The courtyard of the old city hall of Basle in Switzerland that dates back to the 16th century. Photo taken Jan.22 (was there on a job).
Tag: architecture
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Fair Tower
Frankfurt’s Fair Tower (Messeturm), seen through the branches of a tree (and from my balcony :-)) at sunset, Nov.11. Between 1991 and 1997, the 256 meter-high (840 ft) tower was the highest office building in Europe, which now I believe is the Mercury City Tower in Moscow (338 meters, 1110 ft).
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Kite Season
A kite flies upside down in front of some of Frankfurt’s banking towers, Oct. 3 (which is Germany’s national holiday, by the way).
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Old City Hall
The half-timbered old city hall of Fulda, some 100 kms (60 mls) east of Frankfurt, behind stone statues of Saint Benedict (left) and Saint Boniface, Sep.19. While the city hall is almost 500 years old, the ancient-looking statues in front of it are a mere four years old.
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