hessian ministry for interiors & sports. ( built in 1968 )
with my growing interest in modern buildings i am more & more drawn to taking walks in the areas of the city that involve high-rises, industrial & business parks and also living areas that are fairly new or going back to the 50ies of the last century. and i keep noticing how much i enjoy taking these walks and looking out for interesting buildings to shoot & finding details that i'm particularly excited about. a building's facade can be as bleak and boring as you can imagine, but there will be always some details that catch your eyes and that make the building a lot more interesting. i especially love when nature joins in, be it the way a plant is growing on walls up to the roof or how some birds find some kind of sanctuary in cityscapes. of course a symmetry of some geometric elements can be enticing as well and make you feel some kind of aesthetic pleasure. and it is strange, but to take photos of modern buildings feels so easy-going & simple. whereas i often struggle to take beautiful pictures of older structures and be pleased with the outcome, i rarely feel the same way about modern architecture. it is the other way around actually, i just need 2 or 3 pictures to be immediately pleased with the outcome. even though my love for old architecture is still going strong, i have a hard time to capture their soul, as they are often crammed with details. you need more than a few pictures to properly display what it is that makes them so special and to give them justice.
if you look close enough you will notice two little figures on the roof of the narrow building.
and suddenly, boom, two doves peeking down on you and showing off their shimmery plumage.
in past times a building like this would've earned a headshake from me. it's strange how your perspective on things change over time and your eyes & mind open up to new concepts and start to find things that strike a nerve with you. maybe my new infatuation might mean that i'm turning into a boring adult, with a dead inner life. or that i'm craving simplicity and a minimal way of life to experience the essentials it has to offer. you choose.
the federal statistics office - destatis. all official statistics coming out of germany are generated in this building. it's a mid 50ies building, no one knows anymore who was responsible for the construction.
city office for real estate & economy.
tengelmann tower & hit supermarket. the tower was once a center for tengelmann operations, but i'm not sure if it's still in possession of the corporation. hit is a food retailer in germany ( actually quite a good one and i've been thinking about applying there for a job lately ).
strolling along the berliner straße.
new building near abraham-lincoln-straße.
there's a pedestian crossing over the berliner street and you can have a nice view onto the zircon tower and the taunus mountains.
mirrors on the dbv building.
beautiful overgrown building. it houses the nurse training school of the nearby joho hospital.
the polish catholic church holy family. built in 1956 by martin braunstorfinger & enhanced in the 80ies by franz josef mühlenhoff.
i really like the holy family painting on the facade.
the slim campanile of the church is truly a looker.
the dorint hotel near my place.
the reisinger anlage is a park only about 5 minutes away from where i live and it's actually a nice hanging out place throughout the day ( whereas you really should avoid certain corners after sunset - especially if you dislike brawling youth, haha. )
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