morning walk on a snow day.
it rarely snows in wiesbaden, so whenever it actually does it's like all my 'i love snow' antennae go up and i'm turning into a little child again wanting to explore all of it. on one particular cold morning i decided for a walk around my neighborhood. i had already seen that it snowed overnight by looking out the window in the morning but when i stepped out of the house the snow started to fall again. and let me tell you, while it was really nice at first soon it got really wet xD i persevered for about 1 hour & a half in the snow until i finally got fed up with feeling like a crestfallen creature and made my way back home.
the playground just around the corner looked to precious and forlorn. as you are clearly noticing it via the lit windows it was still dark and very early in the morning when i started to walk. yes, i'm an early riser and feel defeated if i sleep longer than 9 am. headaches and laziness included.
seeing the playground all covered in white without a single soul playing here was quite a tranquil moment. in general, fresh snow fall just changes the world into a serene scenery.
some christmas lights were still hanging.
on a different walk the snow wasn't fresh anymore, but still present. i shot the following pictures in the neighborhood i work in, which is a very wealthy one. and it has a wonderful brutalist church that i'm really smitten with and was the main reason why i decided to visit it on a lazy sunday.
of course there was more interesting architecture as well. family homes, mainly.
so st. mauritius lured me for quite some time until i finally decided to get a closer look. and it really made me wonder why i put it off for so long. this church is a true stunner! it was built in the 60ies and to this day doesn't look dated at all, in fact i like it for its timelessness. the concrete embellishments are what i like most about it plus the very distinctive clock tower. i also really like that it isn't immediately apparent that the building is a church. especially when you just look at the overall layout. only when you look closer you finally begin to understand via hidden symbols that the structure in front of you is a religious one. for example at first you don't notice the cross incorporated into the clock tower's decorating elements, but if you're actively looking for it and remind yourself of the fact that a place of worship is in front of you, you start to notice it.
i really love the details on that tower,
also, the minimalistic approach has a touch of industrialism to it, and if you don't consider the purpose of the building being a church you could think you're in front of factory. what loosens it all up, though is the design for the windows. i wasn't able to have a look into the interior of the church, but you can see what it looks like on this link here. even though the outside looks so cold and vacant, on the inside the light and the colours of the glass surely turn the place into something ethereal. oh my, i really want to have access to the church, because the yellow elements are truly what makes this place outstanding & elevates it to a level that leaves you a bit speechless, but in a good way. please do check out the pictures.
the vicarage is nicely incorporated into the whole structure. lovelovelove the geometric details of it all.
oh, that tower really is so photogenic, haha.
the sun loomed out behind the clouds and shone a light onto the church. the entry was another detail i liked.
just look at this. instant heart-eyes. all the patterns!
there was a lonesome kid with a sleigh hanging around the church grounds and it kind of held me off to explore the place a bit more. i decided to say goodbye to this remarkable building and explore more of the neighborhood.
wiesbaden's day-care centers are pretty on top architectural-wise. very modern.
sometimes i take photos of buildings i don't like. a lot of post-modern architecture is a mishmash of modern & classical elements and to me this feels a little bit over the top and posh. something about this mix just irks me, i feel that those two things shouldn't really be brought together, haha. i cannot really explain why, maybe because in my mind those two styles have this very luxurious connotation to it, and that they are clashed together just makes it feel really obtrusive & gaudy.
whereas a modern building without any historism-related additions just feels pure & easy, simple & timeless. like this house, which i fell in love with immediately as i peeked into the garden.
love this minimalist house extension and how it's connected to the original house.
like always i'm enamoured with vegetal overgrowth.
there's a lot of interesting architecture in that neigborhood, which means that people have enough money to build eccentric houses. tells you something about what kind of people i have to deal with on a daily basis lol.
lovely mistletoe tree. i know it's not exactly healthy for the tree to be a host of this parasitical plant, but it surely helps getting a dramatic tree picture ;)
love the balcony details on here. stuff like this reminds me of my childhood home & therefore of gdr architecture.
i revisited my favourite house again and tried to take a few better pictures this time.
the main entry i adore the most, to be honest.
a similar photo to compare the first picture i ever shot of this house.
a cute detail of a different house.
it eventually got too dark & i made my way back home.
do you have a favourite architecture style? what about do you like the most? and which styles do you dislike?
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