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Chagall-Fenster im Chor

Die Fenster der Stephanskirche wurden von Marc Chagall gestaltet und prägen den gesamten Raum. Das tiefe Blau und die warmen Farbtöne fangen das Licht auf eine Weise ein, die sofort eine besondere Ruhe entstehen lässt. Beim Betreten der Kirche verändert sich die Wahrnehmung fast unmerklich, doch sehr deutlich. Farbe, Licht und Stille verbinden sich zu einem Moment, der lange nachwirkt.

Chagall begann in der zweiten Hälfte der 1970er Jahre damit, für die Stephanskirche Fenster zu entwerfen, damals bereits fast neunzig Jahre alt. Das erste Fenster wurde 1978 eingebaut und war ursprünglich als einzelnes Werk gedacht. Doch er arbeitete weiter. Bis zu seinem Tod 1985 schuf Chagall insgesamt neun Fenster für den vorderen Teil der Kirche. Chagall entwarf die Glasgemälde und führte auch die Schwarzlotmalerei eigenhändig aus. Seine Arbeit verstand er als Zeichen der jüdisch-deutschen Aussöhnung. Nach seinem Tod wurde die Arbeit an den weiteren Fenstern in St. Stephan von Charles Marq fortgesetzt.

Das tiefe Blau, das seine Arbeiten auszeichnet, verändert den ganzen Raum. Das Licht wird weicher, die Farben wirken fast schwebend, und die Kirche bekommt eine Ruhe, die man sofort spürt.

Pfarrei St. Stephan, Mainz

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Interaktives Panorama Chagall Fenster der Stephanskirche 1

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Interaktives Panorama Chagall Fenster der Stephanskirche 2

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Klais-Orgel im St Stephan, Klang trifft Licht

Die heutige Orgel der Stephanskirche wurde von der Werkstatt Klais aus Bonn gebaut und im Jahr 2013 eingeweiht. Sie entstand nach einem Wettbewerb, bei dem der Entwurf von Klais überzeugte, weil er sich bewusst an der Architektur und am Licht der Kirche orientiert. Die metallischen Flächen der Orgel nehmen die Farben der Chagall Fenster auf und spiegeln sie im Raum wider.

Das Instrument besitzt drei Manuale und Pedal sowie 47 Register und wurde so konzipiert, dass es den weiten Kirchenraum mühelos füllt. Die schlanke Bauweise lässt die Orgel fast wie eine Skulptur wirken, die sich nach oben öffnet und den Raum nicht dominiert, sondern begleitet.

Hier wurde eine längere Belichtungszeit mit niedrigem ISO verwendet, aber die Bildstabilisierung konnte das nicht ganz ausgleichen.

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Innenraum der Stephanskirche

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Kreuzgang der Stephanskirche

Der Kreuzgang der Stephanskirche gehört zu den spätgotischen Anlagen der Stadt und wurde im Jahr 1499 vollendet. Er entstand rund eine Generation nach dem Bau der Kirche und wurde von den Stiftsherren in Auftrag gegeben, die damit einen geschützten, ruhigen Bereich an der Südseite der Kirche schufen.

Die Anlage zeigt bis heute viele Spuren ihrer langen Geschichte. An den Wänden stehen zahlreiche Grabplatten, von denen die älteste aus dem Jahr 1048 stammt. Sie wurden im 19. Jahrhundert aus der Kirche hierher gebracht, um sie besser zu erhalten.

Auch der Kapitelsaal gehört zu diesem Ensemble. Seine Mittelsäule wurde bereits um das Jahr 780 geschaffen und später als Abgabe an das Stift übergeben, bevor sie hier ihren Platz fand.

Der Kreuzgang wurde im Laufe der Jahrhunderte mehrfach beschädigt, unter anderem durch die Explosion eines Pulverturms im Jahr 1857 und später im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Zwischen 1968 und 1971 wurde er sorgfältig wiederhergestellt.

Heute wirkt der Innenhof trotz seiner Geschichte leicht und offen. Wer dort entlanggeht, spürt die Ruhe des Ortes und die vielen Schichten der Vergangenheit, die sich in den Mauern gesammelt haben.

