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A Bleak Triangle

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This is the gallows of Beerfelden, the largest and best preserved gallows in Germany. It was erected in 1597 (on the same spot was a wooden gallows before), supposed to be broken down in 1788 (except that nobody seems to have gotten the order of emperor Joseph II of Austria), and the last execution is supposed to have taken place in 1804, a woman was hanged for allegedly stealing a chicken and two loaves of bread (although this is not verified). It’s in a beautiful spot and commands a spectacular view of the surrounding landscape – although in this bleak light and with the clouds one wouldn’t think so.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Any Kind of Geometrical Shape

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Cornering the decorations

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Traditionally corners could display saints to protect the house and its inhabitants,

like these Three Wise Men in Ladenburg.
This old grotesque looks almost like a gargoyle but doesn’t spout water. The name for non-spouting gargoyles seems to be “hunky punk”. Seems fitting.
This barrel rider in Weinheim seems to have fun, too, protecting the people of wine or beer drought.
And then there was this naughty looking chap, also in Oberursel.

Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Corners

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