Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/11/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Very Nice / Seher Sch?n! Cheers Lluis El 11/11/2009, a las 13:13, Douglas Sharp escribi?: > Hello all, > > Goslar is a small city in the north west of the Harz Mountains, > about 60-70 kilometres from here (Hannover). > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Goslar/?g2_page=1 - > and following pages > > After the discovery of metallic ores - lead, zinc, copper, a little > gold and a lot of silver - it became one of the richest cities in > Europe and an imperial residence. Silver coins minted in Goslar were > so pure that they became something like a standard currency in many > countries of Europe > > The story is told, and depicted by the animated clock in the market > square, that a knight's horse kicked up the ground to reveal silver > ore. Not being one to miss out on immense wealth, the Emperor > decided to take up residence in the city. > > The Palatinate palace was built in the 11th century as an imperial > residence by Henry the Second to protect and maintain the town?s > prosperity, and the Imperial Assembly of the Holy Roman Empire was > held there from 1009 to 1219. > > (The palace looks like an industrial building to me, it just doesn't > look all that old from outside) > > Mining of the Rammelsberg, the mountain just outside the city began > around 968 and continued until 1988 when the mine closed. > > The mining complex is now a part of the UNESCO World Heritage. > > The city's timbered houses and the grey slate cladding of roofs and > walls are typical of many Harz mining cities. > > I hope you enjoy a photographic walk around the town centre. > > Cheers > Douglas > > For the technically minded, the wide stuff is shot with a Tokina > 12-24 on a Canon 20D, the rest with a Zeiss 1.4/85 and a Summicron-R > 2/35mm > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information