November 2021 – Page 2 – Sherry Felix

Worlitzer

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What a place! The follies, caves, grottos, waterways, ferries, bridges, and unique vistas are all superb. We didn’t arrive at Wurlitzer until the afternoon. I could have spent another day there. We had a nice dinner at Worlitzer Hof before driving home.

“The Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm, (German: Dessau-Wörlitzer Gartenreich) is a World Heritage Site in Germany, that lies between city of Dessau and the town of Wörlitz in Central Germany. It was designated world heritage in 2000. It is one of the first and largest English parks in Germany and continental Europe. It was created in the late 18th century under the regency of Duke Leopold III of Anhalt-Dessau (1740-1817), returning from a Grand Tour to Italy, the Netherlands, England, France and Switzerland he had undertaken together with his friend architect Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff. Strongly influenced by the ideals of The Enlightenment, they aimed to move on from the formal garden concept of the Baroque era in favor of a naturalistic landscape as they had seen at Stourhead Gardens and Ermenonville. Today the cultural landscape of Dessau-Wörlitz encompasses an area of 142 km² (55 sq mi) within the Middle Elbe Biosphere Reserve in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.” Source: Dessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm – Wikipedia

Elbe River

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We all went on a lovely nature walk by the Elbe River in Dessau on October 17^th 2021. I could have spent way longer there.

On the way to the Elbe River I photographed ruin and a warehouse on fire.

Dessau Museums

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The boys, Marc, and my son Amedeo enjoyed the Technikmuseum. I did too. My dad was a Navy pilot in WWII (My Father’s History – Commander Theodore Hechler, Jr. (US Navy Retired) (sherryfelix.com)).

I wanted to see the Bauhaus (Wikipedia) but the timed entry dissuaded me.

The two statues are of Kurt Weill (Wikipedia) and Bertolt Brecht (Wikipedia). I associate them with the famous singer Lotte Lenya (Wikipedia). Play the Moon above Alabama for an example.

Dessau

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We stayed in Dessau (Wikipedia) for two nights with my family while visiting my daughter-in-law’s relatives. In the morning I wake early so we went to the park nearby. I love runs and had fun photographing the ruined buildings we found.

The last two are of my grandson Oscar and his niece at the caffe where we met most of Heike’s family.

Wittenberg Doors

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Every town we went to in Germany has great doors. We stayed at Pension Nord (door shown below) for two days in Dessau while visiting Heike’s family. While in Dessau we drove to the historic town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg, which is 35 km or 22 miles from there.

This post is for Thursday Doors November18.

Schlosskirche Wittenberg 2

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See the previous post for details. This post is of the exterior of Shclosskirk, Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

Schlosskirche Lutherstadt Wittenberg 10/15/2021

Schlosskirche Wittenburg

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“All Saints’ Church, commonly referred to as Schlosskirche (Castle Church) or Reformation Memorial Church to distinguish it from the Stadtkirche (Town Church) of St. Mary’s It is a Lutheran church in Wittenberg, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is the site where, according to Philip Melanchthon, the Ninety-five Theses were posted by Martin Luther in 1517. That act has been called the start of the Protestant Reformation. From 1883 onwards, the church was restored as a memorial site and re-inaugurated on 31^st October 1892, 375 years after Luther’s posting.” Source: All Saints’ Church, Wittenberg – Wikipedia

I love the organ and woodwork.

Stadtkirche Wittenberg

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Two buildings: The Corpus Christy Chapel and St Mary’s.

“Next to St. Mary’s is the Corpus Christi Chapel (first picture). Originally built as a foundation in 1368, the chapel was rebuilt in 1456 after its destruction. From here, on November 28, 1518, Martin Luther called on the Pope to convene a council to decide on his heretical process. Until 1772 it was the burial church for the cemetery around the town church. More recently it is called the children’s church. The Corpus Christi Chapel was handed over to the Wittenberg City Convent for use by the Community” Source: Corpus Christi Chapel (ekmd.de)

“The Stadt und Pfarrkirche St. Marien zu Wittenberg (Town and Parish Church of St. Mary’s) is the civic church in the German town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg. The reformers Martin Luther and Johannes Bugenhagen preached there, and the building also saw the first celebration of the mass in German rather than Latin.” Source: Stadtkirche Wittenberg – Wikipedia.