Ulmer Munster | Ulm, Germany

[Matthieu]

World tallest gothic cathedral.

http://members.toast.net/amadeus/Hobbies/Travel/Germany/Ulm/Munster2.JPG

http://www.ciam.unibo.it/models/fabry/web-giorgia/photos/big/ulm-donau.jpg

http://www.witec.de/images/ulm1.jpg

http://www.lkwdpl.org/lhs/germanarch/ulm.jpg

[Phobos]

8/10
I like that 2 towers in the backside of the church,they fit very well.

[Küsel]

In Ulm und um Ulm und um Ulm herum ;) ;) ;)

Great architcture. Isn't it the highest church in the world?

[cicarra]

ughh, a huge monster. 6/10

[Tazmaniadevil]

8.5 Higher than Cologne, and the second largest Gothic Cathedral in Germany, according to my travel guides. But I like Cologne much more.

[Matthieu]

http://www.davidbarber.org/germany/ulm_cathedral.jpg

http://www.caed.kent.edu//History/Gothic/CenteralE/ulmcathedral.jpg

http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/gallery/2001/07/05/moon.jpg

http://www.carto.net/andre.mw/photos/2002/11/01_ulm/20021102-170840_ulm_steppengraesergarten_dom.jpg

[Raine]

9/10

[Ellatur]

so cologne isn't gothic?
9.5

[gothicform]

neither is this gothic, it is gothic revival.

[Monkey]

St. Patrick's in New York is an fine example of gothic revival, Ellatur, and so is St. John The Divine and the National Cathedral in Washington ... :)

I disagree with gothicform's classification as far as the two above mentioned German cathedrals are concerned.

[Ellatur]

^ thank you :)
so... http://www.saintthomaschurch.org/resources/Exterior.jpg
is that gothic revival also?

btw st john the divine is the worst failure in building a cathedral.. :sleepy:

[Matthieu]

Info from wiki


The Ulm Münster is the tallest church world wide. It is an example of Gothic ecclesiastical architecture in Germany – taking first place before Cologne Cathedral and the tallest church in the world. It has dominated the city and the region for hundreds of years and its name is, without doubt, a synonym for the city itself, at home and abroad. It has its spire, above all, to thank for this. With its 161 metres, it is the highest spire in the world. Those who climb its 768 steps of well worn stone are rewarded with a superb panoramic view of Baden-Württemberg's Ulm and Bavaria's Neu-Ulm and, in the right weather conditions, a vista of the Alpine range from Säntis to the Zugspitze.

This architectural work of art houses equally famous examples of the plastic and graphic arts. The 15th century choir stalls by Jörg Syrlin the Elder enjoy world-wide acclaim, in particular the carved busts which have gone down as masterpieces in the history of art. Among the other works of distinction in the Münster are Hans Multscher's Man of Sorrows on the main portal and the pulpit canopy by Jörg Syrlin the Younger, also the altar and window in the chancel. Work on the Ulm Citizen's Church actually began in 1377, financed by the city's inhabitants. After a long period when no further building went on – in the meantime the church had become protestant during the reformation – the spire was added in 1890. The building was then finally completed.

[Flatiron]

Utterly spectacular. My favorite Gothic church in the world. 22 out of 10.

[zafiris]

A big mistake. :runaway:

[DamienK]

9/10. Amazing.

[Fabio]

8/10

quite interesting

[LuckyLuke]

WOW I like the 4th picture

[Medo]

A monster of immense splendour. 9/10

[Chibcha2k]

absurdly huge :) 10/10

BTW I bet Las Lajas is taller

[Kampflamm]

Cologne isn't really gothic revival. The plans for the cathedral were drawn up in the 13th century (or maybe even before that) although some changes were made when it was eventually finished in the 19th century.

[B@dGuYoM]

8/10

[forvine]

8/10

[goschio]

Wow, impressive. Germany has some great architecture! 10/10

[SUNNY]

8/10

[Santa_Clause]

8/10

[JohnnyMass]

awesome.10/10

[Reflex]

The height is impressive...:uh: 8/10.

[Schroedinger's Cat]

10/10 because of its height:)

[zwischbl]

unfortunately i´ve only seen it from a distance but its so great!
how comes there are so many voting even less than 8??
if one takes in consideration when it was built and that its one of the tallest churches if not the tallest.....10/10!

[zwischbl]

and for such a small city like ulm its even more impressive

[Sinjin P.]

9.5/10 ;)

[LuckyLuke]

http://img229.imageshack.us/img229/3987/ulmermuenster20058xs.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[El_Greco]

9.5/10

[Mosaic]

9/10

[Stiggen]

8,5/10

[gutooo]

9/10

[delmaule]

9/10

[marpa]

9,5/10

[billyandmandy]

9/10

[erbsenzaehler]

Some more impressions of this impressive thang :)

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/Ulmer_M%C3%BCnster.jpg/800px-Ulmer_M%C3%BCnster.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/03/DE_BW_Ulm-Muensterturm.jpg/378px-DE_BW_Ulm-Muensterturm.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Turm_des_Ulmer_Muenster.jpg/400px-Turm_des_Ulmer_Muenster.jpg

http://www.donvanone.de/wp-content/uploads/2006/07/ulm_mit_flagge.jpg

Right behind the city hall (the pyramid on the left is the central library)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/8/80/Ulm-rathaus.jpg/800px-Ulm-rathaus.jpg

different illuminations at night
http://www.9-sterne-des-suedens.de/images/ulm_bild_1.jpg

http://img.pixelsucht.de/alb/Ulm_Muenster.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/UlmbeiNacht.jpg/800px-UlmbeiNacht.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/IMG_0082.jpg/800px-IMG_0082.jpg

http://www.hsnumi.schule.neu-ulm.de/images/Neu-Ulm.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/8/8e/Ulmer_M%C3%BCnster_vom_Xinedome_aus.jpg/800px-Ulmer_M%C3%BCnster_vom_Xinedome_aus.jpg

view from the minster
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/13/DE_BW_Ulm-Innenstadt2.jpg/751px-DE_BW_Ulm-Innenstadt2.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/84/Ulm-Muenster-ReliefHauptportal-061104.jpg/800px-Ulm-Muenster-ReliefHauptportal-061104.jpg

around 1900
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/de/thumb/c/cd/Ulm.jpg/800px-Ulm.jpg

more from the huge inside
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6f/Ulm-Muenster-BlickZurEmpore-061104.jpg/450px-Ulm-Muenster-BlickZurEmpore-061104.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Ulm-Muenster-BlickZumChor-061104.jpg/450px-Ulm-Muenster-BlickZumChor-061104.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Ulm-Muenster-TaufsteinBaldachin-061104.jpg/480px-Ulm-Muenster-TaufsteinBaldachin-061104.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/72/Ulm-Muenster-ChorGestuehl-061104.jpg/800px-Ulm-Muenster-ChorGestuehl-061104.jpg

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Ulm-Muenster-Kanzel-061104.jpg/450px-Ulm-Muenster-Kanzel-061104.jpg

Hope you enjoyed this experience :cheers:

[KoolKeatz]

It's the tallest church of the world! That deserves a 10.

And its not gothic revival. Its gothic. They just need 500 years to build. 100 years faster as Cologne. ;)

[Kelsen]

8/10

[Dreamlıneя]

Amazing! 10/10

[LMCA1990]

9/10

[Astralis]

6/10

[W!CKED]

7/10

[ZZ-II]

10/10 :okay:, already stood on it....at 143m, great view :)

[Nikkodemo]

8/10