Photograph
Destruction of the Dinant Cathedral
| The largest stained glass window in Europe located in the cathedral of Dinant in Belgium. Even though the church building suffered enormous damage from shelling and fire, the window remained undamaged. Dinant was attacked, and heavily damaged, by German forces in August 1914. |
| Image ID: | 135895 |
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| Creation Date: | 08 1914 |
| Creator Name: | Frankl, Eduard |
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| Collection Name: | Eduard Frankl World War I photographs collected by Hermann Schultz, 1914-1916 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 2848.2.18.151 |
| Original Dimensions: | 4.75 x 6.5 inches |
| Typewritten caption reads: "Des grösste Kirchenfenster von Europa, das sich in der Katedrale in Dinant befindet, obwohl die Kirche enorme Zerstörungen durch Granaten und Brand erlitt, blieb das Fenster unversehrt." |
| Church buildings |
| Glass painting and staining |
| Cities and towns |
| World War, 1914-1918 |
| Outdoor photography |
| Battles |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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