Leipzig No. 1 / Leipsic / Lipsia

Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2014

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Results: 6 records

view of church exterior - northwest view

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Berthold Werner, 2012

Image Source: digital photograph taken 10 September 2012 by Berthold Werner [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leipzig_Nikolaikirche_BW_2012-09-10_18-11-46.jpg] [accessed 30 March 2014]

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view of church interior - chancel

Scene Description: the modern font and cover in context

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2014

Image Source: digital photograph taken 7 February 2014 by Colin Smith

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view of church interior - nave - looking east

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Image Source: digital photograph taken 19 August 2005 by Cethegus [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nikolaikirche_Leipzig_Inneres.jpg] [accessed 30 March 2014]

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view of church interior - north aisle - chapel

Scene Description: Photo caption: "Die Nordkapelle der Nikolaikirche mit der Lutherkanzel (1521) und dem Niedergräfenhainer Altar (um 1510) / The north chapel of St. Nicholas with the Luther pulpit (1521) and the Niedergräfenhainer altar (around 1510)"

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Morn the Gorn, 2010

Image Source: digital photograph taken 24 March 2010 by Morn the Gorn [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Nikolaikirche_Nordkapelle.jpg] [accessed 30 March 2014]

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view of church interior - organ

Scene Description: instrument used in the premiere performance of Johann Sebastian Bach's 'St John Passion', Good Friday in 1724

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Eric Pancer, 2009

Image Source: digital photograph taken 26 November 2009 by Eric Pancer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vxla-nikolaikirche.jpg] [accessed 30 March 2014]

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view of font and cover

Scene Description: the modern font

Copyright Statement: Image copyright © Colin Smith, 2014

Image Source: digital photograph taken 7 February 2014 by Colin Smith

Copyright Instructions: Image and permission received (e-mail of 24 February 2014)

INFORMATION

FontID: 19126LEI
Church/Chapel: Nikolaikirche
Church Patron Saints: St. Nicholas of Myra
Church Location: Nikolaikirchhof 3, 04109 Leipzig, Germany
Country Name: Germany
Location: Leipzig, Sachsen
Date: ca. 1165?
Century and Period: 12th century (mid?), Romanesque
Credit and Acknowledgements: We are grateful to Colin Smith for his photographs of this modern font
Church Notes: original church ca.1165; enlarged 16th, 18thC
The present font, located in the presbitery, is modern [NB: we have no information on the font of the original ca. 1165 church here]

COORDINATES

Church Latitude & Longitude Decimal: 51.340278, 12.378611
Church Latitude & Longitude DMS: 51° 20′ 25″ N, 12° 22′ 43″ E
UTM: 33U 317421 5690929