Saalburg in Bad Homburg

Saalburg - A reconstructed Roman fort

The Saalburg is a reconstructed Roman fort in Hesse. Inside its walls, a museum tells about the life of the soldiers along the border. The castellum was a part of the Upper Germanic-Rhaetian Limes. Today the remains of the Limes are enlisted as UNESCO World Heritage Site. [German]

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Ottoneum in Kassel

Ottoneum in Kassel, Germany

The building was erected as a theatre by architect Wilhelm Vernukken in 1603/1606. The commissioner was Landgraf Moritz, who named the Ottoneum after his son Otto. Today, a natural history museum is housed here. [German]

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Fun advertisement at Frankfurt Main Airport

Fun advertisement at Frankfurt Main Airport, Germany

Fun as well as thought provoking advertising seen at Frankfurt on Main Airport. Literally translated the text says: “You have to read in order to stay on top”

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Fridericianum in Kassel

Fridericianum in Kassel, Germany

In 2012, I visited the dOCUMENT (13) in Kassel. The Fridericianum was the first building I came across on this trip. It offered a catching story for museum buffs like me. The Fridericianum saw its completion in 1779. It was one of the first public museums ever built.

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