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Tag: Mannheim
Mannheim, the Springfield of Germany
The other day I came across this barber shop in Mannheim. There was
Homer and Marge
Lisa and Maggie
and Homer and Marge again:
But where was Bart? I kept looking. And then … can it be?! Is one of them grown-up Bart?
Municipal Indoor Swimming Pool in Mannheim
This is the front of the Herschelbad in Mannheim. Bernhard Herschel was a businessman and local councellor who donated 500,000 goldmarks in early the 20th century for the establishment of a public swimming bath that would carry his name. It took quite a while with planning and building and the baths were finally opened in 1920, 15 years after his death. There are three large pools, bath tubs, a Roman-Irish bath, a sun bathing section and even a pool for dogs.
A few of the various windows seen on the neo-baroque front.
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Aye, there’s the Nub!
NUB stands for Neckaruferbebauung Nord. It consists of three highrise residential building with terraced buildings in front and several school buildings, on the northern banks of the river Neckar in Mannheim.
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Cityscapes
and Thursday Trios.
This Covey Was Framed!
I don’t know if “covey” is the correct word – but it’s more than one bird, yet they are not enough for a flock. But this being “public art” I guess the frame is the important detail anyway.
Down by the Lazy River
The lake in the Luisenpark in Mannheim was created in 1975 when the city hosted the German Federal Garden Show. They will host it again next year, 47 years later.
Vogelstang Lake
The lake is wedged between two suburbs of Mannheim, Vogelstang and Wallstadt. From the northern side the watertower of Wallstadt rises above the stretch of beach.
From the opposite site the highrise apartment building of Vogelstang are visible.
BTW: The sign just visible says: swimming allowed, boats and stand up paddling not allowed.
School Windows
These are windows of the Feudenheimschule in a district of Mannheim. Many schools were built in the first twenty years of the last century, and it shows in the style. Also, in our area of the country sandstone is an often used building material. This particular school was finished in 1913.
The detail in the top left photo is part of the crest of Mannheim, a wolf’s hook – a tool used to catch wolves and foxes in former times.
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