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Tag: #Monday Window
A Window with an Art Nouveau Detail
And that is the whole house from the front with the sandstone set off beautifully by the white paint.
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It’s Windows Alright
But are these awnings? Shutters? Dormers? Is it a roof? Or a facade?
It is the Carl-Bosch-Museum in Heidelberg. Carl Bosch was a German engineer, and chemist, and a Nobel Prize laureate. The technical museum is situated behind the Heidelberg Castle with quiet a curious mixture of exhibits. Some are from his private life, exhibits from his time working with high pressure apparatus are displayed on the outside, mainly because of their size, and then there is the modern building featured here which houses a wonderful collection of technical experiments, designed for children but equally fascinating for adults.
The building does justice to this innovate approach.
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Magic in Your Windows
This house with tower or small castle or possibly mansion is situated just underneath the Heidelberg Castle. It’s reminiscent of Disney castles, isn’t it?
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The Watergate in Heidelberg
This is Heidelberg, just before the Old Bridge beneath the Heidelberg Castle.
The windows of all four towers are old and identical.
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Closed Shutters against the Midday Heat
The irony was that during the week we were in Cyprus it was just as hot back home in Germany – without the sea!
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Architects Be Happy
I was happily cycling along when this house caught my eye.
The first unusual window I noticed was the skew one on the side, probably a window in a staircase.
Most of the windows are very narrow.
Except for those that are long and narrow.
And on the other accessible side of the building I found these:
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Windows in the Watchtower
In Vielbrunn in the Odenwald they rebuilt a watchtower of the Roman limes, the border of the Roman Empire around the year 200 AD.
They tried for historical accuracy and documented their efforts on display boards.
These are the two types of windows set in the tower.
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