Tag: Löwen

Weird Looking Lions

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The lion on this fountain in Augsburg wouldn’t really look all that weird if it weren’t for that mechanical water pipe protruding from its mouth.

Some of these lions are just old and have been crafted in times when the weren’t that many real lions around. Others look anthropomorphic and that makes them look weird.

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The Lions of Heidelberg Castle

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I’m sure I didn’t get even half the lions in Heidelberg Castle. They were really fond of lions there.

This is an indoor lion in the hall leading to the Königshalle on one side, the large vat on the other.

These lions are on the back facade of the Friedrichsbau. They are all in a row between the windows, and not one is like the other.

This last one is a wooden lion on the front of the large vat which can contain 219,000 litre of wine, it is 8 metres long and has a circumference of 6.50 metres. On top of it is a dance floor.

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