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Detail from the ceiling fresco, Emperor's Hall (1752)  
"Kaisersaal", Wuerzburg Residence. The ceiling fresco  
shows scenes from the medieval history of Wuerzburg:   
the bridal progress of Beatrix of Burgundy, her wedding
with Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa in 1156.
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Detail from the ceiling fresco, Emperor's Hall (1752) "Kaisersaal", Wuerzburg...

Beatrix, bride of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa,        
riding Apollo's sun chariot in the ceiling fresco      
of the Emperor's Hall, "the Kaisersaal" at the         
Wuerzburg Residence (1752).
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Beatrix, bride of Emperor Friedrich Barbarossa, riding Apollo's sun char...

Baroque Chapel with remaining Gothic vaulting.         
King George III of Hannover and England was            
married here, Celle Palace (built 14th-18th).
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Baroque Chapel with remaining Gothic vaulting. King George III of Hanno...

"Hochzeitsturm" (Wedding Tower), 1908, built to        
commemorate the wedding of Grandduke Ernst Ludwig,     
patron of the artists'colony on Mathildenhoehe,        
Darmstadt.
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"Hochzeitsturm" (Wedding Tower), 1908, built to commemorate the wedding...

"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of 
Darmstadt in comemoration of the wedding of Grand-     
Duke Ernst Ludwig and Grand-Duchess Eleonore in 1905.  
A panoramic view of the city can be had from the top   
platform.1905-1908.  H:48,5 m
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"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoratio...

"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of 
Darmstadt in comemoration of the wedding of Grand-     
Duke Ernst Ludwig and Grand-Duchess Eleonore in 1905.  
A panoramic view of the city can be had from the top   
platform.The monumental door. 1905-1908.  H:48,5 m
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"Hochzeitsturm" - Wedding Tower,erected by the city of Darmstadt in comemoratio...

The Wedding at Cana.                                   
Detail from the ciborium.                              
Alabaster high-relief                                  
probably Syriac
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The Wedding at Cana. Detail from the ciborium...

Blessing of water, changing it into wine.              
Detail of "The Wedding at Cana" from the              
back of the pulpit of Archbishop Maximian.             
Carved ivory plaque                                    
Joh.2/1-11
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Blessing of water, changing it into wine. Detail of "The Wedding...

Marriage of Philippe II Augustus of France to Isabella,
de Hainaut.                                            
From Jaques de Guise,Histoire des Nobles Princes       
de Hainaut,Ms.149,vol.3,fol.88. 2nd half 15th.
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Marriage of Philippe II Augustus of France to Isabella, de Hainaut....

French King Charles VI gives his daughter Isabelle     
to his English cousin Richard II.The wedding caused a  
brief interruption in the Hundred Year's War.Between   
the couple and the tents the companions of Isabelle and
Richard.Chroniques de Froissart,folio 245 verso,FR 2646
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French King Charles VI gives his daughter Isabelle to his English cousin Ri...

When a group of "savages" with hairy coats interrupted 
a court wedding,their costumes caught fire.Four dancers
died and Charles VI barely escaped,wrapped in the coat 
of the Duchess of Berry (28 January 1393).             
Chroniques de Jean Froissart,folio 176, FR 2646
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When a group of "savages" with hairy coats interrupted a court wedding,their co...

Missale Remense - massbook for the use of Saint-Nicaise
of Reims,France,between 1285 and 1297.                 
Latin,parchment,23,3 x 16,2 cm, 336 pages.             
Credo, fol.190:The wedding of the lamb;the prophet     
Daniel and Saint Matthew;prophet Ezekiel,Saint Thomas.
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Missale Remense - massbook for the use of Saint-Nicaise of Reims,France,between...