 Weil der Stadt, town square
A youthful Carlos Quinto. Reputedly from 1537. Latest coat of paint somewhat more recent. The breast hook is for frying pans. Important tournament equipment in its time. Hope I do not mix it up with polo. The particular headgear is still remembered as the name of a lily. Fritillaria imperialis or 'Crown imperialis'. The gold chain attests membership in a Burgundian sheep shearing guild. The hair is not nearly as black as in most Titian 'retratos'.
The imperial township wavered between Protestantism and the Catholic faith during the time of the Reformation. It finally reverted to the latter. There might otherwise be a Brenz statue at this location.
Carlos V burnt a lot of third party cash on mercenary armies to save the world from the new faith. He did throw in the towel before the final melt down and retired to St.Yuste. Famous saying, all my Teutonic soldiers are drunkards and all my Spanish ones thieves. Minor overtone, you cannot make silk purses ...
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Carlos V is watching. Better to queue up civilly.
|  Weil der Stadt, town square
The lion fountain comes with the imperial city territory. (Beware of cheap imitations and counterfeits.)
The nominal independence of Weil der Stadt did end in 1803 even as that of Esslingen. Incorporation into Württemberg by Reichsdeputations-Hauptschluss decision. (Rule of thumb: the longer the name, the more morally questionable the transactions.) Technical side of this particular peace treaty was actually fairly straightforward. Napoleon as victor of Campo Fermio gets a big chunk of continental Europe and all remaining souvereigns receive small fry third party territory in compensation. The bigger fish eat the smaller ones. Face saving charm word at the time: mediatisation. Didactic tag: politics is the game of mutually sanctioning the redistribution of third party property. No Marxist underpinning needed to understand that. The civilian population will not have been affected too much at the time. The zones of Carnot conscription will have been shifted to the East. An a...
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a local pea shooter
|  Weil der Stadt, town square
Statue of a local wizard, bested by Newton. He was famous for his Platonic night vision and his curve finding algorithm. (Off hand: the seriousness of a deviation is proportional to the square of its absolute value.) His theory of spanked planets and ever present solar rays (the spanking paddles) did not quite make it. Force transmission over a distance is a difficult subject matter even for a seasoned wizard. Particular conundrum, force transmission at a right angle.
By Kreling, 1870. Copernicus and Tycho de Brahe were awarded small honor niches in the base.
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|  Weil der Stadt , town square
The magic bracelet is very important.
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unenhanced weekday view
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Roof ridge of a Podesta building with two kinds of early warning systems. The general patina looks suspiciously like guano.
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City Hall roof ridge against the East tower of Peter and Paul.
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West Tower, Peter and Paul. Tower ca. 1500, some modifications. The lantern is from 1656.
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I somehow like it. Only problem: No way can a woman give birth to a 30 pound plus infant.
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Gloria in exclesis deo. There is simply no way you can do justice to a baroque pulpit (1743, borderline Rococo) in a single picture. Just too many sideshows.
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minor fiat lux reminder
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Could be a manticore
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caught in a gilded frame
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alter columns in flamboyant style
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the soaring experience
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The mace and torso inclination are necessary to couterbalance the left hand payload. The facial expressions are strongly aligned.
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It is called a Madonna lily but shared parenthood is probably permitted.
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waiting for a backdrop
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just a suggestion
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A niche with a painted in place holder. Somewhat reminiscent of the shadowed outlines in coupon albums where some pictures are still missing.
|  Weil der Stadt, behind the church
|  Weil der Stadt, behind the church
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 Weil der Stadt, Badtor
Badtor + Delphinbrunnen. The town gate had to make room for progress in 1811. It was not even offered for reassembly. Five containers of historic brick.
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|  Weil der Stadt, Delphinbrunnen
|  Weil der Stadt, Delphinbrunnen
This particular steed looks more like a barracuda to me. True dolphins probably never very common in this part of the Black Forest. - [It is just possible that a Gaudi compatriot named Barracuda or similar did invent the barnacle encrusted Baroque style. Barrier reef moot point. In any case some un-Calvinistic splendor.]
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the Triton Putto
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squirrel night (bushy tail a must)
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more witching hour shape
|  Weil der Stadt, Paket Shop
Important piece of Ebay infra structure. Any way to make your first million. (Most often a dry cleaner or mail order pick up point who sidelines as post office. Western Union offices would probably also do. Main qualification, an area covering presence.)
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The cardboard boxes on the sidewalk are not Ebay related. Just a waste paper collection day.
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between the two churches
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