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Sunday, January 6, 2013

{Epiphany and our visits to the Shrine of the Three Magi in Cologne, Germany}

January 6 is the Feast of Epiphany and I thought let me share with you our visits to the Cathedral of Cologne, Germany where the Shrine of the Three Kings is inside gilded and decorated triple sarcophagus. The remains of the Three 'Magi' (Persian) are in there: Merlchior middle aged from Persia, Caspar young European, Balthasar an elderly from Ethiopia. There is a lot of information out there about these biblical figures and millions of people have visited this Shrine in Cologne, Germany.
Here you see the triple gilded sarcophagus with the remains of the Three Magi.
This is the largest reliquary of the Western World.
Because of the value of he gold, pearls and intaglia + the relics it is well protected as you can see. 
This visit was in 2005, with our German 'son' as our guide (r) and our Dublin, Georgia friend (l) and me in the center. Husband Pieter took both photos. Here we are standing outside of the Cathedral of Cologne.
It is impossible for capturing this mighty building. The foundation was laid in 1248 and it took over 600 years to complete. Below this post, you find a video about Cologne Cathedral, Germany.
Cologne Cathedral is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
This photo from November 2008, shows more of the LARGEST CHURCH FACADE IN THE WORLD!
To the left is our German 'daughter-in-law', me with little 'granddaughter' and our foster-daughter Anita from Indonesia.
Cologne Cathedral is also the world's tallest Gothic building!
When it got completed in 1880 it was the world's tallest building for 4 years till the Washington Monument in DC, USA did beat it by 4 meters .
Inside of the Cathedral with 'daughter-in-law', 'grandson' and me to the right...
The space inside compares to over 600 houses. 
It also houses the world's largest free-swinging Church bell; the Saint Peter's bell weighing a massive 24 tons.
There are a total of 11 bells. You can hear the big Saint Peter's bell and 8 of the 11 bells ringing in two Youtube videos, linked below post.
When I was still in my early 20s I actually did CLIMB up the stairs and here I took this photo by standing on my toes and holding my camera out of the tower. You see the famous bridge over the River Rhine.
They now seem to have a platform at the south tower for standing on and you can reach that with 533 steps. Not at that time...
The Cathedral of Cologne got mostly spared during WWII but it still got damaged.
Dad told me when I returned from climbing its tower that Grandpa, my Godfather and Dad's Father had worked on the renovations after WWII
Yep, I had to rest before moving on.
Wearing my Salzburger rose Dirndl here...
Did you ever visit the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany?
Guess what? Living here in the USA, in the Southeast we MISS those majestic Church bells that always would ring when a wedding is going on, for festivities or for sad days like a funeral... 
It was kind of hard adjusting to, when we moved from Europe.
May many more visit here...


Just an example of how vast the Persian Empire used to be during biblical times...
From biblemapper.com


Red Sea ←click link to WorldAtlas showing Ethiopia




Related links:
Cologne Cathedral, largest swinging bell of the world | Sound of Saint Peter's Bell
The Bells of Cologne Cathedral, Germany Here you hear 8 bells of the South Tower with spectacular view of Cathedral by night
Magi in Iran Information on the Magi
Where Do the Biblical Magi Rest? How the Shrine of the Three Kings Made it to Cologne Cathedral |  History and information
Christians in Persia video about Churches in Iran where one of the three Magi were buried

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14 comments:

  1. you were a cute young thing! :)

    what a massive and impressive structure that cathedral is!

