Wiesbaden is the capital of the state of Hessen, the state in which Frankfurt is located as well. The city suffered only minor damage during WW2 and used to be home to the Dukes of Nassau, giving it a nice "royal" heritage which can be seen in the city's architecture as well.

In the historic center of the city:

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Russian Orthodox Church. Built between 1847-55 by the Duke of Nassau for his deceased wife who was born in Russia:

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Market Church:

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St. Boniface Church:

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Late 19th century architecture:

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Central Train Station:

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State Theater:

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More late 19th century architecture:

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Casino:

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State Parliament of Hessen, former palace of the Dukes of Nassau:

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Looks very nice :)

looks wonderful ;)

Beautiful city!:)


PS:Maybe its a stupid question but i don't understand...why don't Frankfurters want you to visit the city?

Cause it shows you just how relatively ugly Frankfurt is (in comparison). ;)

Cause it shows you just how relatively ugly Frankfurt is (in comparison). ;)

Ok,thank you.I have imagined something like that. :lol:

More pics...

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Quick history lesson. The inscription reads "Loyal to the fatherland I will remain until I die" which is also part of the Dutch national anthem. The Dukes of Nassau and the Dutch royal house are closely related.

City Hall:

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View from the Neroberg towards Wiesbaden and the Marktkirche/Market Church:

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Hessian State Theater:

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I like your style, such a great purity of the colours and composition; indeed nicely done presentation. :cheers:

Great looking city.

I like your style, such a great purity of the colours and composition; indeed nicely done presentation

Thanks.

Yeah, it really is one of the nicer big German cities, after all it has a population of more than 275,000 people. Most other cities in that range were bombed into oblivion during WW2.

Good looking city, I was there earlier this year.

I thought this was going to be a crime-ridden suburban city of Frankfurt but it's much the opposite. It's very, very nice!

Wasn't this one bombed?

Not really. It sustained some minor damage but nothing compared to what happened to Frankfurt or Mainz.

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WTF is this guy?

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WTF is this guy?