David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Zell am Moos, Mondsee, Austria in 1998 -- two churches

In 1998 the secular chorus I sang with made a concert tour of Germany and Austria. One of the places we sang was the town of Zell am Moos, not far from Salzburg, Austria. While there I visited 2 churches. I don’t have a lot of photos of either one, so I’m putting both of them into a single set-this one.

Basilica St. Michael
The basilica St. Michael is the cultural and spiritual heart of the Mondsee region.
This gothic former monastery is just as striking today as ever. Its two towers stretch 52m into the sky. This late gothic church was constructed in the 15th century under the direction of abbot Benedikt Eck and is the second biggest church in Upper Austria. Saint Wolfgang spent a year in Mondsee in 976 as Bishop of Ratisbon and founded the pilgim church at the Wolfgangsee lake. The basilica Mondsee reached international fame because the wedding scene in the movie "Sound of Music" with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer was filmed inside.


04-24 Pfarre St. Michael Mondsee in Zell-am-Moos.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (front view)


04-25 Interior of Pfarre St. Michael Mondsee.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (interior long view)


04-26 Pulpit in Pfarre St. Michael Mondsee.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (Pulpt, sorry about glare)


04-27 Altar of Pfarre St. Michael Mondsee.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Chancel)


04-28 Altar of Pfarre St. Michael Mondsee.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Altar)

The Parish Church (Pfarrkirche Zell am Moos)
The single nave gothic church in Zell am Moos is one of many churches in the Mondsee region. The parish church of Zell am Moos was first mentioned in 1107 and once used to be a Holy Mary's pilgrimage church. The church is opened to visitors all year.


04-32 Parish Church Zell-am-Moos.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (exterior view)


04-33 Altar of Parish Church Zell-am-Moos.jpg by David Casteel, on Flickr (the Altar)

Ourspolair

Beautiful captures of this interesting architecture and the decorations, as usual. Thanks for sharing.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Very nicely done, David. Thanks for sharing the story also.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Ourspolair, thank you very much. I'm happy you liked it.

joehel2, I also appreciate your nice comment.

As you both know, I enjoy sharing my travels.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Hi, Joe! Thanks for the thumbs!

Sylvias Loc: North Yorkshire England

Excellent set David, the interiors are beautiful.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

I feel in awe of the places and your wonderful talent every time I look at a post of your incredible shooting

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

Sylvias, thanks for the nice comment, the thumb, and the smile!

joechchjr, I appreciate the compliment, but I'm not that special. Many others here on UHH are better photographers than I am. I just take so many pictures that I can pick out a few to post here.