Ladenburg Off The Beaten Path

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A dead-end lane off Färbergasse leads to and around this former seat of first a noble family, later the Jesuite order. Its origins lie in the middle ages, changes took place in the 16th century.
The property was fortified. The courtyard is closed off by a high stone wall with a gothic gate. The tower shows embrasures at the bottom and top.

The main building has already been restored. Reconstruction works are going on on the buildings in the background. The timberwork has been taken down. Moulded timbers will be substituted by new wood, then the construction will be rebuilt.

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The municipal library is situated in this yellow house next to Domhof. In front of the entrance a cute sculpture has been put up: a girl reading a book. She is lying on a bench, resting on one arm, and totally absorbed in her reading.
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Close to the museum there is the old St Sebastian church. It doesn't look much from the outside and it's always locked, so most people just pass it without a look. It was the chapel the bishops used for their private service when they stayed in Ladenburg.I had been told there were ornaments of pelicans on this church. In medieval times people believed pelicans would feed their young with their own blood. As the last supper stands for Jesus giving his own blood, pelican became a symbol for Jesus. That was something which was completely new to me, I had never heard it before.
So I started looking for the pelican on the church. Finally, someone in a group I had taken to Ladenburg, found it and pointed it out to me.
I tried to take a picture, but the pelican is hard to see. It's very withered and and you need some fantasy to recognize it as a pelican.