When Johann Pachelbel was 25 years old (in the year 1678), he began working as an organist at a Protestant church in Erfurt, Germany, called Predigerkirche ("Preacher's Church"). He remained there for 12 years. During this time, he composed his now-famous Canon in D.
Predigerkirche's official website has many photos ("Bilder") of the church that you can view here. Seeing the beauty of the architecture and of the organ, it is not hard to imagine how Pachelbel was inspired to compose music of such elegance and optimism. I like to think of the Canon in D as a timeless artifact containing something of the essence of the church and of Pachelbel's experiences working there.
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