Very morose, yet pretty. Anticipatory.
I like the red brick arches, are they a leftover from some building related to the… dam…? Locks…?
AlexanderZsays
I would also like to know the history behind the ruined archway building. What was it? Why wasn’t it rebuilt or demolished? Does it have to do with WW2?
P.S.
The contrast with the modern buildings to the left is striking. The modern buildings are so ugly and plain.
rqsays
The modern buildings are so ugly and plain.
A poor, commercial attempt at brutalism. (So much leftover bad 80’s architecture here, too, I tend to block it out where possible.)
AlexanderZsays
rq #3
That’s communist aesthetic for you -- brown-grey cubes of concrete.
Well, I had to google the history of the park and I have to say, you’re in for some disappointment: The pretty ruined arches and buildings are from the 1980s.
They were mostly built with material still lying around from the times when it was the old coal harbour.
They’re an architect’s interpretation of the past. A beautiful one that one prizes, that’s for sure.
Alexander
No communists ever inflicted ugly concrete blocks on this part of Germany. These are much superior ugly capitalist concrete blocks ?
That gorgeous arch caught my eye, it’s beautiful. I like it even better now that I know it’s an interpretation of the past.
rqsays
They were mostly built with material still lying around from the times when it was the old coal harbour.
They’re an architect’s interpretation of the past. A beautiful one that one prizes, that’s for sure.
Wow, that’s pretty cool!
I like it even better now that I know it’s an interpretation of the past.
Yup, me too!
AlexanderZsays
Giliell #5
They’re an architect’s interpretation of the past.
That’s even cooler! Thanks for looking into that!
Ice Swimmersays
It seems there are some plants on the sill of the lower window/opening in the first photo, behind the falling water.
The weeds growing between the pavement stones create a slight tension with the slab-sided bushes and the lines of trees.
Also in the last photo, waterfowl of some kind (ducks?).
Ice Swimmer
They were some pretty ducks. I was sad I couldn’t get a better shot of them with the phone. That walk was one of those “where’s the real camera when you need it” times.
Very morose, yet pretty. Anticipatory.
I like the red brick arches, are they a leftover from some building related to the… dam…? Locks…?
I would also like to know the history behind the ruined archway building. What was it? Why wasn’t it rebuilt or demolished? Does it have to do with WW2?
P.S.
The contrast with the modern buildings to the left is striking. The modern buildings are so ugly and plain.
A poor, commercial attempt at brutalism. (So much leftover bad 80’s architecture here, too, I tend to block it out where possible.)
rq #3
That’s communist aesthetic for you -- brown-grey cubes of concrete.
Well, I had to google the history of the park and I have to say, you’re in for some disappointment: The pretty ruined arches and buildings are from the 1980s.
They were mostly built with material still lying around from the times when it was the old coal harbour.
They’re an architect’s interpretation of the past. A beautiful one that one prizes, that’s for sure.
Alexander
No communists ever inflicted ugly concrete blocks on this part of Germany. These are much superior ugly capitalist concrete blocks ?
That gorgeous arch caught my eye, it’s beautiful. I like it even better now that I know it’s an interpretation of the past.
Wow, that’s pretty cool!
Yup, me too!
Giliell #5
That’s even cooler! Thanks for looking into that!
It seems there are some plants on the sill of the lower window/opening in the first photo, behind the falling water.
The weeds growing between the pavement stones create a slight tension with the slab-sided bushes and the lines of trees.
Also in the last photo, waterfowl of some kind (ducks?).
Ice Swimmer
They were some pretty ducks. I was sad I couldn’t get a better shot of them with the phone. That walk was one of those “where’s the real camera when you need it” times.