Tag: Fachwerk

Two Houses, How Many Window Styles?

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Both these houses are from Michelstadt im Odenwald. I was fascinated by the different kind of windows, all coming together to one style, sort of.

The contrast between the sandstone and the white front, the windows with the rounded top on the ground floor, mirrored in the second floor balcony door cum window. The grey and white half-timbered style on the top floor with the small oblang windows. The combination of both styles in the little tower cum bay windows.

And here is another house with typical architectural details of the area. The creme coloured shingles set off by the simple oblong windows, set off by grey and brown frames. The sandstone set-ins with grilles leading to the basement. The angular bay window jutting out and decorated with half-timbered details in dark wood.

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Bringing in some colour

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Rathaus Lützelsachsen

It used to be that half timbered meant dark wood and white washed panels in between but in recent years colour has come into play.

  • Barbier in Bensheim
  • Stadttambour Tüncher in Bensheim
  • Lindenfels
  • Michelstadt

At first it took me a bit to get used to it but when it works, it works.

  • Seckenheim
  • Heppenheim

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Windows of a renovated Rathaus

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The townhall (Rathaus) of Lützelsachsen was built from 1674 to 1688 and renovated in 1808.  And then it was renovated during the last couple of years.  And now there are functional windows, old fashioned windows, and modern windows.  Decide for yourself if you think it works.

2015 rathaus f

2015 rathaus e

 

Rathaus

 

Rathaus

This is what it looked like a year ago or so.

2015 rathaus i

And this is what it looks like today.  There is no mayor residing in it anymore since Lützelsachsen became part of the town Weinheim.

Rathaus

And that’s the view from the back with the cars still able to drive underneath the mayor’s former office – with two beautiful windows looking down on traffic.

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