St. Peter's Cathedral

So sorry about the long wait....again....but I am sure you are all used to it by now. I am just a little slow. But as promised, here are the pics of the big cathedral. So St. Peter's Cathedral is part of the main square type setup in downtown Bremen. Cities are not set up the same way here, so I don't really know what to call it. But it was absolutely beautiful. They really don't make buildings like they used to. So this cathedral was first built as a catholic cathedral, as I think all cathedrals are. But of course, with the Reformation and Martin Luther, it is now Lutherin, just like everything else. So at the top of the right tower, you can see the black hole, we actually got to go up there, and those pictures will come later.


The art work on the whole building was absolutely stunning.



This was the lighting situation in the dark narrow stairwell leading up to the tower. Pretty creepy.
This is clearer, but the lighting was actually the dark red in the other picture. There are, I think, 260 or so stairs in this stairwell. To say the least, it was a good workout.
At the top of the stairs.











The big church bells.




The organ.

The candles are all lit by people that visit the church. You have to pay for it, just like everything else in Germany.
This explains the candles and basically says that the light represents the light in us that God lights, and that when hard times and troubles come, it stands as a sign of God's love and that he will always be there for us.
This is just the outside door. You should have seen it up close, the carvings are all in high relief and very detailed. Absolutely amazing.