Tag: Schwetzingen

Come blow your horn

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No, I’m not Frank Sinatra but feel free to take your pick. The choice of horns is yours:

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The sign of the hotel “Adler-Post” in Schwetzingen.

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Less ornate but rich in contrast, the restaurant “Post” in Neustadt an der Weinstraße.

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A mural in Bensheim – night watchmen carried a lamp, a hellbarde, and a horn.

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Passing on the knowledge to the next generation.

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A magnificent set of horns on this he-goat.

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And a more whimsical set of horns on this cow,

A horned theme for Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge.  More horny photos can be found here.

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Appreciation

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For A Photo A Week, in honour of Women’s Day.

I’ve used the photo before  (and the artworks – these are actually two separate installations – have completely different themes).  This is what the almost unprocessed photo looks like:

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More women can be found here.

Clique – claque

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I have used this clique before (although not quite these shots) but that’s fair enough as this sculpture is in fact, NOT unique.  I have taken these pictures in Schwetzingen but  another group of four claqueurs standing in a queue can be found in Pforzheim.  In Backnang there were only three – however, they have been stolen probably to melt the bronze and sell it wholesale.  The artist is Guido Messer, the title is “Die Claque“.  A claque is a group of men and women in an audience who are paid to clap – a custom which was popular first in France and later in other European countries.

You might have guessed – this is for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge where the alphabet has reached the letter Q.

 

 

Cherry blossoms

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The Japanese cherry trees in the the castle gardens of Schwetzingen have been standing in exact rows for well over 200 years. Some had to be replaced but many of the original trees still stand.  Their blossoms are usually the first to announce the arrival of spring – setting of the sequence of the annual cycle.

This is for Thursday’s Special where you can find more photos with the subject of sequence.

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there but for the grace of god

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“Spiegel der Geschichte” von Matthias Braun – a memorial in Schwetzingen, Germany, commemorating the victims of the Nazi era and urging future generations to safeguard democracy and human rights.

To me this installation signifies the truth that it happened to them and it can happen to us – the people reflected in the figures. The people seen clapping is an art  installation on the opposite side of the road called “Die Claque” from Guido Messer – depicting four men clapping with their eyes closed, applauding whatever they are paid to applaud.

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Phases of the moon

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These are skylights in the four corner buildings of the mosque in the palace gardens in Schwetzingen, Germany.  These are not proper skylights but fake windows in the dome of the roofs, showing different phases of the moon: quarter, half, three quarters and full moon.  The Red Mosque was never intended as a place of worship but is considered a “folly” – a building which served no purpose but to be there and be beautiful.  It was constructed at the end of the 18th century when all things Turkish were very fashionable.  It combines elements of Eastern and Western architecture.

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Sky