A-3 in D-E
Above/featured: “Welterbe” (World heritage): GreCon/Fagus, Alfeld – 28 Sep 2017.
For LAPC’s first alphabet challenge, I present three German locations whose names begin with ‘A’; all three are in the list of the nation’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS).
• Aachen, in North Rhine Westphalia (Nordrhein-Westfalen, NW),
• Alfeld, in Lower Saxony (Niedersachsen, NI), and
• Augsburg, in Bavaria (Bayern, BY).
(I also created an A-3 post for Aotearoa/New Zealand.)
Aachen, NW
• Population: 250-thousand, in the federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
• World Heritage: Aachener Dom (Aachen Cathedral), construction began late 8th-century AD/CE. Germany’s 1st inscribed WHS in 1978.
• Getting there: 1 hour, with regional-express train from Köln (Cologne).
Münsterplatz – 14 Jan 2013 (450D).
Carolingian Octagon, overhead at Aachen Cathedral – 14 Jan 2013 (450D).
Alfeld, NI
• Population: 21-thousand, in the federal state of Lower Saxony.
• World Heritage: Fagus shoe-mould company 1911 factory building, 20th-century’s 1st “modern” factory building designed by Walter Gropius. Inscription by UNESCO in 2011.
• Getting there: Half-hour, with regional ME train from Hannover to Alfeld(Leine).
• More here.
Front, facing north – 28 Sep 2017 (6D1).
Rear, facing west – 28 Sep 2017 (6D1).
Augsburg, BY
• Population: 290-thousand, in the federal state of Bavaria.
• World Heritage: Water supply management system, from the early 15th-century. Inscription by UNESCO in 2019.
• Getting there: 30-/45-minutes from München (Munich) with InterCity-Express/regional-express train.
• More here.
The two pumping towers shown are the oldest water utilities buildings in central Europe since medieval times. Built in the early 15th-century, the towers were part of the city’s waterworks providing fresh clean drinking water for over 460 years until 1879. Photo on 11 Mar 2017 (6D1).
Rathaus square, from left to right: Augustusbrunnen (Augustus fountain), Perlachturm & Peterskirche (Perlach tower & St. Peter Church), Rathaus (City Hall) – 12 Mar 2017 (6D1).
I made all images above with Canon: EOS450D/Rebel XSi (450D) and EOS6D mark1 (6D1). Acknowledgements to Patti for LAPC no. 126 in the week of 5-11 Dec 2020. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-jOc.
17 Responses to “A-3 in D-E”
What an amazing history lesson Henry, and all put into context of today’s world. Excellent response, and something new for me today. Enjoyed your post very much.
Hi, Tina. Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comment!
Gropius designed factories?? Who knew! A great response to the A challenge, Henry. I’m delighted you joined us and shared your love of these German cities.
Hi, Patti. I think Gropius had interesting pre- and post-Bauhaus histories. Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comment!
Beautiful photos, Henry. Thanks for the tour.
Hi and thanks, Amy!
Great take on, Henry! I learned a great deal – Aachen to me is horses!
Hi and thanks, Ann-Christine! I didn’t know about Aachen’s annual equestrian show until now 🏇
;-D
Great A’s! I’ve visited the Aachen Cathedral. Superb.
Hi and thanks, John. Aachen’s Cathedral is magnificent.
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Very interesting post!
¡Muchas gracias, Ana!
De nada 🙂
Wonderful shots.
Thanks!