Tag: Ruine

Breathless, yeah!

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Weinheim, my home town, has given itself the monniker “The Two Castle Town”.

This is the Wachenburg, the younger one of the two, about 100 years old, built by student fraternities.

This is the Windeck, the older one, about 1000 years old, built to strengthen the influence of the abbey of Lorsch.

There are paths leading up to either, the choices are roads and paved paths as well as small, narrow footpaths through the woods. The latter are steeper but more fun to walk.

Walking Square #26

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A Count with an Odd Name

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This is the tower of the Auerbach Castle near Bensheim, seen through the lattice works of bare winter trees.

It was originally built in the 8th century and fell into ruin once before but was rebuilt under the reign of Count Diether IV of the Katzenelnbogen in the 13th century. Katzenelnbogen literally means “cat’s ellbow”. Go figure.

I took my inspiration today from the ruined abbey as seen by Sue on her odd post.

Odd Square #8

Clinker

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Hildebrandsche Mühle

This building is what is left over of a mill built in the late 19th century.  It was built in contrasting brickface and looked and still looks striking – now with trees growing from the walls.

Hildebrandt'sche Mühle

Hildebrandt'sche Mühle

The bricks of the chimneys, although rectangular in shape, were laid round.

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Hildebrandt'sche Mühle

The window panes are long gone after several generations of youngsters have used them for target practice but the contrasting brickworks still peek through the trees.

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Close by are other houses in clinker brick.bw bricks 7

The chimneys are square though in the newer buildings

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as are the cellar windows.

Linked to Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: bricks and stones.