You only see what you know (Goethe)
At the Rosgartenmuseum I visited an exhibition which told about the life in Constance in the years of the council. At this museum there is also a copy of a chronicle exhibited which is considered as the main source about the live around the council: ‘The Chronicle of the Council of Constance by Ulrich von Richental’.
I found this depiction at the State Museum of Archaeology in Constance (Archäologisches Landesmuseum Baden-Württemberg). It shows a mobile baking oven which used to supply the crowds with bread during the Council of Constance (1414-1418).
Every year at the State Museum of Archaeology in Constance, an exhibition takes place in cooperation with the toy company Playmobil. In 2014 the exhibition topic was the Council of Constance (1414-1418). The title of the exhibiton was ‘Voll bis unters Dach‘.
The Hus Museum is situated at the Hus-Haus, which was supposed to be Jan Hus’ harbourage before he got arrested. During my stay in Constance, a historian told me this was wrong. Jan Hus did probably stay in another building. The Hus Museum is worth a visit anyway.
The stone of Hus (Hussenstein) marks the supposed spot where Jan Hus was burned at the stake on 6 July 1415. Though the black boulder was named after Hus it also reminds of another victim burned at the same spot: Jerome of Prague.
The Imperia in the harbour of Konstanz (Constance) on Bodensee (Lake Constance) is a satirical reminder of the Council of Constance (1414-1418). The statue, created by Peter Lenk in 1993, turns slowly on its own axis and presents an emperor and a pope in its raised hands. [German]
Built as a royal residence and rebuilt after wartime destruction, the Neue Schloss (New Castle) now offers government offices. Visitors can admire the Baroque architecture, the central dome, and rich facade details from outside, but should not expect access without further agreement.
In 2013 the German states of Saxony and Thuringia are celebrating the 150th anniversary of the architect and designer Henry van de Velde. For this reason, exhibitions take place in cities like Weimar, Jena, Erfurt, Gera, Apolda, Bürgel, and Chemnitz.
The photo depicts a maypole at the marketplace of Schorndorf. The signs placed at the maypole represent different industries working in the city. Are there similar maypoles in your region?
The landmark of Dortmund is the big U on top of a former brewery building. Today the building houses besides others the Museum Ostwall and some exhibition rooms. The windows looking like mosaics are actually movies shown high over the city.
A detail I was especially impressed with. At the coking plant Hansa, I saw a pithead bath. In this hall, the workers put their clothes in special frameworks. Each framework is movable up and down by a chain.
Kokerei Hansa is a former coking plant in Dortmund. Today the plant houses a huge climbing gym named Kletterhalle Bergwerk and the remaining installations can be visited by guided tours.