Palais Grote - ein schlossähnliches Gebäude im urbanen Raum.
#FotoVorschlag 'Schlösser und Burgen'

A Palais is a building similar to a castle, but unlike a castle, it is located in an urban setting. It typically belonged to the nobility or very wealthy individuals. In my opinion, it fits the bill for today’s #PhotoSuggestion, ‘Castles and Palaces’.

I worked in an office next to the palace for years and walked past it practically every day. Far less conspicuous than the building itself is Timm Ulrichs’ sculpture of a head-shaped paving stone (Kopf-Stein-Pflaster) on the other side of the street. The editing is actually a bit too over the top for me these days, but I quite liked it back then. Still, there’s something to it.

Let’s be honest, fellow #Hanoverians, #Hannoveraner and visitors to #Hannover: who knows the Palais, and who knows the sculpture?

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