir Jirnov)
www.samarkand-bukhara-travel.com
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