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Kreuzgang-Ecken

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Kreuzgang-Eckpanorama

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Interaktives Panorama Kreuzgang 1 360x180

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Interaktives Panorama Kreuzgang 2 360x180

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Außenansicht

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A short walk through the Bellevue Downtown Park.

Entrance of the Bellevue Downtown Park

Bellevue apparently keeps the largest Christmas tree all year.

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At The Fountain

The place was lively, though the frame suggests otherwise. A quiet trick of timing made it possible.

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View to Downtown Bellevue

A calm view of a busy city arranged as if waiting for its next frame.

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Bellevue Ice Skating Arena

A quiet scene around the arena, everything held in a clear winter light.

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Views from the Walking Path

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Watched closely under Tiny Director Protocol, a silhouette with the calm presence of an agent making sure the panorama was in order¹.

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Piloti Scupture²

Geometry and shade, stitched into a brief vertical view.

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Piloti scupture taken with two vertical aligned pictures.

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Back at the Bellevue Square

A clear sweep across the skyline, settling the scene before the light shifted again.

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The Last Frame

And the sunny day ended quietly over Downtown Bellevue.

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See also panoramas from the Bellevue Downtown Park in 2025

Sarasota is a coastal city in Southwest Florida on the Gulf of Mexico. The horizon opens to the west, the afternoon light settles low across the water, and shallow tides draw long arcs along the coast. North is the Tampa Bay area, while to the south the beaches open into clear water and soft light.

It is a place that opens fully only in a wide view, and the panoramas from those days capture a completeness that no simple photograph can match.

A panorama brings the whole scene into the picture instead of only the view in front of you.

• Art Ovation Hotel
• The Jumping Fish
• Gulfstream Park
• Marina Drive
• War Memorial
• Five Points Roundabout
• Siesta Key Beach
• Bayfront Park
• Milan Art Gallery
• Katy's Cat Cafe
• Farmers Market
• Ringling Museum of Art
• Coquina Beach
• Lido Beach

Art Ovation Hotel

An evening with a clear sky and a full moon above the rooftop pool marked the beginning of a winter escape in Sarasota, a quiet moment that shaped the days ahead.

Interactive Panorama Rooftop Pool

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The Jumping Fish

A morning view with The Jumping Fish sculpture in the first sunlight, a small piece of Sarasota art set in the roundabout near our hotel.

Interactive Panorama The Jumping Fish

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Afternoon streetview approaching The Jumping Fish roundabout.

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Gulfstream Park

Gulfstream Park sits between the waterfront and downtown, a small strip of green that links the marina area with the city streets. The pond in the center gives the park its quiet character, with a few paths and patches of shade that slow the pace for a moment. It is a simple space, but it fits naturally into Sarasota's mix of water, traffic, and public art.

Interactive Panorama Gulfstream Park

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Marina Drive

Marina Drive runs just behind Gulfstream Park and borders the marina itself. It is a short stretch where boats, water, and the edge of downtown meet. Palm trees everywhere.

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Interactive Panorama Marina Drive

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War Memorial

The War Memorial stands at the edge of J.D. Hamel Park, marking Sarasota's tribute to residents who served in World War I and the conflicts that followed. The bronze Doughboy figure adds a direct link to the era, reproduced from a 1920 design and placed here after a later restoration. It is a small but steady presence on the bayfront, easy to pass but worth a quiet look.

Interactive Panorama War Memorial

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Five Points Roundabout

The Five Points Roundabout sits at the center of downtown and pulls several streets into one compact junction. Traffic moves steadily around it, framed by shops, cafés, and a bit of midday noise. It is one of those places where you notice how close the city, the bayfront, and the quieter neighborhoods actually are.

Interactive Panorama Five Points Roundabout

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Next to the roundabout is Selby Five Points Park.
A Christmas market is missing here with all the good things: air that smells like roasted almonds and gingerbread, and you are mysteriously holding a Bratwurst in one hand and a paper cone of roasted chestnuts in the other.
Once in France I came across a Christmas market that kept going well into February.

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Half a block further you arrive at the Opera House of Sarasota. It has a sign, it has a door, and yet at first glance you could be forgiven for thinking you are entering a well behaved municipal building. If you pause for a moment, a faint aria seems to rise through the stairwell, as if the building is politely reminding you of its true purpose.

