Germany-1962: Gothic Cathedral Architecture At Night

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationGermany
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Germany

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Gothic Cathedral Architecture At Night — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures the intricate Gothic architecture of a historic German cathedral at night. The camera moves across detailed stonework, pointed arches, and ornate tracery, with a distinct purple tint from the film stock. The sequence transitions from close-ups of decorative elements to wider views of the cathedral's towering facade, offering a nostalgic glimpse of a landmark in the early 1960s. The grainy texture and color saturation are characteristic of Super 8 home movies from the era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upExteriorNight
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124765806

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: No
Logos / trademarks: Yes
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1714 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rhine river,notre dame,momarte artists
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: rhine river,germany,paris,france,cologne,belgium,versailles,
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Germany Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s German travel footage for productions needing a brief night view of Gothic cathedral architecture and illuminated stone detail.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s visitor footage, with Gothic tracery, pointed arches, carved stonework and signage glimpsed at night.
Home-movie behavior: The camera studies the facade from close range, giving the clip a visitor-shot perspective rather than a formal architectural survey.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pointed arches, circular tracery, carved facade ornament, stone buttresses, tall windows, dark night sky and a partial sign.
Film character: Purple color cast, grain, soft focus and uneven exposure give the 8mm scan a clear physical-film home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a cutaway, establishing detail, travel-memory beat or atmospheric transition into a church or historic-city sequence.
Historical context: The footage places historic religious architecture within a mid-century travel-film context without showing worshippers, ceremonies or interior activity.
Research note: No people are visible, but visible signage or identifiable architecture may require location, trademark or property-context review separate from copyright.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1962 Germany 8mm cathedral at night, Gothic church facade home movie, or vintage German landmark architecture footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then with other Germany 1962 travel footage, then with Gothic architecture, night landmark and European cathedral material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 German 8mm view of Gothic cathedral stonework, showing a pointed arch, decorative tracery and circular facade details under night lighting. — Close study of illuminated Gothic cathedral stonework at night.

German 1962 home-movie frame showing a Gothic cathedral facade with pointed arch forms, round tracery details and vertical stone ornament. — Ornate cathedral facade details fill the frame.

1962 Germany travel footage frame with an angled view of Gothic cathedral architecture, including tracery, buttress-like stonework and upper facade details. — The handheld camera shifts across the cathedral's exterior stonework.

Wider 1962 German night view of a Gothic cathedral facade, showing tall masonry, carved details, arched forms and a partial sign along the right edge. — Wider night view of the cathedral facade with a partial sign visible.

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