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Tag: Bögen
Archways in Neustadt a.d. Weinstraße
There are more than 20 towns and villages called Neustadt in Germany, meaning “new town”, so they get an affix to distinguish one from the other. Neustadt an der Weinstraße is situated on the German Wine Road, a route traversing the wine region of the Palatinate region in the southwest of Germany. It is surrounded by vineyards to all sides, and there are traditional wineries and wine-growers on every street and on every corner. These are traditionally homesteads in the middle of the village, several houses and buildings surrounding a courtyard. They usually have a large gate as the main entrance to let tractors and in former times horse-drawn carriages in.
Often they have a smaller door set in the larger gate for everyday access. When the building purpose is changed the arches are often kept because of the structure of the wall as well as for looks.
In this case the arch was filled in except for a door and a window.
Do you notice the arch?
For Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge. This week I found some archways.
More streets, roads, paths, and avenues can be found here.
Make the world go round
Arch, dome, half-circle for Cee’s Fun Foto Circle. More arches, domes, and half-circles can be found here.
Brick said: I like an arch
The Abbey of Lorsch is a UNESCO world heritage site, close to Worms in the Rhine Valley, about 60km south of Frankfurt. It was an important monasteries during the Carolingian times. Through one of the arches of the “kingdom hall” one can look upon the monastery’s church.
Three arches, facing north and south, lead into the main room.
There are innumerable ways to play with these arches and their vistas. This time I preferred to try out desaturation.
Title with apologies to Louis Kahn.
More Arches, Domes, Half Circles can be found on Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge.
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