You only see what you know (Goethe)
The Saalburg is a reconstructed Roman fort in Hesse. Inside its walls, a museum tells about the life of the soldiers along the border. The castellum was a part of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes. Today the remains of the Limes are enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage Site. [German]
The building was erected as a theatre by architect Wilhelm Vernukken in 1603/1606. The commissioner was Landgraf Moritz, who named the Ottoneum after his son Otto. Today, a natural history museum is housed here. [German]
The Zwehrenturm in Kassel was a medieval tower within the city’s fortifications, serving as both a prison and an observatory over the centuries. The sundial on the Zwehrenturm dates from the 18th century. [German]
The Nerobergbahn was built in 1888 as a funicular railway driven by water counterbalancing and is still operated with this technology. It connects the Nerotal Valley with the Neroberg Hill, a lookout high over Wiesbaden. [German]
There are many ways to explore the German city of Frankfurt am Main. One of them is by riding the Ebbelwei-Expreß. This tram tours the most impressive sights and provides info via an audio guide. In addition, the passengers enjoy a glass of Ebbelwei.
The Hessenpark forms an open-air museum featuring around 100 buildings from the German state of Hesse. Besides farmhouses, barns and windmills, you also see a marketplace with urban structures.
After leaving Kassel Central Station, I saw this odd detail on a hotel roof: a diving platform! The explanation for this strange view: It’s public art with the title “Arschbombe”. Kassel is truly a hotspot for contemporary art. [German]
Several German railway stations offer model railway layouts. After putting in a 1-Euro-coin, children (and their parents) can control the miniature trains. The dioramas are pretty large and full of details. I took this photo at the central station of Frankfurt am Main.
As you know, I love to stroll around railway stations while waiting for the next connection. So I do at airports as well. At Frankfurt on Main Airport, I came across this Cadillac Sedan (1956).
Fun as well as thought provoking advertising seen at Frankfurt on Main Airport. Literally translated the text says: “You have to read in order to stay on top”
Another interesting DOCUMENTA (13) venue I visited today: The Grimm Brothers Museum (Brüder-Grimm-Museum). I found it at the Palais Bellevue in Kassel.
In 2012, I visited the dOCUMENT (13) in Kassel. The Fridericianum was the first building I came across on this trip. It offered a catching story for museum buffs like me. The Fridericianum saw its completion in 1779. It was one of the first public museums ever built.