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Tag: #Monday Window
Dormers with wooden frames
Monday Window
Cute little dormer windows
Plain tiles (apparently that’s the technical term for what we in Germany call “beaver tail tiles”), a snow guard, and three cute little dormer windows.
Same kind of tiles, newer though, and slate tiles to set off the equally cute dormer windows .If you squint you, you can make a case of entering this one in “I see faces”.
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Mix of modern and old
In old town quarters it can be challenge to manage the symbiosis of old and new, of keeping the style and at the same time thinking of modern ways to safe energy.
The added challenge in the old part of Weinheim is the houses which are one or two stories at the front and looking like this at the back because of the slope.
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Rosette windows
from various churches. top left: from the chapel at Schloss Stolzenfels top right: from Wiesenbaden’s Oranier-Gedächtniskirchebottom left: from St Adolfus in Düsseldorfbottom right: from the Egyptian episkopalean Church in Heidelberg Monday Window
Windows of Schaafheim
I spent a couple of hours in a village in the Odenwald, called Schaafheim (nothing to do with sheep, but with “scop”, i.e. barn or shed). This half-timbered house is typical for the area – with a solid stone base, usually of reddish sandstone. With … Continue reading Windows of Schaafheim
Waiting for the bus in Koblenz
These are office buildings next to the theatre in Koblenz (the theatre itself is under renovations and hidden behind containers) which I photographed while waiting for the bus to take us closer to the river Rhine.The photo on the bottom shows the original building of … Continue reading Waiting for the bus in Koblenz
A marriage of more than convenience
Schloss Stolzenfels was built as a summer residence for a prince royal (aka: a king in waiting) and his wife. Wilhelm IV had become King of Prussia when he and his wife, Elisabeth Ludovica of Bavaria, moved in. The castle was built on ruins and … Continue reading A marriage of more than convenience
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