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Siesta Key Beach

Siesta Key³ Beach is all about light sand, a wide beach, and a clear horizon. Even on busy days, the shoreline still feels open, with shallow waves and long stretches to walk. It is the quiet blend of sun, breeze, and open space that makes Siesta Key stand out on Sarasota's coast.

Interactive Panorama Siesta Key Beach 1

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Siesta Key Desert Planet

Exploration of perception for the Worldwide Panoramas event.

Perception is shaped not only by what is visible, but also by the position from which it is experienced.

Just off the beach but not out in the water, that in-between place changes the way the scene reads. At the edge, everything is in motion, and you are between two worlds, seeing both at once.

There are no footprints to hide here, but the moving waves bring their own challenges. Masks in the stitch editor guide the transitions between frames and help maintain alignment where the surface never stays still.

Photographed in winter, the scene carries a tropical atmosphere. That quiet inversion becomes part of the viewer's perception.

Interactive Panorama Siesta Key Beach 2

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With my camera in hand, I noticed a seagull staring and inspecting me. Surely one panorama should be acceptable, right? It watched calmly like a tiny director and never blinked⁴.

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Driving away from the beach, the palm trees lined the street in a clean row, like they were guiding the way.

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Bayfront Park

Bayfront Park sits right on the water between the marina and the bay. A few paths, some shade, and benches facing the boats make it an easy stop on the way along the waterfront.

Equirectangular Projection

Mercator Projection

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Interactive Panorama Bayfront Park 1

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Interactive Panorama Bayfront Park 2

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Interactive Panorama Bayfront Park 3

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Interactive Panorama Bayfront Park 4

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The four bronze dolphins by sculptor Steve Dickey rise in a clean upward arc. The figures stand a little over three and a half meters tall within a circular basin of about twelve meters. In the bright light the moment feels like a paused film frame, held just before the scene continues.

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We arrived by plane, not by boat.

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Milan Art Gallery

Visited the Milan Art Gallery for the opening of the Mini Masterpieces Collection exhibition. It featured original works from a variety of artists. The paintings were striking, with a level of detail and character that kept drawing us back for a second look. It was part of Art Walk, a recurring evening that brings the local art scene together, and one of the highlights of the night.

Interactive Panorama Milan Art Gallery 1

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Interactive Panorama Milan Art Gallery 2

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Katy's Cat Cafe 🐱

Parsley checks the minimum focus distance.

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Audrey poses with the confidence of a professional model.

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Farmers Market

Not many farmers, but lots of stitching errors. Handheld usually works fine; here it refused.

Interactive Panorama Farmers Market

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Ringling Museum of Art

Panoramas from the Ringling Museum of Art, with views from galleries to courtyard.

Ringling Museum of Art

Coquina Beach

Soft light, almost no wind, and water that barely moved. Dark clouds moved in from the gulf, and the brightness faded. Minutes later, the storm closed in around the bay.

Interactive Panorama Coquina Beach

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Lido Beach

The last light of the day settled in as the sky dimmed, the colors softened, and the shoreline eased quietly toward evening.

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Interactive Panorama Lido Beach

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A winter escape at 25°C, with days shaped more by place than by schedule. The coast offered space, the water stayed calm, and the light guided the course of the trip. It became a quiet record of a season lived differently.

The day began bright and clear, the kind of winter light that makes everything sharp and calm. We drove toward Seattle with the skyline slowly rising ahead, glass and steel catching the sun as the streets narrowed into the heart of the city.

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Pike Place Market was alive with its familiar rhythm. Old wooden storefronts and neon signs stood like markers of time, while the scent of coffee drifted through the crowd. Vendors called out, voices mingling with the hum of conversation, and for a moment it felt like the city was speaking in its own language.

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From the Overlook Walk, the view opened wide. The waterfront stretched below, ferries tracing slow lines across the bay, and behind it all the skyline stood still against the pale sky. The skyline panorama frames capture the city in one continuous sweep, holding its full breadth in a single image.

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On the way back, the Space Needle appeared again, sudden and familiar against the clear blue. One last glance, one last photo, and the day folded into the drive home: simple, bright, and easy to remember.

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