In the evening and at night the world looks so different compared to daytime. I very much enjoy exploring cities then. The below photo is from a nightly walkabout last autumn when I spent two weeks in Stockholm.
The church is the Riddarholmen church in central Stockholm. This is Stockholm’s oldest building. The church was constructed in the late 13th century as a church for the Catholic grey friars. Some of the original walls still remain above ground. In the 16th century during the Protestant Reformation the church became part of the Church of Sweden. It is most known for being the church where all Swedish monarchs since 1632 are buried, with the exception of Queen Christina who is buried in St Peter's in Rome.
I have always liked the cool neo-gothic black cast iron spire which was attached after the old spire burnt down in 1835 due to a lightning strike. During the ensuing fire the bells fell down which must have resulted in one very loud bang.
I used Kodak Ektar 100 which handles longer exposures like a champ. The square where the church is located is not big enough to enable using the rise on the PC Mutar to line up the verticals. Hence this dramatic down-up perspective.
