Gorsky's Photos - The Empire that was

In 1909 a remarkable project was initiated by Russian photographer Sergey Mikhaylovich Prokudin-Gorsky. His mission was to record – in full and vibrant color – the vast and diverse Russian Empire. During his travels, Prokudin-Gorsky managed to record for the world the many faces of Russia. Prokudin-Gorsky recorded the every day existence of ordinary people.

During the revolution he was awarded a new professorship under the communist regime this must have grated for a member of the aristocracy, even a minor one. In 1918, a year after the revolution, Prokudin-Gorsky left Russia permanently.

Fortified church St. Georg in Effeltrich Germany

The church castle Effeltrich was built as a fortified church at the end of the 15th century after Nuremberg troops had robbed the place twice. With the approx. 200 meter long wall, the four towers and the battlement on the south side, Effeltrich has the best preserved fortified church in Upper Franconia.

Inside the church you can see some high Gothic figures with a baroque high altar and a rococo pulpit. In 1993 the chancel was given a bronze altar as a tree of life, next to it in the same style as the ambo and the Easter candlestick.