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Guess this photo - January 2018
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chachalaca
100+ Posts
Great photo, Colo!
Eleanor
1000+ Posts
What a wonderful picture and so much history too..
The date 6.8.1945 was the date the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Googling has brought me to the ‘Physics window’ Heiliggeistkirche in Heidelberg, with Einstein’s equation E=mc2 which led indirectly to the development of atomic energy and the atomic bomb. The German text is a quote from 2Peter 3 v10 “The day of the Lord shall come as a thief of the night, on which the heavens shall pass, with a great crash; but the elements will melt with heat, and the works that are upon them will burn.”
The red at the bottom represents the shattered globe. The arrow at the top is the Spirit of God coming to heal the world...
The date 6.8.1945 was the date the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Googling has brought me to the ‘Physics window’ Heiliggeistkirche in Heidelberg, with Einstein’s equation E=mc2 which led indirectly to the development of atomic energy and the atomic bomb. The German text is a quote from 2Peter 3 v10 “The day of the Lord shall come as a thief of the night, on which the heavens shall pass, with a great crash; but the elements will melt with heat, and the works that are upon them will burn.”
The red at the bottom represents the shattered globe. The arrow at the top is the Spirit of God coming to heal the world...
Eleanor,
You are correct, the stained glass is known as the “Physics Window”. Located in the right in the rear of the Church of the Holy Ghost in Heidelberg, Germany. Originally a Catholic church it eventually became a Protestant church, but during the transition in the 1700s it was shared between the two groups with a wall down the center.
The Physics Window was installed as part repair effort to the church following the war. As the Nazis retreated in the waning days, they blew up the bridge crossing Neckar river. The original window was blown out from the blast. The artist Johannes Schreiter was chosen to replace the missing window.
Your deciphering of the window is correct, but in fact there are two Bible quotes. The one you identified from Peter, and the second one is from Isaiah. Isaiah 54:10 - Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken.
Your turn!
You are correct, the stained glass is known as the “Physics Window”. Located in the right in the rear of the Church of the Holy Ghost in Heidelberg, Germany. Originally a Catholic church it eventually became a Protestant church, but during the transition in the 1700s it was shared between the two groups with a wall down the center.
The Physics Window was installed as part repair effort to the church following the war. As the Nazis retreated in the waning days, they blew up the bridge crossing Neckar river. The original window was blown out from the blast. The artist Johannes Schreiter was chosen to replace the missing window.
Your deciphering of the window is correct, but in fact there are two Bible quotes. The one you identified from Peter, and the second one is from Isaiah. Isaiah 54:10 - Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken.
Your turn!
Eleanor
1000+ Posts
Well done. This is an amazing building and so different to anywhere else I have been. The Greek columns can be seen on the outside of the north wall and the spaces between them were filled in when the temple became a Christian basilica.
The nave was the original shrine (Cella) of the Greek temple).
Your turn Colo..
The nave was the original shrine (Cella) of the Greek temple).
Your turn Colo..
Ian Sutton
1000+ Posts
Looks similar to the village/town we saw from across the river in the Portuguese village/town of Alcoutim. Thus I'll guess Sanlucar de Guadiama.
I thought it might be one of the white villages of Spain. I have never been but I looked it up. Is it Ojén?
How about this one.
Clue #1: Two of these - one on each side
