The manor house in the Hermannshof in Weinheim was built in classicist style in 1820. The garden was, of course, a private garden. Later it became the property of the Freudenberg family. The company founded by Carl Freudenberg in the mid 19th century is today still family owned. The house and garden was still private when I was a little girl and walked past it every day on my way to school. I used to wonder then what was behind the dense hedges.

The garden was changed to a park open to the public, now called “Schau- und Sichtungsgarten Hermannshof” in 1988 and has become a tourist magnet. The manor house is used by the company as a conference centre and is still closed to the public.

The windows show off the classicist style of the manor house. The representative front overlooks the park and with the beautiful magnolia looks impressive at any time of year. But the back and side views are beautiful as well.

Monday Window

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