Wiesbaden looks lovely. They say the Americans spared the city during the war because they wanted somewhere nice for their occupying forces to stay in.
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My mom's birthplace! (and no, she's not German)
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Beautiful. I've only been there to park at the train station and take the S-Bahn to Frankfurt to avoid parking there, but next time I think I'll check the city out instead of just taking the train out.
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The area around the train station isn't all that great but after about a 10 minute walk you reach the city center and it really has a lot of 19th century splendor which can't be found in too many other western German cities. |
Nice pictures. Wiesbaden looks like a great city. If it's in Hessen with Frankfurt, how come it's the capital and not Frankfurt?
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Nice pictures!
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Wiesbaden is such an underrated city, even within Hessen.
Did you also explore the neighborhoods surrounding the city center? Wiesbaden in my opinion has the grandest and most intact 19th and early 20th century streetscapes of any West German city. What is also striking is the large scale of its Wilhelminian-style buildings in some areas, only surpassed by Berlin, Hamburg and perhaps Leipzig. Not to mention the beautiful mansions all over the city. This place just oozes elegance and wealth. |
Sadly I didn't visit these places...yet. I'm planning on driving down to Wiesbaden again within the forseeable future (perhaps within the next 2 monts) to check out some of those residential areas in more detail.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/...a4b0a077_o.jpg Quick history lesson. The inscription reads "Loyal to the fatherland I will remain until I die" which is also part of the Dutch national anthem. The Dukes of Nassau and the Dutch royal house are closely related. City Hall: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4074/...a327af1d_o.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4079/...045243dd_o.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4143/...965e1e98_o.jpg http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4137/...f6606d07_o.jpg |
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Wonderful. No wonder why the world wants to immigrate to Germany. Germans know how to do it best.
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Sumptuous buildings - great shots!
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Hessian State Theater...actually not the main entrance:
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Wow, this city is beautiful! I just spent sometime in my girlfriend's hometown of Ulm a couple of weeks ago. Love the German culture! Thanks for the great photos.
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Was für eine schöne Stadt! It would never have occurred to me to visit- next time I'm in Germany I'll be sure to check it out.
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very nice. Is it very common in Germany for the state capital cities to NOT BE the largest/most important cities in the state (otherwise, Frankfurt would be the capital).
it seems the same thing as in the US. Here in Brazil, state capitals are the largest most important cities in ALL states except one, where the capital is the second largest city (Florianopolis) what are these? I saw tons of them in Germany and not many in other european cities (at least in London, Amsterdam and Paris). Are they supposed from keeping small dumb birds from crashing into the glass? |
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