Take a Peek Inside 'Luther 1517' 360 Degree Panorama in Wittenberg
All Saints Church, also known as Castle Church, is perhaps the most famous place in Wittenberg. This is where Luther is said to have posted his 95 theses to the church doors, launching the Protestant Reformation.
Author Eric Metaxas notes in his biography Martin Luther: The Man Who Rediscovered God and Changed the World, that he did not actually nail the theses but used paste. The storyline many have in their imaginations of Luther bravely hammering something to a church door was not how it happened. If he indeed posted the theses, which were written in Latin so only the highly educated could read it, he thought he was effectively tacking them to the local bulletin board to generate discussion.
"For me, the significance of Martin Luther's legacy is his demand for self-determination," Asisi explains in an exhibit outside the panorama.
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"Knowing where we come from is necessary to pursue our paths into our own future. With this work I would like to approach a period in time — although seeming to be far distant — nevertheless exhibits so many parallels in our present day."
