Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The Aschrottbrunnen in front of the town hall of Kassel, Germany is a special fountain with a sad history and it is also an artwork that is often overlooked. That is especially because the fountain looks flat and is built headfirst into the ground. An unusual situation that requires to step on top to see and understand the fountain and artwork.
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Everyone is unique. And this is a memorial for everyone of us. At the Brüder-Grimm-Platz of Kassel, Germany near the city center you can find an apparently empty memorial made of sandstone with the letters ICH (‘ME‘). Via three steps on the reverse side you can climb on top and complete the artwork.
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Well, yes: the ALEX at Kassel, Germany is only a local branch of a coffee bar and restaurant chain. But it has a very good location as you will find it in the pedestrian zone directly next to the Friedrichsplatz which is full of hustle and bustle – even outside of documenta times.
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What’s missing at Kassel, Germany is the opportunity to climb somewhere up on a tower to have good views on the city center. That’s probably also because most parts of the city center have been destroyed in World War II. You can only get to the Herkules monument to have a great view on the city.
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The Treppenstraße is seen as an historical highlight at Kassel, Germany – but the normal visitor wouldn’t recognize it. It is a street with steps and platforms that leads from the railway station to the main axis between Königsplatz and Friedrichsplatz in the city center. It is special because it is the first intentionally created pedestrian zone in Germany.
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The Lolita Bar is a lovely and iconic bar at Kassel, Germany. It is cosy, good music is played and they serve a nice selection of drinks. If you show on social media that you are there and most of your friends are not from Kassel you might have to explain that this is not a red-light venue. 😉 Get there on a Wednesday, Friday or Saturday.
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It’s one of the most unexpected artworks at Kassel, Germany and even as it is close to the Kulturbahnhof many visitors simply don’t see it. Local artist Ralph Raabe built a springboard and placed it onto the Hotel Reiss. If you would use it, you would fall eighteen meters deep and hit the street underneath. It is called ‘Arschbombe‘ (cannonball) which describes the pleasure to jump into a pool with the goal to splash as much water as possible.
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If you need some relaxation at Kassel, Germany then the Kurhessentherme could be your place of choice. It is a spa and sauna built in exotic Asian style. It is located in the city quarter Wilhelmshöhe and is close to the lower end of the famous Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe.
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Schloß Wilhelmshöhe is a castle in neo-classical style located in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe at Kassel, Germany. It was built for William I between 1786 and 1789 on the grounds of a former cloister and houses today art museums – including the old masters gallery.
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In 1792 a new item was added to the water games in the Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe at Kassel, Germany: following plans of Heinrich Christoph Jussow (after whom the temple next to the great fountain is named) an aqueduct with 14 arches was built. At the end the water is falling down 43 meters into wreckage of the aqueduct. Continue reading “Aquädukt”