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Old Town Hall - Brueckenrathaus

Bamberg - Bavaria, Germany

The 15th century half-timbered building falls all the way down the side of the bridge almost into the river itself. Hovering over the two bridges is the newer part of the Townhall, built in the 18th century in a garish Baroque style. The colourful frescoes on the sides of the building are just fantastic, and make this one of the most unusual and most picturesque town halls in all of Germany, if not Europe.Why was the Town Hall built on this *strange* location? The legend explains that the unusual construction site was chosen because the Bishop refused to grant the citizens a building site for the Town Hall that the citizens wanted to have.


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Lee G20-Sep-2007 21:46
Stunning color and detail sharpness! Beautiful street candid work. v
Nestor Derkach04-Sep-2007 13:36
Amazing building , very colorful with much detail.
Also the streets are amazing.
Very nice street scene.
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Guest 02-Sep-2007 02:07
Great light, perfect colors. V