Riddarholm Church - Stockholm
by Jeff Burgess
Title
Riddarholm Church - Stockholm
Artist
Jeff Burgess
Medium
Photograph - Fusion Photography Giclee Print
Description
When in Stockholm I walked along a parapet to the left on the roof of the government building adjacent to the church. The tour is called Stockholm by rooftop. Quite an adventure and a bit nerve-racking. This is the view of the gothic church from the opposite island.
The Riddarholm Church (Swedish: Riddarholmskyrkan) is the burial church of the Swedish monarchs. It is located on the island of Riddarholmen, close to the Royal Palace in Stockholm, Sweden. The congregation was dissolved in 1807 and today the church is used only for burial and commemorative purposes. Swedish monarchs from Gustavus Adolphus (d. 1632 AD) to Gustaf V (d. 1950) are entombed here (with only one exception: Queen Christina who is buried within St. Peter's Basilica in Rome), as well as the earlier monarchs Magnus III (d. 1290) and Charles VIII (d. 1470). It has been discontinued as a royal burial site in favor of the Royal Cemetery and today is run by departments of the Swedish Government and Royal Court.[1]
It is one of the oldest buildings in Stockholm, parts of it dating to the late 13th century, when it was built as a greyfriars monastery. After the Protestant Reformation, the monastery was closed and the building transformed into a Protestant church. A spire designed by Willem Boy was added during the reign of John III, but it was destroyed by a strike of lightning on July 28, 1835 after which it was replaced with the present cast iron spire.
Coats of arms of knights of the Order of the Seraphim are on the walls of the church. When a knight of the Order dies, his coat of arms is hung in the church and when the funeral takes place the church's bells are rung without pause from 12:00 to 13:00.
Also, please note that every car and buss in behind the fence in the foreground was meticulously edited out to get this pristine shot.
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November 7th, 2016
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic photographic art has been chosen as a Camera Art Group feature! You are invited to archive your work in the feature archive discussion. There are many other discussions in the group where you can promote your art even further more.
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Photographic Camera Art" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L
Jeff Burgess replied:
Thanks Don. You wouldn't believe how many painstaking hours it took to remove all the cars from the foreground in front of the church and behind the fence. Hours and hours. So thanks for the feature.
Laurie Search
Gorgeous architecture, beautiful light, and amazing sky!! :)))
Jeff Burgess replied:
Yes it is....and the rooftop walk is terrifying but fun. I will post some of my completed work from the 'walk' when it is finished. Thanks Laurie. Much appreciated.
Svitozar Nenyuk
Very nice! Great work!!!
Jeff Burgess replied:
Thanks so much. I had to remove every car that was parked in front to get this final image.
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
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