The Roman fort Biriciana, nowadays known as Kastell Weissenburg, was occupied by cavalry units during ancient times. The photo shows the reconstructed north gate (Porta decumana) of the fort area. In Roman times, this gate led to the Limes.
Tag: Germany
Unstrut Viaduct in Saxony-Anhalt
While travelling from Naumburg (Saale) to the visitor centre of the Nebra Sky Disk by bus, I got this view of the newly built Unstrut Viaduct. With a length of 2,688 m, it crosses the spacious Unstrut Valley.
Administration of Zeche Zollern
This building, generally known as Alte Verwaltung, was a work by architect Paul Knobbe. It served as the director’s office and administration building of the Zeche Zollern. Today, the building serves as a venue for events and weddings.
Ozeaneum in Stralsund
The Ozeanum is a public aquarium located in the historical harbour of Stralsund. It is part of the German Oceanographic Museum (Deutsches Meeresmuseum) and displays primarily sea life of the North Sea and the Baltic Sea.
Tempelherrenhaus in Weimar
The Tempelherrenhaus was never a residence of the mysterious templar knights. Instead, the 18th-century building served as venue for celebrations on the Ducal court. Later it housed a well-visited café in the lovely atmosphere of the Ilm park.
Petersberg Citadel in Erfurt
Petersberg Citadel (Zitadelle Petersberg) is a well-preserved city fortress in the centre of Erfurt. The buildings in the Baroque style were hardly destroyed in wars and escaped demolition during city modernization in the 19th century.
Electoral Palace in Bonn
The Electoral Palace (Kurfürstliches Schloss) in Bonn was the former residential palace of the Prince-Electors of Cologne. Where the Prince-Electory used to walk in a beautiful garden, young people play football these days.
Shop sign of a brush-maker
This shop sign at the Bürstenmacherei Steinbrück in Naumburg (Saale) shows the main products of a German Bürstenbinder (brush-maker). Inside the shop, you learn details about the tradition of brush-making.
Mural in Munich Court Garden
This mural is an example of several wall paintings you see in the arcades of the Munich Court Garden (Münchner Hofgarten). The paintings display episodes in the history of the House of Wittelsbach. They are protected against weather by the arcades only.
Herrenchiemsee Palace
Castle buffs will find Herrenchiemsee Palace (Schloss Herrenchiemsee) on an island in a Bavarian lake named Chiemsee. The palace, commissioned by King Ludwig II, is also known as the New Palace (Neues Schloss) or Herrenworth Palace (Schloss Herrenwörth).
Lohnhalle at Zeche Zollern
The Lohnhalle is an intriguing building at the colliery Zeche Zollern in Dortmund. It looks like a station hall with several cashier’s desks inside. The miners were paid their wages in this hall.
Haus Metternich in Coblenz
Statesman Klemens von Metternich was born on 15 May 1773 in Coblenz (Koblenz). His birthplace is generally known as Haus Metternich or Metternicher Hof. The building was built in 1674 and burned down in 1944. The reconstruction took place in 1976.