Pacifier

Hi,

I vistetd the ruins of a Kaiserpfalz (Imperial Palace, literally "king's palace") in Düsseldorf. Sadly it was more in Ruins than I thought, there was only few walls left.







But from the Palace I had a good view over the river Rhine.



There was also some strange modern Art



And one of the old Lintel, It says
"In the Year 1184, of the incarnation of out Lord Jesus Christus, Emperor Frederic added this ornament to his empire, with the intention to reinforce juistice and preserve freedom everywhere"



Close to the Palace was a small Memorial for the victims of the World Wars
(my translation, the original is more like a poem which is hard to translate)

Like Heroes you devoted your lives to the fatherland.
Always thinking about you the fatherland thanks you.

The City of Kaiserswerth to her fallen Sons who have died in World War 1914-1918

And the victims of World War 1939- 1945

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...and this is the way the palace used to look?



Nice shots of an interesting site. Thanks for sharing them with us.

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Pacifier

Yes, that is a small model of the original palace.

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"It seems to me that the idea of a personal God is an anthropological concept which I cannot take seriously. I also cannot imagine some will or goal outside the human sphere. Science has been charged with undermining morality, but the charge is unjust. A man's ethical behavior should be based effectually on sympathy, education, and social ties and needs; no religious basis is necessary. Man would indeed be in a poor way if he had to be restrained by fear of punishment and hope of reward after death
— Albert Einstein