Rare Color Photos Reveal Germany In 1900 Before It Was Destroyed By Wars
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Sadly, a time machine is not available yet. However, if you’ve been wondering how life in Germany looked before WWI, don’t bother looking for uranium, just get the new photobook, “Germany Around 1900.” The historical pictures will take you there from the very first page!
The book contains 800 vintage photos and postcards that were produced around 1900. It gives a peaceful and nostalgic glimpse into the lives of the bourgeois German people before the terrors of the WWI, and the turn of the 20th century seemed full of promise.
Of course, color photography was not available back then. “These historical photos are all rare examples of the photochrom process, a printing technique that allowed black-and-white photographs to be reproduced in color,” writes the publisher Taschen. The book with all these beautiful photos inside costs €150 and comes in English, French, and German.
More info: taschen.com | amazon | facebook | twitter | instagram (h/t: mentalfloss)
Schwerin grand-ducal palace, Mecklenburg
Wernigerode Town Hall
Castle of Sigmaringen
The coast around Westerland
Bedroom, Neuschwanstein Castle, south of Munich
Heinstein Castle near Trechtingshausen / Butchers’ Guild Hall, Hildesheim
Bastei Bridge
Frederick Bridge and Berlin’s cathedral
Traditional German kitchen
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Some annotations: It's castle Rheistein, not Heinstein. Most of the buildings are still existing. Some of them belong to the world heritage now. Greetz from Germany. And yes, we still like digging big holes on the beach. ;-)
Rheinstein Castle! The name comes from the Rhine River.
Sorry, made a typo: Rheinstein of course.
What are the holes for?
I can only tell from my family history: You can hire those "Strand Baskets" at the sea if you can afford that. Otherwise you need some ideas to protect you against sand and wind. We always built a Sandburg (Sandcastle) because of that reason. My mom learned from her parents etc. It's a kind of ancient tradition, even naming the castle and making an inscription made of shells etc. Poor people's fun at the beach and a slight feeling of privacy too. ;-)
Why the holes on the beach? Was wondering about that one :)
It's a 'my home is my castle' thing. (En masse it is almost as annoying as the habit to block deckchairs with towels at 7am in the morning :-) )
The walls are protecting you from the sandparticles in / and the wind. You lie inside, in your own sandcastle, and enjoy the sun and the day on the beach. And a bit protection from the looks of others around for your privacy.
Most of these sites have been reconstructed or restored, or wherent even bombed. Despite Prussia, which has been almost completely vanished.
Yeah, if your gonna author some clickbait take the time to do a little research.
When I saw the picture of Wernigerode I thought that was some current image. It looks exactly the same lovely now. Really worth visiting. P.S. Greetings for other students/exchange students of Hochschule Harz, who certainly recognised the image of the town hall. :)
I was surprised to see Neuschwanstein Castle on this list since I'm going there in June. I hope it's still there!
Neuschwanstein, Höhenschwangau, Linderhöf, Herren Chiemsee, and all of Ludwig's castles & houses are still there. Plan to v8sit the four I named, each is vastly differentiated from the others. All are located about 2-3 hours southwest of Munich, I also recommend to devote an entire day to each and to spend at least one day in & around Rothenburg ab Tauber about an hour southwest of Munich. Three hours north of Munich is the 1200 year-old village of Bamberg, once the Bavarian capital of the Holy Roman Empire, with some 'streets' less than 20' wide, building-face to building-face.
I've been to Germany many times and absolutely love the old buildings and architecture. Would love to have a copy of this book, such stunning pictures!
Some annotations: It's castle Rheistein, not Heinstein. Most of the buildings are still existing. Some of them belong to the world heritage now. Greetz from Germany. And yes, we still like digging big holes on the beach. ;-)
Rheinstein Castle! The name comes from the Rhine River.
Sorry, made a typo: Rheinstein of course.
What are the holes for?
I can only tell from my family history: You can hire those "Strand Baskets" at the sea if you can afford that. Otherwise you need some ideas to protect you against sand and wind. We always built a Sandburg (Sandcastle) because of that reason. My mom learned from her parents etc. It's a kind of ancient tradition, even naming the castle and making an inscription made of shells etc. Poor people's fun at the beach and a slight feeling of privacy too. ;-)
Why the holes on the beach? Was wondering about that one :)
It's a 'my home is my castle' thing. (En masse it is almost as annoying as the habit to block deckchairs with towels at 7am in the morning :-) )
The walls are protecting you from the sandparticles in / and the wind. You lie inside, in your own sandcastle, and enjoy the sun and the day on the beach. And a bit protection from the looks of others around for your privacy.
Most of these sites have been reconstructed or restored, or wherent even bombed. Despite Prussia, which has been almost completely vanished.
Yeah, if your gonna author some clickbait take the time to do a little research.
When I saw the picture of Wernigerode I thought that was some current image. It looks exactly the same lovely now. Really worth visiting. P.S. Greetings for other students/exchange students of Hochschule Harz, who certainly recognised the image of the town hall. :)
I was surprised to see Neuschwanstein Castle on this list since I'm going there in June. I hope it's still there!
Neuschwanstein, Höhenschwangau, Linderhöf, Herren Chiemsee, and all of Ludwig's castles & houses are still there. Plan to v8sit the four I named, each is vastly differentiated from the others. All are located about 2-3 hours southwest of Munich, I also recommend to devote an entire day to each and to spend at least one day in & around Rothenburg ab Tauber about an hour southwest of Munich. Three hours north of Munich is the 1200 year-old village of Bamberg, once the Bavarian capital of the Holy Roman Empire, with some 'streets' less than 20' wide, building-face to building-face.
I've been to Germany many times and absolutely love the old buildings and architecture. Would love to have a copy of this book, such stunning pictures!