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I will start my Tour de Upper Lusatia with the old town of Görlitz. This old town is surrounded by huge quarters in Wilhelminian style, which I will show you later.
Lets start near the border... oh, I forgot: after WWII the Neisse river became the new border to Poland, and the eastern part of Görlitz became Polish. The city lost its hinterland (and the biggest communal forrest in Germany) and also 80% of its movable cultural assets, which were hidden to the east of the Neisse river during the war.
So, the street on the left side is the border bridge:
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Behind these houses is the Neisse/border:
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The former fortification became a park:
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Nikolai tower, first documented before 1250:
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Lets start near the border... oh, I forgot: after WWII the Neisse river became the new border to Poland, and the eastern part of Görlitz became Polish. The city lost its hinterland (and the biggest communal forrest in Germany) and also 80% of its movable cultural assets, which were hidden to the east of the Neisse river during the war.
So, the street on the left side is the border bridge:
Behind these houses is the Neisse/border:
The former fortification became a park:
Nikolai tower, first documented before 1250:
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The Jesus bakery, above the door two lions (probably Bohemian lions) holding a pretzel:
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Nikolaivorstadt (Nikolai suburb), the oldest part of the town:
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A few pics of the Nikolai cemetery, which offers more than 600 funerary monuments of the baroque and neo-classical era. The cemetery should be restructured in the next few years:
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Nikolaivorstadt (Nikolai suburb), the oldest part of the town:
A few pics of the Nikolai cemetery, which offers more than 600 funerary monuments of the baroque and neo-classical era. The cemetery should be restructured in the next few years:
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The next stop, the holy grave, is something really special. In 1465 Georg Emerich, a local burgher, made a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. When he came back his newly created foundation designed a copy of the holy grave, which is also the first European try in landscaping.
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Nikolaivorstadt again:
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Many restaurants offer typical Silesian cuisine, which is now probably forgotten in Silesia:
In the 16th century Görlitz prospered, and many building were erected in a very distinctive Renaissance style called Görlitz Renaissance. Most of the master builders around Wenzel Roßkopf were educated in Prague, created their own style in Upper Lusatia and later also worked all over Silesia. This is one of the simpler Renaissance portals (1565):
Portal from 1583:
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The next highlight. This building is called biblical house, it's the best Renaissance building in Görlitz and one of the best in Germany. Built in 1570:
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The reliefs show the genesis:
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A so called "Gaffkopf":
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The baroque portal of the Upper Lusatian socity of the sciences:
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Now, the Untermarkt (lower market), the mediaeval center of Görlitz, with the town hall from the 14th century. The tower is typical for Upper Lusatia but also Silesia.
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The reliefs show the genesis:
A so called "Gaffkopf":
The baroque portal of the Upper Lusatian socity of the sciences:
Now, the Untermarkt (lower market), the mediaeval center of Görlitz, with the town hall from the 14th century. The tower is typical for Upper Lusatia but also Silesia.
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Craftsmen houses from the late 16th century. What should be also noted is that most of these houses still offer beautiful Renaissance and Baroque interiors(!):
Interesting solution:
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As you can see, some parts are still not restored:
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The block in the middle of the market forms the so called "Zeile". This design is very typical for Silesian towns, but Upper Lusatian towns offered it too (some of them burned down however and were rebuilt in a different way):
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The grey building is the Ratswaage (scale of the town council):
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The block in the middle of the market forms the so called "Zeile". This design is very typical for Silesian towns, but Upper Lusatian towns offered it too (some of them burned down however and were rebuilt in a different way):
The grey building is the Ratswaage (scale of the town council):
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Busts on the Ratswaage, which also show master builders like Wenzel Roßkopf:
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Look back to the Upper Lusatian socity of the sciences. This type of house is actually typical for Leipzig, a so called "Leipziger Durchhof":
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Look back to the Upper Lusatian socity of the sciences. This type of house is actually typical for Leipzig, a so called "Leipziger Durchhof":
More later
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Interesting and nice photos @Karasek 
really amazing
really amazing
Geil, as I already mentioned somewhere!
Upper Lusatia (Oberlausitz in German) is such an underrated region and Görlitz still is the most underrated German city in my humble opinion. Ask some random Rheinländer or Bavarian about it, all you get is -> :dunno:
I think it's the most beautiful city of Germany in the range above 50'000 people
Upper Lusatia (Oberlausitz in German) is such an underrated region and Görlitz still is the most underrated German city in my humble opinion. Ask some random Rheinländer or Bavarian about it, all you get is -> :dunno:
I think it's the most beautiful city of Germany in the range above 50'000 people
Second part
Still the Untermarkt, this is the newest part of the town hall from the early 20th century. To the left the backside of the Zeile:
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The town hall is decorated with the coat of arms of all six members of the Lusatian league, among them Lauban, which is now in Poland and called Luban:
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This house from the baroque era, the Börse (exchange), forms the backside of the Zeile:
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Portal of the Börse, which cites Saxon tradition (Upper Lusatia became part of Saxony in 1635):
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Still the Untermarkt, this is the newest part of the town hall from the early 20th century. To the left the backside of the Zeile:
The town hall is decorated with the coat of arms of all six members of the Lusatian league, among them Lauban, which is now in Poland and called Luban:
This house from the baroque era, the Börse (exchange), forms the backside of the Zeile:
Portal of the Börse, which cites Saxon tradition (Upper Lusatia became part of Saxony in 1635):
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