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STRASBOURG, FRANCE In the far east of France, near the border with Germany, a city of Strasbourg found its place, the town finely inwrought with both french and german culture. Although, throughout history, subjected to often violent disputes, it has also been the cultural bridge between two countries for centuries. Today is known, alongside with Bruxelles and Luxembourg, as one of EU's capitals and the headquarter of many important institutions, such as European Council, European Parliament, European Court of Human Rights and the seat of Ombudsman for the citizens of European Union. Architectural specificity and diversity of Strasbourg is noticeable at every step, especially in the town center called Large Island, a place named by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1988. It was the first case that such an honor was bestowed to the entire city center. Within the Large Island, particular attention iz drawn to the Little France, a historical quarter which, despite its seemingly delectable name, hides completely different story. The name itself did not emerged from patriotic or architectural reasons, but from the title of Hospice of the Syphilitic, built in late 15. century, where the patients of this malaise were treated, which was subsequently called Fanzosenkrakheit or French disease in German. Regardless of these somewhat dark facts, the Little France is distinguished by its remarkably beautiful, sixteen-century styled houses which, with their alluring charm and grace, leaves the spectator instantly breathless. Strasbourg is also famous as the home of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of printing machine, arguably the most important creation in history of mankind. Not only that his invention enabled the spread of the written word, it potentiate the education for millions of people. Without it, the civilization as we know it would be unthinkable as well as impossible. Logically, the city was site of the first printed newspapers in 1605. The other interesting detail is that Strasbourg is a place where french national anthem, The Marseillaise, was composed in 1792. by Claude Joseph Rouget de Isle. Multiformity of Strasbuorg is clearly evident in coexistance of Catholic and Protestant culture. Besides Christian heirdom, the city is also home of the largest place of Islamic worship in France – the Great Mosque of Strasbourg. However, on the world-wide scale, the most notable is the cathedral Our Lady of Strasbourg. With its height of 142 meters it was, from mid-seventeenth to late-nineteenth century, the tallest building in the world. Victor Hugo described it as a gigantic and delicate marvel and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as a sublimely towering, wide-spreading tree of God. These claims obtain their full significance with just one glance to the western front facade, a gothic masterpiece ornated with thousands of figures and to the central rose window, minutely stylized stained glass of extraordinary beauty and unforgettable grandiosity. Moreover, the cathedral, which is, much like the city itself, a cultural link of franco-german influences, is visible to the naked eye from far distances, through the plains of Alsace, all the way to Vosges Mountains and Black Forrest region on the opposite side of the river Rhine. Have you ever visited Strasbourg? What are your impressions? Lokacija: Strasbourg, France Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)
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STRASBOURG, FRANCUSKA Na krajnjem istoku Francuske, u blizini granice s Njemačkom, smjestio se Strasbourg, grad fino protkan francuskom i njemačkom kulturom. Iako je, tijekom povijesti, bio predmet vrlo često i nasilnih osporavanja, istovremeno je stoljećima predstavljao kulturni most između dvije zemlje. Danas je poznat, uz Bruxelles i Luxembourg, kao jedan od glavnih gradova EU i sjedište brojnih važnih institucija, kao što su Vijeće Europe, Europski parlament, Europski sud za ljudska prava. Arhitekturalna specifičnost i raznovrsnost Strasbourga primjetna je na svakom koraku, a posebice u centru grada, nazvanom Grand Île, mjestu koje je UNESCO 1988. proglasio svjetskom baštinom, što je bio prvi slučaj da se takva čast ukazuje cijelom gradskom centru. Osobitu pažnju unutar centra privlači La Petite France, povijesna četvrt koja, unatoč svom naizgled simpatičnom imenu, skriva sasvim drugačiju priču. Naime, sam naziv nije proizašao iz patriotskih ili arhitektonskih razloga, već iz imena doma Hospice des Vérolés, sagrađenog u kasnom 15. stoljeću, gdje su se liječili oboljeli od sifilisa, opake bolesti koja je poslije na njemačkom jeziku nazvana Franzosenkrankheit ili francuska bolest. Bez obzira na ove pomalo mračne činjenice, La Petite France odiše naročitom čari, s predivnim kućicama građenima u karakterističnom šesnaestostoljetnom stilu i koje već na prvi pogled svojom privlačnom ljupkošću ostavljaju bez daha. Strasbourg je poznat i kao dom Johannesa Gutenberga, tvorca možda i najvažnijeg izuma u povijesti čovječanstva – tiskarskog stroja, koji je omogućio širenje pisane riječi, kao i obrazovanje milijunima ljudi i bez kojega bi današnja civilizacija bila nezamisliva. Zanimljivo je također i da su prve novine tiskane upravo u Strasbourgu 1605. godine, a u njemu je 1792. Claude Joseph Rouget de Isle skladao francusku himnu Marseljezu. Raznolikost Strasbourga jasno se očituje i u suživotu katoličke i protestantske kulture, a ovaj zanimljivi grad dom je i najvećeg mjesta islamskog bogoslužja u Francuskoj, strazburške Velike džamije. Međutim, u svjetskim je razmjerima ipak najpoznatija katedrala Notre-Dame de Strasbourg koja je sa svoja 142 metra dugo vremena, od 1647. do 1874., bila najviša svjetska građevina. Victor Hugo ju je opisao kao divovsko i delikatno čudo, a Johan Wolfgang von Goethe kao uzvišeno visoko i razgranato Božje stablo. Ove tvrdnje svoj puni značaj dobivaju pogledom na zapadno pročelje ukrašeno tisućama likova, remek djelo gotičke gradnje, i na središnju rozetu, minuciozno stilizirani vitraž izvanredne ljepote i nezaboravne velebnosti. Inače, sama katedrala, koja je kao i grad poveznica francusko-njemačkih utjecaja, vidljiva je golim okom preko alzaških ravnica, sve do planina Vosges i šumsko-brdovitog područja Schwartzwald sa suprotne strane Rajne. Jeste li već posjetili Strasbourg? Kakvi su vaši dojmovi? Lokacija: Strasbourg, France Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)