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Parish church St. Ursula, built in 15th Century. The old church was originally destined to be replaced by a completely new one, but costs escalated and the old church was reconstructed instead. The tower was built between 1479 and 1498 as a guard and bell tower. After being destroyed in the Thirty Years´ War, the church was rebuilt in 1645. The main features of interest are the carvings on the exterior of the church, which include a rather camp knight, with hand on hips, a delightful monkey, a lounging dog and a man with a horse’s ears, as well as the inevitable saints and apostles. Inside are some 18th-century funeral monuments, a fine organ and an elaborately-decorated pulpit. The terrace of the church provides good views over the old town, and tours of the tower are available in summer.
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Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.And there we must leave you, O my most pure and holy children.Text by Steve Smith.
