 Esslingen-Mettingen
the medieval outskirts
|  Esslingen-Mettingen
culture shock
|  Esslingen-Mettingen
upward slash
|  Esslingen-Mettingen
Upward slash. - The chevroned vineyards a hold out from the past. The hillside look from before the day and age of consolidation. No oversight, some hillsides are simply too steep to make the effort worthwhile. Fully mechanized viticulture defied by nature.
[Fringe benefit of small land lots, no shortage of public accommodation roads. Holds for the whole area.]
|  Erigeron annuus
tow path lane. Fleabane (daisy pyramid)
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 Erigeron-annuus
|  Pliensauturm
|  Pliensauturm
The CE in the coat of arms stands for "Civitas Esslingensis". The per pale partition may represent the garb of the local militia (the guilds in arms). Their very sight will have scared the socks off the encroaching Duke Ulrich. The playing cards are upon us. Actually mainly a blockade policy. - The angels have the clean shaven look of shield bearers.
|  Pliensaubrücke
homesteading
|  Hammerkanal
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 Hammerkanal
half timbered bridge with pigeons
|  Hammerkanal
weir and gear works
|  Hammerkanal
Do I detect a highly sophisticated cut off switch.
|  Greek Orthodox Church
|  Greek Orthodox Church
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 Greek Orthodox Church
Foundation plaque. Pertinent do it yourself vocabulary: theme, lithography, hierodule, naology, eulogy, glottal, theocracy. - There is nothing in the world you cannot say with a few well chosen words of common Greek. Just wait for an unwary cab driver.
|  Greek Orthodox Church
Depicted events will not necessarily date back to Byron time. The period costumes look however strange. The Ninja turtle look (cotton codpieces) is involuntary. Not sure about the proportions. The central figure somewhat bandy-legged. (Phidias: Will not pass muster.)
|  Greek Orthodox Church
Best guess, underground parking or bathroom access. Some surface structure is neutral.
|  TurkSat-vs-Astra
telltale azimuth bearing
|  St-Dionys
The board of tourism has engaged some performing arts students to deliver Doomsday speeches. Mendicant order garb and emaciated Fra Savanerola look a must. Not sure what would happen if anybody would take them seriously. Orwell radio adaption, part II.
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 St-Dionys
|  St-Dionys
well connected (pink telephone boothes and church towers)
|  Agnesbrücke
gerania bridge
hill summit: Dicker Turm
|  Agnesbrücke
building with arched corner-pass
hill summit: Hochtwacht
|  Agnesbrücke
fake old: Hochwacht
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 Marktplatz, Münster-St-Paul
|  Marktplatz, Münster-St-Paul
|  Esslingen
curtailed crane against a backdrop of vineyards
|  vineyard promenade
Early 19th century view. The 'rectification' has just started. Not sure if the term is a permissible synonym for industrialization. The rows of highway shading Lombardy poplars an unmistakable sign that Napoleonic troops did pass. Corsica man's footstep in kitchen Algonkin. The second sign were numbered houses. No kickbacks from Thurn&Taxis (mail services). Simply did facilitate billeting.
|  Esslingen
Markplatz view, early 60ties
left: Münster St-Paul - center: Toerle (small) - right: Frauenkirche
foreground: lots of parasols
Municipal Museum Esslingen >MME
Historic reverse view, 1929, from Toerle side
Littlewood-scan, Esslingen, Toerle
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 Frauenkirche
at the eve of the Industrial Revolution > MME
|  Frauenkirche
present day. Viewpoint is rotated.
|  Frauenkirche, Fundelbrunnen + Heraldic Lion
|  Frauenkirche
the filigran spire
|  Heraldic lion
the lion is new, the concept old
|
 Marktplatz
Kielmeyer House
|  Marktplatz
Kielmeyer House. Inscription: Soap boiler and general drugstore. (Everything but fire crackers.) Originally a press house. (Gradient of the gable somewhat atypical for a press house. Torque devices need surface area not hight.)
|  Neues Rathaus
'School house' turret dates from 1842. The rest of the 'New' City Hall is about 100 year older.
|  Altes Rathaus
Link for a historic view from 1929 >
Littlewood-scan, Esslingen, Rathaus
|  Altes Rathaus
Looks nearly as imposing as the stern of galleon. The omission of town clocks on the latter probably just a historic accident. If a town mayor can share his office with life sized clock gear so should an officer of the fleet like Sidonia.
The clock dates back to 1592. The clockmaker was Jakob Diem. (Probably better not to check the clockwork too closely. Sundry wear and tear replacements.)
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