He went to America, got rich brewing beer, returned and settled in Heidelberg and had this sepulchral monument built for his wife and himself.
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Tag: Heidelberg
Built, Misused and Not Used at all
For various reasons it is difficult to talk about the Thingstätte in Heidelberg, particularly in English. The English problem is a language one. A Germanic Thing (pronounced ting) is a thing in English but not as in an object or an article but as in a folkmoot (kind of like an entmoot for people). Then there are the historic problems. This venue, fashioned in a way that Nazis envisaged Germanic culture 2000 years ago, was built in the 1930s on a hill near Heidelberg for pseudo Germanic festivities and rituals. Early on it was clear that it would never do what it was meant to do because they built a stage in the middle of an amphitheatre for thousands of spectators but forgot about toilets and other necessities. After world war II it was neglected, then half-heartedly revived (even Placido Domingo gave a concert there once), after 2000 it was only used unofficially for Walpurgis Night feasts where students partied in the night from 30 April to 1 May. This was stopped in 2018 as it created too many problems, not least several forest fires.
Today it’s mainly a destination for excursions. There is a lookout point in the vicinity which offers a wonderful view of the Heidelberg Schloss on the other side of the river Neckar.
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I Think the Little Cloud Is Lost
Less sky, more green. But the sky itself would have been undefinably whitish grey. I took this photo on the banks of the river Neckar. A couple of kilometres up the river there would have been the Heidelberg castle on the slopes.
It looked quite atmospheric and not at all like spring. But that’s what you get in April. April is a mixed bag.
The Heidelberg Motor-Boot-Club
in front of the “Heidelberg Childhood-Haus”. The name is a quite unusual mix of English and German as this institute is a part of the Childhood foundation. It was opened in September 2019 by Queen Silvia from Sweden (a native of Heidelberg).
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The Power of Three
Three is a powerful number and often three of the same are used in crests and coat of arms. The three lilies are from the coat of arms of the town of Wiesbaden, the capital of the State of Hesse. The three rings are a medieval symbol for a bishop and this crest is displayed a the front of the Kloster Neuburg near Heidelberg.
Roundabout Art
A sculpture by Chen Wenqin, a donation of a company to the community where the roundabout is situated.
Guarding the Fields Is Serious Business
The water tower between Edingen and Neckarhausen near Heidelberg overlooking the not the cotton fields but the strawberry fields of the area.
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