Legend has it that the devil himself twisted the spire of St Clemens in Mayen. I’m not sure if that’s true but it’s a much more compelling story than that it was simply caused by a mistake of the carpenters.
Since the devil’s ire came from being fooled into helping to build the church – he’d been told that the people of Mayen were building an inn with a ballroom rather than a church – here are a few twisted vines.
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Oh I so adore your twists for this week. Love the Spire 😀
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What an extraordinary spire
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It is, isn’t it?
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Goodness, there’s a church with a crooked spire in England, at Chesterfield, but it’s not even trying compared with this magnificent example.
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Mayhaps the German devil was better at his job? 😁
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😉
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I’ve checked Chesterfield out and I’m not at all sure whether the English devil didn’t do an even better job! Seriously, that spire is something!
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Actually, you may be right. I was talking about it from memory, and now I too have checked it out again.
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😀
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Amazing spire 🙂
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😄
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Never seen a spire like that….very cool!
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I’ve just learned from Margaret (21) that there is one in Chesterfield, too.
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Interesting….
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