 Stuttgart Schloss-Rosenstein
No ancestral manor was harmed during its construction. Salucci apparently in one of his better moods. As for royal ghosts, Wilhelm I and Great Duchess Pawlowna have been spotted occasionally playing hide and seek among snowbound termite hills. Lady of Shalott attire a must. Best way to catch a pneumonia. Spouse infidelity - and with a mere commoner at that - propbably a contributing factor. To cut one's nose to spite your face. As for the African wild life props, Schloss Rosenstein houses today a natural history museum. Diorama side somewhat obsolete (yesteryear's multi-media shows). Careful set up not in question but somewhat pre David Attenborough standard.
In fairness, there are a few true trophies. The pregnant Ichthyosaurus of Solenhofen fame. I cannot judge the entomological section. Label pins for every occasion. The popularity of the present day museum with 7th graders is due mainly to its general layout. Winding corridors around a central hall. Preprogramm...
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Pediment, Doric portico and square pilasters. - [Crib 'pediment', the word is actually derived from 'pyramid'. (Looks very much like a letter transposition to me.) Any Dali association with pedestrian foot stomping is gratuitous. Still maybe a good idea not to rent that upstairs flat to just anyone.]
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Southern pediment with Ara pacis motive. In this case a Demeter crowned with a corona muralis (the civic symbol, not the military decoration). The Phrygian Roland. Did not save the place during the last war. The state of excellent preservation of the reliefs has a simply enough explanation: all fairly recent replacements.
[The Rosenstein bridge and railway tunnel beneath the castel will have been legitimate targets. Never hit. Very much in the nature of tunnels. In any case fairly close to mayor rail installations.]
Not sure what to make out of the anti-pigeon netting. Any better Parthenon has them nowadays. Could probably improvise a more or less knowledgeable explanation. Something in the line of perspective drawing aids for camera wielding visitors will probably do.
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With amphorae and lyra. Hairdo, mien and bearing clearly on the stately side of Maenadic frency. (I personally cannot detect any stylistic difference between Jacques Louis David and anything produced in the Metternich period.)
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one more lion gate. Only thing missing is the bowling alley.
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distortions
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lamp post with semi prophetic critters
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contour line mode
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pruned plane tree
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frieze
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Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre
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Hiawatha, sort of
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at the open window
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against a blue sky
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Do not know what to make out of the EnBW chimney. The lady apparently similarly clueless. Should probably be placed on a turntable. That way she could also gaze at the nightly beacon of the television tower at times. Better Rosenstein views include the Rotenberg crypt and the Villa Berg. Light of sight connection.
[It is sometimes said that the residences and hunting lodges of certain profligate Rococo rules, pre Rosenstein timeframe, served a higher purpose as trigonometric points and base lines. I do not know. No zero milestone has been so far discovered under the four poster of a ducal sleeping room. Max Eyth, a civilian engineer with literary ambitions, made good use of the selfsame idea in his Cheops' pyramid saga, bestseller anno 1902. Between Delbrück and Dänicken, the best of both worlds.]
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Winter flora: Triad of plane trees (sycamores), a pergola resting on Doric columns, overgrown in summer with roses, topiary privet or box, waste paper baskets with removable wire baskets and a wreathed stele.
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Rosenstein Park, Eastern skyline, semi cropped
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Eastern skyline
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Two track widths. Trunk segment which serves tramway lines with old and new vehicles. One rail is used by both types. Unequal wear and tear.
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Water Nymph by Dannecker. Like a piece of Ingres. Dannecker also did the interior sculptures of the Rotenberg and the Zeppelin crypt in Ludwigsburg. He is probably better known for his Schiller memorabilia. In any case a busy man.
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Water nymph by Dannecker
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The planetrees are actually bend that way.
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Horse tamers, facing set. Finest Carrara marble even (plaque says so). Byline: Ludwig von Hofer. Credit for the first recorded set goes to Lysippus. Various inspired interpretations over the course of the centuries (Piazza del Quirinale, Piazza del Campidoglio et al). The rearing of the steeds became more pronounced over time. - Military backdrop: The Dioscurides duo was once frequently sighted in the upper airs near pitched battles, including sea battles. Some Spartan connection. (In any case vaguely Wodan type horsemen.) Variant face insets were initially permitted for Athenic victories. Same principle as with some present day coins. 'In hoc signo vinces' sightings became only popular by the time of Constantine. Original legend may however still be around. Rumor has it that two guys with white marble stallions did pass through Ellis Island at the turn of the 20th century. A contract with Col. Cody nearly guarantied. Prize fighting in a pinch.
Did not observe any St. Elmo...
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against a grid of barren planetrees.
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minor side show
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The tree trunk is accidental. A dynamic equilibrium does not require such prop ups. Otherwise it would not be dynamic. Will not go so far as to call it a false, trompe l'oeil type of equilibrium. Alternative solution, a bronze cast. Much higher yield strength.
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A Gemini-Dioscure statuette (either one) with head star. (Most of the tines are missing.) > LMS
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Plane tree pruning. - I waited for quite some time but the gondola driver never made his 'Rover' spider walk from one tree to the next one.
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up in the buttonballs
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The elevation angle of the pruning platform is variable. I suppose the floor pitch of the gondola will be adjusted automatically. (An accidental vertical rotation, into upside down position, might be inadvisable.)
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the base, all props fully extended
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Rebus: find the man in the tree. At least I know now what he did there.
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Every crane will be assigned a different 'flight altitude'. Could still imagine a possible payload entanglement.
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Temporary cenotaph. West Side Story.
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the display space was set aside by the department store for condolences
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some overflow
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Central Railway Station with underground S-Bahn connection. The Rosensteinpark, dipping its flanks into the Neckar, and the two Schlossgartens (Unterer and Mittlerer) form a single wedge with the central railway station at its apex. Well known invasion corridor for two wheeled traffic. - The true apex of the whole cascading park system will obviously be the two castles (Altes and Neues Schloss). One park (Oberer Schlossgarten) down the road. Location of the central railway station a mere afterthought.
The central railway station was built in Schönbrunn fashion, 1914-1916, just to show them. The undervalued 'Ephraimites' were not long in waiting. - Editor, always thought that the Ephraimites did circulate in Sanssouci territory.
The platform on top of the oversized control tower has dual functions. In times of peace it anchors a shining star, turntable set up, in times of war it can be equipped with light anti-aircraft guns. Will have given the civilian populati...
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