Showing posts with label strasbourg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label strasbourg. Show all posts

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

Ironman

In the year 1740, a weapon maker decided to promote his shop by installing an example of his trade on his house. Now the place is called place de l'homme de fer, or ironman square. The house is now a pharmacy.
 

Tuesday, 25 March 2025

Ford

A nice 1932 or 1933 Ford, according to the Google image search, from the time when they made classy cars.
 

Sunday, 23 March 2025

Brothers street

Rue des frères, so called because the catholic seminar makes up for most of the street.
 

Saturday, 22 March 2025

Place Gutenberg

Johannes Gutenberg lived in Strasbourg from 1434 until at least 1444, probably in the parish of Saint-Arbogast. It was in Strasbourg in 1440 that he is said to have perfected and revealed the secret of printing through his research. Wikipedia.

The square is named after him, with a statue on the centre.
 

Thursday, 20 March 2025

Wednesday, 19 March 2025

Saturday, 15 March 2025

Friday, 14 March 2025

Gargoyles, part 2


Shrek around??? One of the gargoyles looks a lot like the donkey in the Shrek movies. And then you wonder where the Hollywood studios are getting their ideas from... Anyway; more b&w here.
 

Thursday, 13 March 2025

Gargouille

One of many gargoyles on the cathedral. More info about gargoyles, history, etymology, etc here.
 

Thursday, 6 March 2025

Thursday, 27 February 2025

The noble house of Rohan

The Rohan were nobles from Brittany. 4 of them became prince-archbishops of Strasbourg. More info here

Couldn't find out who the dude is on the photo, I can only suppose he is one of them.
 

Tuesday, 25 February 2025

WTF???

Loving a murderer? Sick  stickers seen in town. Guess some seeing him as a hero, a modern day Robin Hood. Nah, he is just a killer, even if his victim was an absolute asshole.
 

Monday, 24 February 2025

A Monday mural

By Dan23. Part of a larger mural, unfortunately tagged over. 
More murals here.
 

Saturday, 22 February 2025

A weekend reflection

A public toilet at the international coach station.

More weekend reflections here.