The headdress gives it away, this is Herakles. son of Alcmene and Zeus. He is wearing the head of the Nemean lion. It was the first labour he accomplished, ridding the countryside of a fearful lion with impenetrable fur which had been terrorising the locals. … Continue reading The Original
Heppenheim Heidelberg Michelstadt Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Alleyways, Driveways, Parking Lots, Dirt Roads
even with a trumpet. This frog trumpeter is part of a whole orchestra standing on a roundabout at the entrance to the town of Laudenbach. In the area the inhabitants of Laudenbach are known as frogs. I have no idea why. FOWC with Fandango: Chord
We don’t usually associate police officers with very caring actions. But here two of them are, caring for a homeless person who wasn’t feeling well. FOWC with Fandango: Officer
This is a typical apartment house from around the 1920s. The windows are framed by sandstone, straight on the upper floors, curved with a keystone on the groundfloor. Instead of keeping the natural reddish stone it was painted grey keeping the contrast but giving it … Continue reading Stylish Renovation
This is the panorama from the castle ruin Schauenburg above the town of Dossenheim at the Bergstraße. Schauen means “looking” in German, and one can see the Upper Rhine Valley, from Odenwald to Palatinate Forest, with Mannheim and Ludwigshafen in between. Although to be honest, … Continue reading The Name Says It All
This plate is appropriately hung in the Carl Benz Museum in Ladenburg. FOWC with Fandango: Fuel
Mannheim and its surrounding areas, the hills of the Odenwald on the right side of the Rhine, and the hills of the Palatinate on the left Rhine side. Cellpic Sunday
The war memorial (in Germany usually referred to as warrior memorial (Kriegerdenkmal) because the names of the fallen soldiers are displayed) in our town was inaugurated in 1936 to honour the dead of world war I. The much longer list of fallen soldiers from world war II was added in the 1950s. Because of the bellicose demeanour of the sculpture it is now viewed critically. Instead of removing the sculpture the town has chosen to go a different route: in direct line passing the location of the former synagogue (destroyed in 1938) is a memorial for the victims of violence, war, and prosecution. I see it as a warning against a dystopian future which would resemble a not so distant past.
Ragtag Daily Prompt: Dystopian
Mannheim as seen from a highrise building. Cellpic Sunday
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