Tag: #Thursday Trios

Lest We Forget

A poignant trio this Thursday. These stolpersteine (literally: stumbling stones) can be found in front of apartment or business houses were people used to live before they were deported and killed by the Nazi regime. I came upon these particular three in a town to the south of ours, as part of a remembrance campaign on 9 November, 83 years after the November pogroms in Germany. The English Wikipedia still calls it “Kristallnacht” (or “night of broken glass”), a term no longer used in Germany as it is considered a euphemism that does not do justice to the events.

Nevertheless, if you are interested in stolpersteine wikipedia is a good start to get information.

Thursday Trios

Three Architectural Threes

The three arches of the Carolingian gatehouse of the Imperial Abbey Lorsch from the 8th century.

The three arches of the Munich main fire station (Hauptfeuerwache) from the beginning of the 20th century.

A mixed commercial and residential building with three sets of bay windows in Heinsberg.

Thursday Trios