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© Peter Michael Rhodes
Photographer: | Peter Michael Rhodes | |||
Collection: | Travel | |||
Filename: | PMR068K-21 |
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Upload Date: | 2012-11-15 23:28:22 | |||
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Caption: | Germany, Thuringia, Erfurt: St Boniface created the first bishopric inErfurt in 742 AD, since when the city has been a centre of trade and commerce, being incorporated into the Hanseatic League in the 15th century. Known as the centre of German humanism, Martin Luther studied and preached here 1505-11. Here: the backs of the houses on the Krämerbrücke (Grocers' Bridge) (1325). The stone supporting pillars often house cellars. |
Keywords: | mediaeval city, mediaeval architecture, protestantism, Lutherism, historic buildings, German heritage, Thuringia |