Everybody seems to know this logo and this castle.
I grew up in the shadow of a castle very similar to this. The castle in our town has a varied history (as old places do). It housed princes and earls and members of the minor nobility, it was the capital of our small region for a short while, and since the 1930s it houses the Rathaus of the town. My father used to work for the administration and when I was little I used to visit him in his office since we lived close by. I used to walk up the wide stairs of the main entrance, past naked ladies in black marble and other sculptures, imagining myself to be the princess, or possibly a knight in shining armour.
What do you think? Am I right about the resemblance?
It will always be the castle of my dreams.
Lens-Artists Photo Challenge: Magical
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Excellent. It certainly looks like a place of magic!
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Thanks, John.
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Truly magical Elke 🙂
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Glad you like it, Brian. The castle has a really nice park (which used to be closed to the public when my father was a little boy) and our house was on the other side of the wall surrounding the park. My sister lives in that house now.
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That’s good, you can still visit
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Yes, definitely is. We had it rented out for a couple of years after my mum couldn’t live alone anymore and it was really weird to pass by and see the light in the windows and NOT being able to go there.
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That would be weird. You could always knock and run away 😂
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😂
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Oh yes, the German castles are the templates for the Disney ones 😀. I’m glad to say that I’ve been past the one in your town Elke, though it’s been quite some years back!
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That’s nice to hear. 😃 It is a rather obscure castle, as far as castles go.
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Oh yes, that tower design is perfect for Knights of Olde, and Wizards.
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😁 🧙🏽♂️ + knight
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It’s so beautiful and definitely magical looking 🙂
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Yes I think the Disney castles are patterned after those in Germany and all are beautiful. I remember visiting some in Scotland and thinking that while they look beautiful I’ guessing they were really cold and drafty back in the day! A beautiful post for the challenge this week.
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You’re right about the drafty bit – I think “my” castle is younger, though.
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It looks magical to me! I can feel the excitement of the little girl walking up those stairs with princess dreams – indeed a magical feeling that is with you still. Lovely take on and a beautiful story.
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Thank you for your words.
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Wonderful. It looks like a Disney castle all right. Rhine valley, is it?
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Yes, correct. My hometown is Weinheim, where the Odenwald slopes off towards the Upper Rhine Valley (in a triangle with Heidelberg and Mannheim).
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I know the area a little, but I haven’t seen Weinheim. The next time I’m in the Rheingau I’ll take a look at the home of wine.
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It’s a bit further to the south, where the Rhine Valley is wide. 😀 And although many people think the town got its name from wine it was actually a Frankonian called Wino (friend).
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I love that the magic resonates with you even still today. And yes it does look Disneyish. It is beautiful where you live.
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I immediately wanted to write back: Thank you. But — I take can’t take any credit for it. So, on behalf of my hometown, then and now: Thank you.
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