FOWC with Fandango: Hallucination
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Tag: Czech Republic
Six of a Kind
This wall on a vacant lot in the woods near Teplice – I was wondering if the artist honed his inimitable style on it. Sadly, I didn’t see any other of his works nor could I find any information about him.
Dripping or Tripping
Run-up to Halloween. Nineth day of October. Blood.
Roof Square
Yesterday I showed the Great Synagogue of Plzeň. I had climbed up the tower of the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew to take the photo. The spire is with 103 m the highest in the Czech Republic, that’s the whole structure, of course, I was standing a few metres below. The view was amazing, showing a sea of roofs. The buildings get more modern the further you look away from the centre of town. It’s like a history of different pasts.
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Pink Square
The Great Synagogue of Plzeň in the Czech Republic has the loveliest pink spires. The first stone was laid in 1888 and it is the second largest synagogue in Europe, and the third largest in the world. It was used as a place of worship in the past, survived the second world war as a storage hall, was shortly revived as a Jewish place of worship during communism but soon closed down as there wasn’t a large enough Jewish community to maintain the building. It was finally restored towards the end of the last century and is today used for various cultural events and is open to the public.
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Student Accomodation in Prague
We spent the weekend before last in Prague and our accommodation was in high-rise student dormitories.
The buildings were basic and well used. The windows were somehow warped which made for nice effects.
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Bohemian History
On Saturday we were running (literally) through Teplice in the Czech Republic. I had only my mobile phone on me and could only snap some pictures in passing. This charming town definitely deserves a return visit. Here are the few windows I managed to capture.
The lines are from the trolley coaches which are operated electrically throughout the town.
Even the simple windows feature decorative details.
And if the stukko work isn’t enough they add flowers.
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