Germany Renaissance

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  • Helm Roof - bulbous termination of a tower
  • Scroll Buttress - flourished throughout the Renaissance and Baroque periods; “unites” upper and lower portions; also hides roof line
  • Strapwork - the use of stylized representations in ornament of ribbon-like forms. Loosely imitate leather straps, parchment, or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings, or geometrical patterns
  • Zwinger - royal palace built in sandstone by Matthaus Daniel Poppelman and sculptor was permoser
  • Zwinger has 2 impressive gates, namely:
    • The Wall Pavillion
    • The Crown Gate (Kronentor)
  • Melk Abbey - Benedictine Abbey; Umberto Eco mentions it in his “In the Name of the Rose”
  • Waldsassen Abbey - Cistercian nunnery, formerly monastery
  • Waldsassen Library - Baroque, carved by Karl Stilp; features grotesque men supporting the mezzanine
  • Asamkirche - by the brothers Egid Quirin Asam, and Cosmas Damian Asam (Baroque Masters) as their private church.
  • PILGRIMAGE CHURCH OF WIES - Built to house a miraculous wooden statue of Christ that shed tears and to accommodate the growing number of pilgrims