A door in a Hindu temple in Bikaner, Rajasthan (India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Carved and painted beams of a half-timbered house in Hattingen (Ennepe-Ruhr district), which is called the ‘iron house’ because of its shape. Built in 1611 and extended around 1620/30.
(February 2026)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
#Architektur, #architecture, #Fachwerkhäuser, #half_timbered_houses, #Ornamentik, #Hattingen, #Ennepe_Ruhr_Kreis

Entrance to the Amar Sagar Jain Temple near Jaisalmer/ Rajasthan (India). Although it appears very old, it was only built in 1928.
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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The inner courtyard of a haveli (merchant's house) in Mandawa (Shekhawati area, Jhunjhunu district of Rajasthan, India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Entrance to a restaurant in Jhunjhunu/ Rajasthan (India)
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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A half-timbered house from 1612 (?) with partially carved beams in Miltenberg (Lower Franconia, Bavaria).
(August 2016)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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The door to Nassau Town Hall (Rhein-Lahn district/Rhineland-Palatinate).
(December 2025)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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This half-timbered house (called Adelsheimer Hof) in Nassau (Rhein-Lahn district/Rhineland-Palatinate), built between 1606 and 1609 as a knight's residence, has served as the town hall since 1911 or 1912.
Various corner posts are carved and decorated with colorful ornaments.
(December 2015)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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Old Jain temple of Amarsagar, near Jaisalmer/ Rajasthan (India).
(February 2017)
(Foto: © Rüdiger Benninghaus)
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