Germany - Some photos every few days

[malud]

The planned new Station for Stuttgart, currently in the news because its heavily protested against by clueless idiots.

[Jobaneu]

The Fugger family was one of the richest families, perhaps the richest of all, during the 16th. and early 17th century in Europe, bankers of popes, emperors, the Habsburg dynasty.

Originally Augsburg patricians, they were ennobled (barons, later princes) and began to build castles.

One of these is Kirchheim (1578-83) built by Jakob Eschay and Wendel Dietrich for Hans Fugger.


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17th century picture http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:F...n_Schwaben.jpg+

The entranc front today. The castle is still owned by the Fugger.


http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Fuggerschloss.jpg

[Jobaneu]

The most spectacular feature in the castle is its main hall, the cedar hall (1585 by Wendel Dietrich).
It has a very precious Lebanon cedar wooden Renaissance ceiling.


by Picmalion http://www.*****************/pc/accou...rofile/1538918


http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Zedernsaal.jpg

Detail


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The ceiling is attached by 400 iron clamps to the truss.

Lebanon cedar wood forms the dark ground of the coffered ceiling.
On the top of that were used oak, tilia, taxus, fraxinus, acer, prune plum wood, walnut, swiss pine.

[malud]

3.10.2010 celebrating 20 year anniversary of the reunification of west Germany and the DDR.
Still missing: Preussen, Schlesien, Pommern, Elsaß-Lothringen, Eupen-Malmedy.

[miau]

... and the Ostmark

[Jobaneu]

Originally Posted by malud

3.10.2010 celebrating 20 year anniversary of the reunification of west Germany and the DDR.
Still missing: Preussen, Schlesien, Pommern, Elsaß-Lothringen, Eupen-Malmedy.

They are lost, lost for ever.

The reunification was possible, because we recognized that.

The achievements of a thousand years of German history had been annihilated, foremost because GERMAN politicians made too many mistakes, committed too many crimes, too many people believed in a "Tausendjähriges Reich", because the defenders of the republican colours black, red and gold were short-handed during the Weimar Republic.

Everything has its price.

[Dallas star]

You my sir, are mistaken.

[malud]

Originally Posted by Jobaneu

They are lost, lost for ever.

A common misconception, but far from the truth. The eastern territories still rightfully belong to Germany.

[Grunnen]

If this, if that... It just isn't that way. Germany simply has the size it has, and is an amazing country that way.

And at least the parts east of the Oder are ethnically completely Polish now. It makes absolutely no sense to want them back.

[Jobaneu]

Originally Posted by Dallas star

You my sir, are mistaken.

No, I'm not.

Another of the treaty's important terms was Germany's confirmation of the internationally recognized border with Poland, and other territorial changes that Germany had undergone since 1945, preventing any future claims to territory east of the Oder-Neisse line (see also former German territories east of the Oder-Neisse line). Germany also agreed to sign a separate treaty with Poland reaffirming the present common border. This was done on 14 November 1990 with the signing of the German-Polish Border Treaty (1990).

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[Jobaneu]

Originally Posted by Grunnen

If this, if that... It just isn't that way. Germany simply has the size it has, and is an amazing country that way.

And at least the parts east of the Oder are ethnically completely Polish now. It makes absolutely no sense to want them back.

Even more.

To want them back would completely destroy the rest of Germany too.

We were criminal, unhappy, stupid enough to loose these provinces.

To want them back would be our final stupidity.

It's foolish.

[malud]

Originally Posted by Grunnen

And at least the parts east of the Oder are ethnically completely Polish now.

So what? They live on stolen Land, and the only reason it is ethnically Polish now is that they ethnically cleansed those lands, with millions of German civilians killed. This chapter is not closed.

[JLAG]

Originally Posted by malud

So what? They live on stolen Land, and the only reason it is ethnically Polish now is that they ethnically cleansed those lands, with millions of German civilians killed. This chapter is not closed.

You really scare me with that kind of statement.

[miau]

Next time we just need better planning.

[Rombi]

malud I don't want to use offensive words describing your mind condition. I don't know whether you belong mrs. Steinbach gruppen fuhrer SS Associations but you are my friend really funny fritz.
I will not relate you what you germans done specially to Polish nations, my nation because, as I did I would just lowered to your level and you could accidentally think that someone could believe in your ass removed scribble.
My father is angry very often when curse germans but people like you only confirm me in statement that you are still too "Tausendjährige Reich". So Poland, Europe, World have to still wait untill germany finally grow up.
Regards from Gdynia, a city founded in the interwar period in Poland (from the fishing village in 1920 to 127 000 city in 1939). But when he entered germany has been called "Gotenhafen" (City of the Goths), and even invented the crest of the boat ready. This is the Germanness.

[Kampflamm]

My father is angry very often when curse germans but people like you only confirm me in statement that you are still too "Tausendjährige Reich". So Poland, Europe, World have to still wait untill germany finally grow up.

Sorry, but your views are just as ridiculous as malud's. So because one guy makes some outrageous comments you say that Germany still needs to grow up? FFS, compare what we've done to Japan's postwar attitude. We've apologized and paid (financially and with territories) for our "sins" and done pretty much everything possible to accomodate our neighbors. As a matter of fact I'm guessing most Germans below the age of 30 don't even know that cities like Stettin, Danzig, Breslau or Königsberg used to be German so you've got nothing to worry about.

Anyway, here are some nice pics of Greifswald, comparing the situation in 1993 to today's. Gives you a good idea of just how derelict and run-down the GDR was.

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[Skrapebook]

MEIN GOTT!!!!!!!
GOD BLESS THE UNITED DEUTSCHLAND!

[Rombi]

Originally Posted by Kampflamm

Sorry, but your views are just as ridiculous as malud's. So because one guy makes some outrageous comments you say that Germany still needs to grow up? FFS, compare what we've done to Japan's postwar attitude. We've apologized and paid (financially and with territories) for our "sins" and done pretty much everything possible to accomodate our neighbors. As a matter of fact I'm guessing most Germans below the age of 30 don't even know that cities like Stettin, Danzig, Breslau or Königsberg used to be German so you've got nothing to worry about.

Maybe my that what I say was exaggerated. Sorry for that.

[JValjean]

Originally Posted by Rombi

Regards from Gdynia, a city founded in the interwar period in Poland (from the fishing village in 1920 to 127 000 city in 1939). But when he entered germany has been called "Gotenhafen" (City of the Goths), and even invented the crest of the boat ready. This is the Germanness.

Take a look at the following list of mayors of the city of Danzig from 1342 to 1939. Perhaps you'll remark the "Germanness" of these names:

List_of_mayors_of_Danzig


By the way the old German name for Gdynia was Gdingen!

[Saigoneseguy]

Originally Posted by miau

Next time we just need better planning.

Next time don't touch die juden.