The Bauhaus Museum In Weimar: A Collection Of Things Or A Movement That Changed The World?

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The disappointing exposition of the new Bauhaus Museum in Weimar which led to an obsession in me to find better concepts and to explain a little bit of what wasn’t explained there.

Haus am Horn: An Experiment Of New Living

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Haus am Horn—an experimental building for an exposition in 1923—is the only buildt Bauhaus architecture in Weimar.

The Eiermannbau In Apolda: The Flying Factory

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The Eiermannbau in Apolda is a formidable example of the lightness of modern architecture and an icon of industry culture.

Azores: Vila Franca Do Campo And Nossa Senhora da Paz

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Vila Franca Do Campo is the oldest city on San Miguel and its former capital. It was founded by the first settlers in the 15th century. But after an earthquake in 1522 the city was destroyed and most of the inhabitants died. Ponte Delgada then became the capital of the Azores.

Kew Gardens: Welcome To Fantasyland

10. June 2019 hikeminded8 Comments

At the beginning I thought, there is quite some cheesiness in the glas sculptures of Dale Chihuly exposed in Kew Gardens in London. Bright colors, excessive forms – just an overdose of everything. But than I remembered plants I have photographed in the last years. Nature is like that. Exagerated, colourful and immoderate. So I’m quite d’accord with the artists title “reflections on nature”. Take a look and decide what you think is art and what is nature.
Definitly a must-see.

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Happy 2019!

3. January 2019 hikeminded7 Comments

I wanted to say thank you for this year full of wonderful events, friends, places, moments and experiences.

Thank you to everyone looking, reading and following and thank you to everyone who gets in touch from time to time and motivates me to continue writing and taking pictures.

Hugs to all of you and a very Happy New Year with a lot of great outdoor & travel experiences! Hike on!

Art in Berlin: Some Random Details from the George Grosz Exhibition 2018

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Berlin Architecture: Mies van der Rohe Haus In Hohenschönhausen

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n 1932 Mies van der Rohe designed this masterpiece of classical modernism for Martha and Karl Lemke as a residence for the art enthusiastic and modern architecture loving couple.

Armenia: Saghmosavank Monastery And The Myth Of The Bearded Virgins

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The Monastery was build in 13th century and is picturesquely located next to the gorge of Kasagh river. One peculiarity of this Monastery is the tympanum of the “Bearded Virgins” which are obviously also depicted in Hovanavank Monastery. There is the myth that there are five wise virgins and five stupid virgins with beards and Jesus […]

Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur: A Visit To Cézannes Atelier

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I was completely overwhelmed when I entered this small house at the borders of Aix-en-Provence. It was here in this place where Cézanne painted all his still lifes. When I studied art at high-school, those still lives where my subject for more than a year and I knew all the objects I saw there by […]