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Wiesbaden, like Rome, is built on seven hills. The most prominent one is the “Neroberg”. About halfway up on this hill is the Russian-orthodox church – a reminder of the time when Russians were very prominent in the city. The golden tops of its five towers look spectacular no matter what the weather is.
They look spectacular in autumn when one comes upon them unsuspectedly from below after walking through a sombre autumn forest.
It looks spectacular in winter when one approaches from above and the sun hits the gold with full force.
It looks spectacular in summer when only the golden tops look over the green canopy of the surrounding forest.
When you go walking on Wiesbaden’s Neroberg there is no way you’re going to miss the Orthodox Russian church. You are walking through the woods and suddenly you round a corner and you’re hit with a flash of gold!
And because this is squares I could not leave without sharing the pair of tights one of our runners was wearing:
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It was so grey yesterday, I thought I needed to get some colour in my pictures and in my soul.
The location was in Wiesbaden in front of the Russian-orthodox church on the Neroberg, one of the hills that the capital of Hesse is built on.
“Colour is a power which directly influences the soul.”
Wassily Kandinsky
The church, the view over Wiesbaden, the foresters’ machine at the back and the woods where we came towards the site.
The Cosmic Photo Challenge: One location
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This is the Russian-orthodox church on the Neroberg in Wiesbaden. We were there this weekend and the weather was just awful so I didn’t carry a camera. But even in the grey light of the late afternoon the golden domes of the spires were stunning. So here is a photo from a few years back and a promise that I will go back on a sunny day to take more photos.
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