at least for the moment.
This is castle Rennhof in Hüttenfeld. Built in the mid 19th century in the style Empire, it has been used as a Lithuanian School, the only official Lithuanian school in Western Europe.
This is Castle Neckarhausen, built and rebuild since the mid 17th century, the last major remodelling happened in the early 19th century in the neoclassicist style.
And one more time the Baroque style of Mannheim Palace.
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These are windows from the Heidelberg Castle (Renaissance), Gersfeld, Schwetzingen and Mannheim palace (all three Baroque buildings).
Heidelberg, Mannheim and Schwetzingen are in close proximity of each other – one can see that sandstone is a prevalent building material in the area. Gersfeld is not that far away, about the same distance from Frankfurt to the north-east as the others are south.
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Living in Germany it would have been indeed easy to find a building that is not only 100 years old but several hundreds. Close to my hometown, they found the foundations of a Roman estate dating back to the second century AD. But I decided to show the Wachenburg, one of the two castles overlooking Weinheim an der Bergstraße, in Germany. It looks like a Romanesque castle (the roof received new tiles a few years ago) but it is little over 100 years old. The main buildings were constructed between 1907 and 1913 by a Corps of former students (more information on these student fraternities can be found here) to serve as a memorial for members who had died during the Franco-Prussian war of 1870/71 and a location for their yearly meetings. Family lore has it that my grandfather worked on the roof gutters as a young tinsmith.
For the A Photo a Week Challenge: over 100 years old. For more old photos click here.
I was truly privileged as a child. We lived in a modest house but the back garden bordered the high wall surrounding the castle grounds. In my father’s day this park was off bounds for the townspeople (except on Easter Sunday or Monday, for a couple of hours). Nowadays the park is public and the castle is the town hall. To me, it was always the playground just behind the house.
For The Daily Post where Cheri asked to share a favourite place. More favourite places can be found here.
The Japanese cherry trees in the the castle gardens of Schwetzingen have been standing in exact rows for well over 200 years. Some had to be replaced but many of the original trees still stand. Their blossoms are usually the first to announce the arrival of spring – setting of the sequence of the annual cycle.
This is for Thursday’s Special where you can find more photos with the subject of sequence.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: View from the Back, Bottom or Underneath
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