Windows in Biebrich 1
by Sarah Loft
Title
Windows in Biebrich 1
Artist
Sarah Loft
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Per Wikipedia: Biebrich is a borough of the city of Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany. With over 36,000 inhabitants, it is the most-populated of Wiesbaden's boroughs. It is located south of the city center on the Rhine River, opposite the Mainz borough of Mombach. Biebrich was an independent city until it was incorporated into Wiesbaden in 1926.
Numerous prehistoric and early-historical archeological finds indicate that the Biebrich area has been continuously inhabited since the Neolithic Age. In the Middle Ages, from the beginning of the reign of Charlemagne, the places Biburc (Biebrich) and Moskebach (Mosbach) were part of the Konigssondergau Wiesbaden, held by the Frankish king as his personal property.
Biebrich was first mentioned in historical documents in 874. King Louis the German and his entourage boarded vessels at Villa Biburg on a trip from Frankfurt to Aachen.
Beginning of the 18th century, the princes (Fursten) of Nassau built the Baroque Biebrich Palace (Schloss Biebrich). When this magnificent building was completed in 1744, the Prince of Nassau-Usingen relocated his residence from the far side of the Taunus to Biebrich. Until the completion of the City Palace in Wiesbaden in 1841, Biebrich was the principal residence of the Princes (and, after 1806, the Dukes) of Nassau.
In the 19th century, Biebrich became an important industrial center of the Rhine Main Area with the plants of Dyckerhoff Concrete (now owned by Buzzi Unicem), Kalle and Albert Chemistry (now Celanese), and Henkell (sparkling wine = Sekt). In the economical crisis of the post-World War I Era, the small town, struck hard by unemployment of the majority of his working-class residents, merged with the bigger and much wealthier nearby spa city of Wiesbaden.
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Featured in the Shadows Silhouettes And Reflections Outdoors group, December 2016.
Featured in the 500 And Beyond Fine Art Group, July 2017.
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December 8th, 2016
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Comments (12)
Wes Iversen
Excellent light, contrasts and geometries, Sarah! Very well seen, composed and processed! L/F
Cheryl Rose
Love the linear qualities in this image, the light and shadows and the turquoise shutters are wonderful! Nice job, Sarah!
Nikolyn McDonald
Wonderful find, beautifully presented. I love the clean black and turquoise against the white.
Allan Van Gasbeck
Congratulations! Your outstanding artwork has been chosen as a FEATURE in the “Shadows Silhouettes and Reflections” group on Fine Art America — You are invited to post your featured image to the featured image discussion thread as a permanent place to continue to get exposure even after the image is no longer on the Home Page.