Tag: Fenster

Architects Be Happy

I was happily cycling along when this house caught my eye.

The first unusual window I noticed was the skew one on the side, probably a window in a staircase.

Most of the windows are very narrow.

Except for those that are long and narrow.

And on the other accessible side of the building I found these:

Monday Window

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Compare the Windows

At the turn of the 18th to 19th century apartment blocks, i.e. houses for several families, were regularly being built. I don’t know if these qualify as terraced houses but they were built in rows. They looked uniform, i.e. they had the same numbers of windows, the windows had the same outline, the same paint job and the same decorations.

In the 100+ years since, the houses have changed owners and were renovated at different times, with quite varying restults.

Monday Window

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