330,000 inhabitants
Has a low purchasing power – only 104% of German average, quite small for a West German city and one of the cities with the highest millionaire densities.
Unemployment is above West German average. The city is in transition from an industrial to a services city.
It is the safest city with >100k population in Germany.
Most of the historical buildings and houses got lost during WWII. Rebuilt in favour of traffic and industry. This is the main reason for it’s ugliness.
The light metro system is 35km of street level and tunnel rails.
28th of December, still with sunshine:
Looking down on my roof:
Some hill top views:
New Year in my neighbourhood. Grey and dark day with snowfall…
Furtwängler Residenz. The 2nd biggest villa in my neighbourhood:
Behind the castle:
Looking up the castle into the grey sky:
Today with more snow and street view from downtown:
Starting with a stroll over the icy cold windy hills:
Castle in the snow:
Seniors’ residence:
The old and New buildings of the Court of Justice:
A street:
Old City Hall and Theatre:
Theatre:
Looking towards the city centre with it’s ugly 50’s buildings:
Ugly "Altstädter Nicolaikirche":
Gehrenberg (this street connects the church with the medieval city centre):
Patrician Houses of the 17th century:
One of the oldest in the Old City: Crüwell-Haus:
Other impressions:
Philipp Johnson Sculpture Park (named after the NYC architect who designed the neighbouring Art Museum:
Ice:
Believe it or not, this is a historical building!
NaMu, Museum of Natural Science:
Neustädter Marienkirche:
My street:
Neighbours’ gardens: 😀
Coming home (no this is not my house, but I won’t show it here anyway 😆 ) :
:cheers:
Maybe some more later.