Clipart images of people and locations that could be seen around Germany through the ages.
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Abbey of Allerheiligen, ruins of
Abbey of Allerheiligen, or All Saints, this abbey is beautifully situated on the banks of the Lierbach, a stream which takes its rise on the western slope of the Hornisgrinde, and turns sharply southw... |
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Bacharach
Bacharach, one of the most picturesque of all the old towns of Germany. The town of Bacharach has a curious medley of houses with fantastic turrets, preposterous facades, impossible gables,-heavy bea... |
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Baths, Ancient Roman
Bathing was an important part in Ancient Roman culture and society. In Germany there are These Roman baths varied from simple to exceedingly elaborate structures. In taking a Roman bath, the bather i... |
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Bavaria, Statue of
The Statue of Bavaria is a bronze-cast statue of a female figure representing Bavaria's "secular patron saint", the Tellus (Mater) Bavarica. It is also called the goddess of the land of Bavaria. The s... |
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Bay-work House, Halberstadt
"Framed houses are especially numerous in the Harz Mountains in Germany. In the oldest specimens the ornamentation has affinity with the Gothic style, whilst the larger number show traces of the late... |
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Bay-work House, Halberstadt
"Framed houses are especially numerous in the Harz Mountains in Germany. In the oldest specimens the ornamentation has affinity with the Gothic style, whilst the larger number show traces of the late... |
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Bay-work House, Halberstadt
"Framed houses are especially numerous in the Harz Mountains in Germany. In the oldest specimens the ornamentation has affinity with the Gothic style, whilst the larger number show traces of the late... |
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Bay-work House, Halberstadt
"Framed houses are especially numerous in the Harz Mountains in Germany. In the oldest specimens the ornamentation has affinity with the Gothic style, whilst the larger number show traces of the late... |
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Black Forest Peasant's House
View of a peasant's house in the Black Forest. The scene includes an ox cart loaded with hay, children playing, and two geese.... |
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Black Forest Village
View of a village in the Schwartzwald, or Black Forest. The Black Forest stands in the elbow formed by the Rhine river in its course from Schaffhausen to Basle, and from Basle to Mannheim. It is boun... |
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Book-plate
A book-plate of Lazarus Spengler by Albrecht Durer in 1515... |
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Brussels, Palais de Justice,
"This huge building, for the use of the law courts of Brussels, was erected during the years 1866-1883, at a cost of $12,000,000. The architectural style combines Assyrian and Renaissance features."&m... |
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Castle
Wartburg Castle.... |
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Castle
A castle on the Rhine in Germany.... |
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Castle of Neckarsteinach
One of four standing medieval castles in Neckarsteinach, also known as "Vier Burgeneck" because of its four standing medieval castles, is a town in the Kreis Bergstraße, in Hesse, Germany. The town ... |
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Castle, Falkenstein
Falkenstein Castle or Castrum Pfronten is a High Middle Ages castle ruin in the Bavarian Alps, near Pfronten, a town in southern Germany. The ruin's German name is Burg Falkenstein ("Castle Falcon Sto... |
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Castle, Hohenzollern of
The ancestral home of Conrad of Hohenzollern and the third castle constructed on the site. The castle stands today, and was constructed by King Friedrich Wilhelm IV between 1846 and 1867. It is loca... |
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Castle, Weierburg
Weierburg, a fine ancient structure produces such a charming effect that every one asks its name. Though the castle has neither high towers nor walls, it bears the proud name of "burg," (meaning an a... |
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Cathedral of Cologne
The Cathedral of Cologne is renowned as a monument of Christianity and of Gothic architecture. It is the largest Gothic church in Northern Europe. Because of its enormous twin spires, it also present... |
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Chamois
The chamois (Rupicapra rupicapra) is a goat-like animal, living at moderately high altitudes and are adapted to living in steep, rugged, rocky terrain. A fully grown chamois reaches a height of about ... |
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Charlemagne and his nobles
Charlemagne and his nobles ride on horseback... |
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Chief
A Frankish chief... |
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Chivalry and knight-errantry
"The chivalry of the gothic nations began in the woods of Germany. No youth was then permitted to assume arms, at that time the geat privilege of the noble and the free, at his own pleasure. It was ... |
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Cloisters
Cloisters of Heiligenkreuz, a German monastery.... |
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Cologne Cathedral
West front view of the Cologne Cathedral in Germany.... |