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Ludwigstrasse 17 - 19, Wurzburg, Bavaria, 97070, Germany
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Echtertor, Wurzburg, Germany 2010
Across the bridge........
Exterior
in the garden
I have spent a couple of hours strolling in Wuerzburg last Eastern Monday. Amongst the pictures I took that day, there is the statue of that guy:
http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/504ab/14f6/
He looks like some kind of old farmer.
Some post-trip curiosity, could anyone tell me who he is or what does the statue represent?
Also why was he celebrated with eggs garlands? Was it that statue in particular or a more generic tradition around Eastern?
Thanks,
I'm sure the egg garlands were just for Easter. Eggs are a symbol of new life, widely associated with Easter throughout Europe/
I'm afraid I can't tell you about the sculpture. I did not come across it when I visited Wuerzburg last year.
There are indeed some lovely gardens in Wuerzburg.
Was he, perhaps, in the Juliusspital gardens? Or in those of the Residenz?
Not in a garden! For what I remember, it was on a small square and judging by the order of my pictures, somewhere between Neumunster and Haus Zum Falken.
As for the eggs, I know that's an Eastern symbol but it was the first time I was seeing eggs garland! Here in Belgium, we only have chocolate eggs! ;-)
Found him. Häckerbrunnen in market square: http://www.wuerzburger-markt.de/sehenswertes/haeckerbrunnen/ (page in German)
The old man with the cute grin is a local winemaker on the way to his vineyard to work the soil with the hoe he is carrying. The jug probably contains a supply of wine for the work day.
The decoration with the garlands is indeed for Easter. Easter eggs are a popular holiday decoration hereabouts.
Yes, lots of countries use eggs as an Easter decotration...and decorating the eggs themselves for Easter is also very common.
I wish I could help, but I really don't recall seeing that paricular statue although there are lots of statues dotted about the lovely town of Wuerzburg.
Hopefully a VT local will see your post and be able to identify it.
O well done Kathrin! :-)
I am so pleased that the combined brains of VT-ers have solved the problem, despite attempts to mislead.
Indeed! Thanks for the explanation... one more reason to trust German and Epicurean is not incompatible! ;-)
You're welcome! I like interesting challenges like this one, so I thought I'd give it a try. Took a little googling and wikipedia-ing to find the right trace. Next time I am in Würzburg (probably next spring for a congress) I will look for the statue - I have to admit I have never seen it before. The old man is really cute.
Its a known fact that German Engineering is the utmost when it comes to quality. Beyond the fact that the machinery will hold up to the test of time, aesthetic value is still topping the list of design importance. Take for example this Crane, these black circles are totally unnecessary to function but yet left intact for the final product purely for visual stimulation. It works well!
This is a painting of Balthasar Neumann. Remember? He built the Residenz and so many more of Würzburg´s baroque buildings. He is pretty well-known, and most Germans daily hold his picture in their hands......
This neogothic Lutheran church is located at Hofstallstraße 5, across the street from the Music University.
The church was first built from 1892 to 1895. After wartime destruction it was rebuilt in 1956/57, reusing parts of the steeple. You can recognize it from a distance, for instance from up on the Marienberg Fortress, because of its distinctive pencil-shaped twin towers.
The W?rzburg Residence was built for the lord bischops between 1719-1744 and it is one of the most beautiful baroque palaces in Germany. It consists of 5 halls and more than 300 rooms.
One this halls is the mirror hall, which was made between 1742 and 1745 and it is a great example of rococo.
It was the residence of the bischops between 1801, but then Bavaria became the owner.
The residence was bombed during the war by bristish troups (1945) and it need more than 40 (!) years to restore it again.....
Originally fortified retreat of the Hallstatt period (about 1000 b.C.).
706: consecration of the Marienkirche.
About 1200: foundation of the fortified castle.
1253 - 1719: residence of the prince bishops.
1482: main castle was surrounded by medieval ring-wall with the Scherenberg gate.
About 1600: Julius Echter changed the fortress into a Renaissance palace, Echter bastion was built.
The delightful well-temple above the deep well (104 metres) was built at the same time.
After the defeat by Gustav Adolf of Sweden in 1641, the fortress was reconstructed as a Baroque fortification, Princes' garden was laid out.
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