North European Plain 30 - Germany/Quedlinburg 6 - The Stieg Quarter & Hell
May 19, 2021 11:11:20 #
Excellent piccies, and Qedlingburgh is a particularly quaint old German town (a very nice restaurant up by the castle) the reason for the over hang on each floor is that back in the dark ages tenants were taxed only on the floor (ground) they used, so they built each floor bigger, the sunburst’s are a “happy/hopefull” symbol for any forthcoming harvest, clever people those Germans
May 19, 2021 12:23:08 #
May 19, 2021 14:12:32 #
bigalw wrote:
Excellent piccies, and Qedlingburgh is a particularly quaint old German town (a very nice restaurant up by the castle) the reason for the over hang on each floor is that back in the dark ages tenants were taxed only on the floor (ground) they used, so they built each floor bigger, the sunburst’s are a “happy/hopefull” symbol for any forthcoming harvest, clever people those Germans
Thank you for looking in on my ongoing series Alan and your kind and informative comments. I didn't know about the reasons for the floor overhangs, but it certainly does make sense. Don't know about that restaurant up on the hill, but we had excellent fare in a place just off the main square - I will be showing a couple of pictures of our food in tomorrows post. Have a great day - Joe
May 19, 2021 14:13:32 #
Earnest Botello wrote:
Great street photography, Joe.
Thank you very much Earnest.
May 19, 2021 19:27:06 #
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May 19, 2021 20:02:51 #
srfmhg wrote:
Another great set Joe. Fantastic perspective in #2!
Thank you Mark for your kind words, happy to hear that you liked that perspective in #2.
May 19, 2021 20:04:08 #
John from gpwmi wrote:
Another beautiful set I love to explore in DL & DDL, Joe.
Thank you very much John, I am very pleased to hear that you liked your explorations in DL & DDL!
May 19, 2021 20:44:25 #
May 19, 2021 20:57:55 #
Susan yamakawa wrote:
The age of the buildings is fascinating 🤨
Thank you Susan - yes old age, but well built and well maintained, so except for a few expected "wrinkles" like in uneven floors, etc, these seem to be doing very well.
May 19, 2021 21:49:06 #
lnl
Loc: SWFL
I love your architecture shots, Joe. The colors, perspectives, everything—wonderful! Oh, if those buildings could talk.
May 19, 2021 22:44:03 #
lnl wrote:
I love your architecture shots, Joe. The colors, perspectives, everything—wonderful! Oh, if those buildings could talk.
Thank you Ellen for your kind words, much appreciated. Yes, I agree: what stories they could tell, collected over the ages!
May 19, 2021 23:51:41 #
Very well done colorful architecture shots! We don't see buildings like that here.
May 20, 2021 00:02:14 #
David in Dallas wrote:
Very well done colorful architecture shots! We don't see buildings like that here.
Thank you David for looking in on the tour, glad to hear you liked these architecture shots!
May 20, 2021 00:21:30 #
weberwest wrote:
Returning from the New Town to the market square i... (show quote)
Marvelous and absolutely none replicable urban art. I just caught myself thinking that the citizens of this town probably treat these real artifacts similarly to the way we treat the sky scratchers here in NY...Thanks , Joe!
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