Townhall

and Saturday market, Lüneburg, Germany. Leica IIIg with 50 mm Summitar on Silbersalz 50 cinema film.

Hey #CNN, stop platforming anti-democratic neo-fascist hatemongers!

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For tonights town hall with AssHole.

Enkhuizen, the Netherlands - 2016

Das Technische Rathaus in Weißenfels.

Wasserburg am Inn

Photo by Paul Wolff, ca. 1937.

Bus stop so yummy (pt1)

Bobigny, décembre 2023

Town Hall tower and two birds in love. ❤️ Miasto spotkań.

📸 Amidst the bustling energy of Valencia, the Town Hall stands as a symbol of timeless elegance. Its grandeur, a testament to the city's rich history and vibrant present. As I admire its ornate facade and majestic clock tower, I'm reminded of the heart that beats within this urban centre.

📍 Location: Valencia

Contrails in the sky 

Townhall, maypole and church in Boll, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. May 2022. Olympus OM1 with 50 mm Zuiko on Adox film.

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Ratusz, Ciechanów

Ciechanowski ratusz to obiekt neogotycki. Znajduje się na północnej stronie rynku. Zbudowany został w 1844 r. według projektu włoskiego architekta – Henryka Marconiego (1792-1863). Wzniesiony został z cegły, na planie prostokąta, z czworoboczną wieżą na osi fasady. Naroża budynku ujęte zostały wielobocznymi filarami. Okna ostrołukowe. Gzyms podokapowy z podwieszonych arkad neogotyckich, tworzący jednocześnie kapitale filarów. Dach czterospadowy, kryty blachą. Budynek jest dwukondygnacyjny, podpiwniczony. Posiada nowszą dobudówkę od tyłu.

W panoramie miasta ratusz stanowi piękny architektoniczny akcent, wyróżniający się swoją lekkością i swoistym urokiem. Do dnia dzisiejszego jest siedzibą władz miejskich.

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City Hall, Ciechanów, Poland

Ciechanów town hall is a neo-gothic building. It is located on the north side of the market. It was built in 1844 according to the design of the Italian architect Henryk Marconi (1792-1863). It was built of brick, on a rectangular plan, with a four-sided tower on the façade axis. The corners of the building are framed by polygonal pillars. Ogival windows. A cornice under the eaves made of suspended neo-gothic arcades, which at the same time forms the capitals of the pillars. The hipped roof is covered with sheet metal. The building is two-story, with a basement. It has a newer extension at the back.

In the panorama of the city, the town hall is a beautiful architectural accent, distinguished by its lightness and specific charm. To this day, it is the seat of the municipal authorities.

MUNICH

The third place on our itinerary was Munich, Germany, a beautiful smorgasboard of gothic architecture and modern shopfronts. The main attractions of the city seem to be the street performers, as when we visited, there was, near the Glockenspiel, a small orchestra the was playing ABBA. Aside from the ABBA enthusiasts, there is the aforementioned Glockenspiel, a towering gothic cuckoo-clock. This was the lone highlight of Munich, as we only stayed there a night and half a day, leaving little room for sightseeing. This being said, the Glockenspiel is not boring. In fact, it is quite the opposite.

Only finished completely in 1908, the Glockenspiel is a relatively new addition to Munich's central city, also called Marienplatz, or the "Square of Mary," and the spiraling neogothic building it now inhabits. Originally, however the building it sits in was just a plain (for lack of a better word) town hall, called Neues Rathaus, literally "New Townhall." This is where the city government, city council, mayor offices, and small portions of administration are located and have been located since 1874. Despite all of this, it remains to be the most iconic building in Munich, as the cuckoo clock inside of it genuinely works. It goes off at certain times of day, none of which times we were able to see it. I was and am still upset about it. Either way, the Glockenspiel is iconic and the square it inhabits is truly beautiful. It seems Munich managed to allow other cultures to inhabit its space, hence the ABBA, while still being able to hold on to its authentic traditions and cultures, and I think that's beautiful.

On a more serious note, we also went to the Dachau concentration camp, one of the first and longest running concentration camps. I did not take any pictures because it felt disrespectful and irrelevant to take pictures where so many people suffered and died for things they believed or how they were born. This being said, it is still important to talk about about it, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it might be. So this long-standing terror camp was first opened in March 1933, and it was originally for Hitler's political rivals though it quickly grew to hold more German, Romani, Austrian, and Jewish prisoners. With this rise in prisoners it also grew a purpose, as a work camp. In its 12 year life-span, over 200,000 prisoners were held at the camp, and at least 41,500 died there due to various causes. It is important for us to remember the people that lived, suffered, and died there, because if we forget, their memories are lost. It is important to remember not only so it doesn't happen again, but also because those people were just that. People. They had mothers and fathers, brothers and sisters. Husbands, wives, sons and daughters. They cannot be forgotten because they lived and loved and hurt at some point. They had souls, souls that are so precious to God. So we cannot forget them. For their sakes, and for ours.

Ukrainian Flag flying in front of Karlsruhe Town Hall. April 2022

Drawn with Karlsruhe Urban Sketchers. While I was sketching a man showed me his selfie he took with the flag to send to his girlfriend in Ukraine. Afterwards, a Ukrainian mother and son posed for a selfie with the flag. Later on an old man walked up to the flag stopped and sung, with a good voice, what I presume had been the national anthem. After singing he carried on walking.