Tag: Ladenburg

Throughout the ages

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This mural was created in 2005 on the walls of an underpass by a dedicated arts class of the local Carl-Benz-Gymnasium in Ladenburg. It illustrates figures from the history of the town.  Here are the figures in historical sequence:

  • Ladenburg was founded by the Romans and an important centre from about 100 – 300 A.D.
  • The Roman period was followed by medieval courts with knights, ladies and jesters.
  • In the 13th and 14th century Ladenburg was the centre of conflict between the bishops of Worms and the Pfalzgrafen (Count Palatines).
  • In 1817, Karl  Freiherr von Drais invented a forerunner (sic!) of the bicycle and his first ride took place from Mannheim to Schwetzingen passing Ladenburg.
  • Transportation stayed important as Carl Benz, the inventor of the first automobile, lived here and his wife Bertha Benz undertook the first long distance ride of 106 km in 1888 in the area.
  • The next figures show children at play, a dog, a girl in a 50s pettycoat with a cigarette in her hand, an 80s punk, and a millenial – possibly a self-image of the creators of the mural.

And in case you missed the cat:

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For Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: graffiti & murals.

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Framed!

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“Photography is about finding out what can happen in the frame. When you put four edges around some facts, you change those facts.”

Garry Winogrand

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Step through the frame and find out (Leazes Park in Newcastle).

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And he stepped through the frame.

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In Ladenburg they have these signs all over town to show how the landscape was changed to make paths and parks more inviting.  On the left are photos of what it looked before and it can be compared with the reality today.  It was found that just putting up the photos wouldn’t be enough, so a frame was offered, similar to the frame of the old photograph to make the views comparable.  Because a frame changes things.

A frame also helps to focus the attention.  Or possibly, it allows people to cope with nature if they are used to seeing things only framed ?

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Linked to Travel with Intent.  More photos inspired by the quotation by G. Winogrand (what a wonderful name!)  are collected here.

Getaways without getting away

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Balconies in the centre of the town of Heidelberg.

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And in Frankfurt – more green, less flowers.

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The townhall balcony in Lampertheim – geraniums are the perennial favourites for balcony gardening.

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This is more colourful, seen in Ladenburg.

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More geraniums, in Weinheim.

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No flowers at all, yet the feeling is definitely “holiday in Balconia”.

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The old part of the town of Weinheim is built on an incline.  The rooms behind the lower row of balconies are street level on the other side of the house.  It looks even higher when shown with the more modern houses in front:

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Linked with Friendly Friday: balconies.

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Half a ufo has landed

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The Kronenhochhaus (crowned skyscraper) in Frankfurt, Germany, from the side

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and from below.

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A three-bowed bridge crossing the Neckar near Ladenburg in Southwest Germany.

For Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: curves and circles.

More curvy and round subjects can be found here.

Traces of history

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Lopodunum

Ladenburg was called Lopodunum in Roman times and an important town in the region.  Many streets were named to remember this past.  Some of the street signs come with explanations.

Vespasian

Titus Vlavius Vespasianus was Emperor when the first wooden fort was built.

Domitian

During the time of Emperor Domitian the fort was rebuilt in stone.

Ausonius Trajan

Emperor Trajan elevated Lopodunum to a town and is considered the founder.

Decimus Magnus Ausonius was a Roman poet from Burdigala (Bordaux, France) in the 4th century. In his poem Mosella Lopodunum was mentioned for the first time in a literary text.

Hadrian

Emperor Hadrian ordered the limes in this region built, to safeguard the Roman settlements.

Januarius

There were to men called Januarius documented in Ladenburg, a decurio (soldier) and a magister pagi (a town official).

Mithras

Mithras was a Persian, later Roman sun god. A stone relief depicting him was found in Ladenburg.

For Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge.  More photos of streets, alleys, paths, avenues, and street signs can be found here.

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