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Picturesque Germany First Series By: Anonymous |
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First Series
[Illustration: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe / born at Francfort on the
Main, August 28, 1749 / died at Weimar, March 22, 1832 / Painting by
Karl Joseph Stieler in the New Pinacothek, Munich / Photograph by Piloty
and Löhle, Munich]
[Illustration: The Poet's Room in the castle at Weimar / Bust of
Frederick von Schiller on the right / Photograph by Louis Held, Weimar]
[Illustration: Picturesque spot in Frankfort on the Main / Saalgasse
(Saal Street) with the Holy Ghost Fountain. In the background can be
seen the tower of the Cathedral, the foundation of which was laid in
874 / Photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin]
[Illustration: A monument from the time of the Roman Emperors in
Germany / The "Porta nigra" at Treves (Trier) on the Moselle, a Roman
gateway dating from the 4th century / Photograph by the National
Messbildanstalt, Berlin]
[Illustration: The golden portal of the Cathedral at Freiberg in
Saxony / Ruins of the former Church of our Lady. About 1230 / The
absolute climax in the development of the Romanesque Portal, which
produced so much of rare beauty (Dehio) / The style of this creation is
of the most perfect delicacy and charm (Lübke) / Partial view from a
photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin]
[Illustration: The Pillar of Justice with the Bronze Lion on the
Burgplatz in Brunswick (Braunschweig) / Erected by Henry the Lion in
1166 / Photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin]
[Illustration: A jewel of German Gothic architecture in freestone / The
Town hall at Münster, Westphalia, built about 1350 / Photograph by Dr.
Erwin Quedenfeldt, Düsseldorf]
[Illustration: The Cathedral at Spires (Speyer) / As the burial place
of many monarchs, it represents a monument of German history / View of
the magnificent crypt of the Cathedral. The edifice founded in 1030 by
Conrad II, was destroyed several times but finally rebuilt by King
Maximilian I of Bavaria, consecrated in 1822 and completed in 1858 /
From a photograph by Professor Neeb, Mainz]
[Illustration: Hall in Benrath Castle near Düsseldorf / Built by
Nikolaus de Pigage for Elector Karl Theodor of the Palatinate / The
interior represents a graceful link between the Rococo and the Classic /
From a photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin]
[Illustration: Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, born at Marbach
on the Neckar, November 10, 1759, died at Weimar, May 9, 1805 / From the
painting by Anton Graff in the Körner Museum, Dresden / Photograph by R.
Tamme, Dresden, successor of F. and O. Brockmann]
[Illustration: Courtyard of the Old Castle in Stuttgart / The
architectural climax of the Residence of the Württemberg Princes,
re constructed since 1553 by Alberlin Tretsch assisted by Blasius and
Martin Berwart / Ludwig Hofer's equestrian statue of Count Eberhard, the
Bearded, is in the courtyard / From a photograph by the
Techno Photographischen Archivs Hans Herzberg, Berlin]
[Illustration: The Cathedral at Worms, founded in 1100, consecrated in
1181 / One of the finest specimens of Romanesque architecture in
Germany / From a photograph by the National Messbildanstalt, Berlin]
[Illustration: The Emperor's Hall in the Residence at Wurzburg, the
most beautiful Castle in the Rococo style and one of the finest
specimens of 18th century architecture in Germany / The masterpiece of
Johann Balthasar Neumann (1687 1753) / The painting in the Hall, "The
Marriage of the Emperor Barbarossa" was executed by G. B. Tiepolo /
Photograph by K. Gundermann, Wurzburg]
[Illustration: Court in the Castle at Heidelberg / View of the portion
built by Otto Heinrich, begun in 1556, completed in 1563 / The
masterpiece of the German Renaissance / Creation of Hans Engelhardt /
With the permission of Edm. von König Co, Inc. Heidelberg]
[Illustration: Immanuel Kant, born at Königsberg, East Prussia, April
22, 1724, died at Königsberg, February 12, 1804 / From the painting by
Döbler / Reprint from the "Corpus Imaginum" of the Photographischen
Gesellschaft, Charlottenburg... Continue reading book >>
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