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).
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.
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.
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.
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Hi, Tina. Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comment!
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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.
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Hi, Patti. I think Gropius had interesting pre- and post-Bauhaus histories. Thanks for stopping by and for your kind comment!
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Beautiful photos, Henry. Thanks for the tour.
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Hi and thanks, Amy!
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Great take on, Henry! I learned a great deal – Aachen to me is horses!
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Hi and thanks, Ann-Christine! I didn’t know about Aachen’s annual equestrian show until now 🏇
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;-D
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Great A’s! I’ve visited the Aachen Cathedral. Superb.
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Hi and thanks, John. Aachen’s Cathedral is magnificent.
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Very interesting post!
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¡Muchas gracias, Ana!
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De nada 🙂
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Wonderful shots.
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Thanks!
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