The manhole cover of Leipzig show its city arms. Similar to the city arms of Dresden, the emblem combines the Meissen Lion and the Landsberg Pales. The depiction looks pretty beautiful as it displays the complete heraldic achievement.
Tag: Saxony
Fireless steam locomotive
At the Saxon Museum of Industry (Sächsische Industriemuseum) in Chemnitz, you see this fireless steam locomotive. Industrial facilities where no open fire was allowed used this kind of locomotive.
Sundial at the Stallhof in Dresden
You find this sundial on a building along the Stallhof in Dresden. The Stallhof is a court of the Dresden Castle (Dresdner Residenzschloss). It formed a venue for tournaments in earlier times.
Van de Velde and beer in Weimar
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.
Vintage postbox in Frohnau
A postbox seen in Frohnau, a part of the municipality of Annaberg-Buchholz. By the way, a very interesting site in Frohnau worth a visit is an old hammer mill named Frohnauer Hammer showing the hammer technology of 17th century. More…
Grassi Museum in Leipzig
At the Grassi Museum in Leipzig I learned a lot about the different peoples of India. The museum complex consists of a Applied Arts Museum, an Ethnography Museum and a Musical Instruments Museum. More…