Photo Gallery: Central Germany

by Thomas Theuerkorn

Germany is my home country, but my interest is photography really developed only over the last 10 years. Missing out on the "historian" portion of documenting change in my home town and surroundings, catching up is now part of every vacation home. Central Germany is one of the most history-drenched areas in central Europe and some buildings reach back 1100 years and more. Home to the first and the second German Empire, central Germany played an important role in uniting many individual states to what we know today as Germany. Prime examples are the castle in Querfurt (not know for anything other than its 1200 old tower), and especially Naumburg with it's amazing cathedral. Built 1000 years ago by joining two neighboring churches, it became the new home of the Zeitzer Bishop. Well known for it's architecture and the artistic masterpieces of the 13th century sporting for the first time in German history actual human faces and highly detailed leaf ornaments (contrasting the idealized superhuman expression common for that time). While the sculpture of least important of the four founders -- Uta (see picture #10) -- is the commonly most famous, the cathedral is filled with impressive medieval art work. Last but not least, the "Kuranlage" (health establishment) of Bad Lauchstaedt is living proof for the culture of the 16th century. Not only is this one of the first establishments where (wealthy) people went to recharge their "batteries", it also holds the first stationary theater on German ground founded by Johann W. Goethe (hence, Goethe Theater) - an active stage even today.

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