The Zollern colliery (Zeche Zollern) in the Bovinghausen district of Dortmund is also known by the nickname “Castle of Labour”. The brick-stone architecture of this administration building may answer the question of where this title comes from.
Tag: Germany
Tempelherrenhaus in Weimar
Many years ago, I came across an old ruin in Weimar. Its name – Tempelherrenhaus – made me think of the mysterious templars. But I was wrong. The building was a former ducal venue that transformed into a ruin after an air raid in 1945. [German]
Tucher Mansion in Nuremberg
The Tucher Mansion (Tucherschloss) dates back to 1544. It served as a summer residence for the Tucher, a patrician family in Nuremberg. The museum inside shows how such a family lived in those times.
TAKRAF cranes in Rostock
Do cranes own personality? I asked myself this question while strolling around the city harbour of Rostock. There, I found two port cranes nicely coloured blue and yellow. They saw their completion in a GDR combine named TAKRAF in 1960.
Satzvey Castle in Mechernich
The former moated castle is considered one of the best-preserved castles in the Rhineland. Its origins date back to the 12th century. Today, the walls of Satzey Castle (Burg Satzvey) serve as a venue for knight games and medieval festivals. [German]
City Walls of Passau
River cruisers may know the mighty Veste Oberhaus high over the Danube River. But there is also a town wall in Passau. You’ll find the depicted towers in the Innstadt area. This city district lies between the Inn River and the Austrian border. [German]
Moyland Castle in Bedburg-Hau
Moyland Castle (Schloss Moyland) in the Lower Rhine region houses a museum for contemporary art and an archive with works by the German artist Joseph Beuys. A noted library of art literature completes the offer.
CarGoTram in Dresden
During my visit to the Gläserne Manufaktur of the Volkswagen Company in 2018, I heard about the blue CarGoTram for the first time. It transported car parts on the public tram network in Dresden. [German]
Unstrut Viaduct in Saxony-Anhalt
While travelling from Naumburg (Saale) to the Nebra Sky Disk visitor centre by bus, I got this view of the newly built Unstrut Viaduct. Serving for the high-speed line Berlin–Munich, it crosses the spacious Unstrut Valley. [German]
Bad Schandau Elevator in Saxony
On my bus trip from Bad Schandau to the Saxon Switzerland National Park, I took this snapshot of the Bad Schandau Elevator (1904). This truss tower overcomes a difference in height of 47.76 m.
Monument to William Shakespeare
Not far from the artificial ruins in Ilmpark stands a monument to William Shakespeare. The tribute of a British poet in Weimar surprises, but there is a reason. Goethe is considered a main protagonist in the German Shakespeare reception of his time. [German]
Frauenkirche in Munich
The Cathedral of Our Dear Lady (Frauenkirche), also known as Münchner Dom, is the largest church in Munich. The two steeples build an iconic landmark of the Bavarian capital by overtowering all rooftops. [German]