#Katharinenportal for #MonochromeMonday

This #Baroque portal in #Magdeburg once belonged to the medieval St Katharine's Church (St.-Katharinen-Kirche). The church, destroyed during the Thirty Years' War and rebuilt in the 1660s, was gutted by fire in the Second World War. Despite this, its ruins provided shelter to many in January 1945 during the city's most devastating bombing raid.
In the 1960s, the ruins were demolished, as socialism had no place for religion. Only this fragment of the church's west portal remained. The sculpture of St Catherine (Katharina in German) was relocated to another church, while the portal itself was stored by a construction company.
In 2016, the portal was restored and reinstalled near its original location on #BreiterWeg, one of Magdeburg's main avenues. Today, it stands between modern shops and high-rise buildings. Poor Katharina may seem out of place here, but she serves as a poignant reminder of the past and the history she has witnessed since her creation in 1668.


#architecture #Architektur #Barock #cityscape #historical #BWPhotography #BWPhoto #greyscale #grayscale #bnw #BlackAndWhitePhotography #BlackAndWhitePhoto #MonochromePhotography #archway #Tor #Torbogen #Doorsday

#Magdeburg's city centre, as seen from a side street. The two towers on the left belong to the Catholic cathedral, while the building with the red roof is the Justice Centre and a post office. The street in front is Breiter Weg, one of the #city's main thoroughfares.


#architecture #Architektur #historisch #historic #Stadt #city #Landeshauptstadt #SachsenAnhalt #FensterFreitag #urban #cityscape #Justizzentrum #BreiterWeg

Last month, I discovered a new building (well, new to me, though it was only finished this year) in #Magdeburg's city centre, so I'm posting it for #FensterFreitag. It's the new office of the #MWG housing co-op. I rarely appreciate modern buildings, but this one looked interesting – and quite unexpected in good old Magdeburg.


#WindowFriday #urban #cityscape #streetPhotography #architecture #Architektur #nightPhotography #cityAtNight #BreiterWeg

I hope #tram #tracks qualify for #TrainTrackTuesday 🤔

This is one of the main avenues of #Magdeburg, Breiter Weg, with the #GrüneZitadelle ("Green Citadel") by #Hundertwasser.

I did a sightseeing tour in a double decker bus with kiddo yesterday (an Easter gift) and of course this was one of the attractions - the trees of the #building are getting greener and greener, I must come back soon and show you! 😊

#Hundertwasserhaus #BreiterWeg #Straßenbahn #Straßenbahnschienen #tramTracks #colourful #colorful #bunt #architecture #Architektur

Bin in der #Hauptpost in #Magdeburg #BreiterWeg, um 3 Sendungen, die von der vollen #Packstation weiter geleitet worden sind abzuholen. Bin die einzige Person mit Maske. Auf dem Weg raus, gehe ich wieder an der #Warteschlange virbei, da schnauft mich ein Dude vorsätzlich an! 🤬