Stock Photo: Barbarossa's Chandelier, 1184

Barbarossa's

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Photo ID
3642
Title
Barbarossa's Chandelier, 1184
Caption
Barbarossa's Chandelier, hanging from the vault in the Palatine Chapel. The huge (4.2-meter diameter) bronze circlet was commissioned by Frederick Barbarossa on the occasion of Charlemagne's canonization. It was created 1165-84 in Aachen and is inscribed with a dedication to Mary from Barbarossa and his wife Beatrix. The candles are lit on special holy days. The chandelier's design represents the Heavenly Jerusalem as envisioned in Revelation, with eight towers instead of the twelve described in Revelation. The dedicatory inscription explains that the deviation from the biblical account was so that the chandelier would fit perfectly into the eight-sided imperial chapel.
Credit
Holly Hayes
Status
  All Rights Reserved
Date Created
January 8, 2008
Date Added
January 1, 2010
Last Updated
March 6, 2024
Coordinates
50.7746120° N, 6.0841140° E
Camera
Canon EOS 40D
Focal Length
85 mm
ISO
1600
File Size
7.82 MB
Full Resolution
3888 x 2592 pixels

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