Door of Hope in Salzburg Cathedral, Ornate and Symbolic
Door of Hope is one of the three doors at the main entrance of Salzburg Cathedral, the city’s most sacred building. Other 2 doors symbolizes faith and charity. I would have passed this door seeing it shut but the details seemed interesting, as if telling a story.Glad I paused to take some pictures. Reaching home I googled to find more and turned out that it does represent a story.
Door of Hope in Salzburg Cathedral
The carvings and inscriptions on the door depicts Annunciation. It is the Catholic celebration of the announcement by Gabriel the angel to Mary that she would conceive the Son of God, Jesus. Door of Hope is the creation of Ewald Mataré in 1956 -1958.
The hand at the top right corner of the door symbolizes God. A Sun in the palm represents the Holy Spirit sent by Father in heaven to protect Mary. The figures around represent angels, emphasizing the holy aura of nature of the source of Gabriel’s message.
Observe carefully to see Mary in the left bottom is surrounded by a garland of rosary beads. Notice the Latin inscription? It translates to In You we Hope.
Click on the picture to enlarge and see the details.
Its meaning is even more profound since it has just happened the World Youth Day in my country. The motto touches my heart deeply. Thanks for sharing the beauty in the world.
Great designs on the door.
Really beautiful door with a great design beautifully photographed.
Door looks gorgeous. Absolutely marvellous shot you have taken.
Oh, that's lovely!
Indrani,
Sylvia and I did not agree to close the meme. I'm not sure who made the (unliateral) call, but we are planning to continue the meme in some form or fashion. Too much good stuff out there. Thanks for thinking aloud.
I enlarged the photo and it is truly beautiful!
very intersting. quite a depiction too.
What a fantastic door. I'm glad you featured it here.
that's quite a beautiful door Indrani and what a nice shot. ^0^
nice…
This is a beautiful door and you've captured it very nicely.
That is a beautiful interpretation of the Annunciation. I like this style very much.
You have a good eye for details Indrani.
greetings, Joop
Very detailed! Nice capture..
Marvelous capture, Indrani, and enlarging it really shows the beautiful detail! Hope you've enjoyed your weekend!!
Sylvia