Schwäbisch Gmünd
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Schwäbisch Gmünd is a city in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 60,000, the city is the second largest in the Ostalb district and the whole East Wü
Market Square on a spring day
Territory of Schwäbisch Gmünd, c. 1750
Panorama of Schwäbisch Gmünd, c. 1750
City hall
Peter Parler
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Peter Parler was a German-Bohemian architect and sculptor from the Parler family of master builders. Along with his father, Heinrich Parler, he is one of the most prominent and influential craftsmen o
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…Heinrich Parler (c. 1310–c. 1370), architect and sculptor, worked and died locally Peter Parler (1332/33–1399), architect and sculptor, son of Heinrich Danilo Plessow (born c.1985), music producer and DJ…
Self-portrait in stone at St. Vitus Cathedral, c. 1370
The choir of Holy Cross Minster, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
Frauenkirche, Nuremberg, Germany, where the first sculpture by Peter Parler can be directly identified (1352–1356)
Interior of St. Vitus Cathedral, clearly showing the Parler-style balustrade