2010-01-04

river, saar, alte brücke

Fast and muddy Saar

This is the Alte Brücke, the Old Bridge, built after Emperor Charles V turned up in Saarbrücken in 1546 and could not cross the river because of high water.

I learn a lot about Saarbrücken as I produce this blog. When I checked the date for Charles V on the German Wikipedia page, I noticed that the bridge used to have a monument to Kaiser Wilhelm. When the bridge was rebuilt after WWII, he was deemed surplus to requirements.

7 comments:

  1. jooJanuary 4, 2010 at 9:26 AM

    Muddy indeed! The bridge looks nice.

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  2. Joan ElizabethJanuary 4, 2010 at 12:00 PM

    I was busy looking at the lovely arches, if you had not mentioned the mud I would not have noticed it.

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  3. RogerBJanuary 4, 2010 at 2:26 PM

    It reminds me of the Mississippi River - muddy but still impressive.

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  4. Frau GJanuary 4, 2010 at 7:42 PM

    Brückenbilder sind fantastisch! Wie dieses.

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  5. alfonsoJanuary 4, 2010 at 10:43 PM

    • Very good photo.

    • best regards
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    •CR & LMA•

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  6. AndreeaJanuary 5, 2010 at 5:18 PM

    These earthy colors look so great in your photos. One of these days I'll ask you for the secret :)

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  7. arabesqueJanuary 7, 2010 at 5:19 PM

    i agree with andreea, the brownness of this bridge, attracted me instantly, i have a thing for bridges,looks very calm... muddy or not. ^0^

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