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  2. Dear Mariette, This feature is incredible and I love your wonderful pics. What a blessings to have visited here. The cathedral is beautiful. Love the last pic of you resting. Too cute. Love your new header of you in Italy. Wishing you a wonderful rest of the weekend.
    Hugs, Celestina Marie

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  3. Dear Mariette
    The big cathedral in Cologne is beautiful! I also like the new header on your blog - lovely picture of you that I think had been taken a few years ago ... or what?
    My husband and I are talking about maybe going to Italy this summer. For the first time, we did not a large garden to keep track of in Denmark, the property that we have had there, now sold. It's a bit sad, because I love that garden.
    I wish you a wonderful new year with many beautiful experiences and looking forward to visit your blog in 2013!
    Big hug from Lene

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  4. Thank you for that great present in this special day

    Marina

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  5. You are so cute !!!...ik was minstens net zo leuk als de baby op de foto hoor !!...;-))))))

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  6. Wow! That is an amazing site! My husband has been to Cologne -- but I haven't. I wonder if he visited the cathedral? Will have to ask when he returns from the mosque. I had to get used to the call to prayer when I moved here to the Middle East. There are many places in the States where you can still hear the church bells ring. Great picture of you in your dirndl. Best wishes, Tammy

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  7. Allereerst wil ik je nog van harte feliciteren met je vaders verjaardag. Wat een mooie post heb je hiervan gemaakt en wat een mooie foto van je vader.
    Het zal wel moeilijk voor je zijn dat je hier niet bij kunt zijn.
    Wat een imposante en prachtige kerk is dit en wat leuk ook om foto's uit je jeugd te zien. Die klim was de moeite waard, wat een prachtig uitzicht.
    Ik wens je nog een fijne zondag.
    Lieve groet, Mea

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  8. liebe Mariette,
    du hast so wundervolle Fotos vom Kölner Dom eingestellt - man spürt deine Begeisterung - es ist wirklich beeindruckend -

    das Foto auf deinem Header zeigt ein ganz süßes bildhübsches Mädchen -

    ich wünsche dir einen gemütlichen Abend -

    liebe Grüße- Ruth

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  9. Dear Mariette, you are a little beauty! The Cathedral is amazing and there are no words to describe how beautiful, especially the view in the window of the gold sarcophagus. I do love the sound of Church bells and can remember as a child hearing them in my New England town every day at noontime and of course, Sunday's and special Holy days. Since moving to the West Coast, I have not heard them for years. Hugs to you. xx

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  10. Dearest Mariette,
    how sweet to see you in Cologne :O)
    It is not far away from where I live....always a wonderful city to visit!
    have a lovely week,
    Love and hugs
    Claudia

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  11. Dearest Mariette,

    You were so cute with long hair,
    amazing Gothic cathedral.fascinate! like cathedrals in France.
    beautiful place to visit one day
    have a nice day

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  12. Liebe Mariette,
    heute am Deutschen Feiertag kann ich mir mal wieder ein wenig Zeit nehmen und in Deinem Archiv stöbern. Habe mal das Label "Germany" angeklickt und bin hier gelandet. Leider war ich bislang weder in Köln noch habe ich den Kölner Dom von außen oder innen gesehen. Nur auf Fotos.
    Das wäre nochmal ein Ausflugsziel.
    Aber ich hatte nie Berührungspunkte zu Köln.
    Dein frühes Foto ist Dir genial gelungen. Auf solchen Treppen bin ich auch schon geklettert. Eine unserer Kirchen hat auch noch eine wagemutige Holzkonstruktion im Inneren des Turmes, wo es ganz schön steil hochgeht. Da war ich vor wenigen Jahren ... man kann die Fledermäuse nisten sehen im Innern und der Ausblick ist auch genial. Mutti hatte es seinerzeit nicht mehr ganz so hoch geschafft. Es ist doch eine Anstrengung.
    Hübsch schautest Du aus als junges Mädel!
    Und jetzt surfe ich gleich mal wieder.

    Alles Liebe auch hier
    Sara

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  13. Camping with FIL's van many times with hubby and daughter round Europe, but where I been? Left ear in right ear out. :-) That is Mei! Wish I can do better now with my camera. Only got over a week to my big date! :-) A little worry now. Love your cute picture! Pretty young lady in dirndl!

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  14. It's certainly a majestic building Marianne. Nice to have such great memories of your visit to the Cathedral in Cologne.

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