Showing posts with label rust. Show all posts
Showing posts with label rust. Show all posts

2010-10-12

iron works, rust

Rusting arches

The Völklingen ironworks is a most imposing structure, especially when lit up at night. These arches are one of its most distincitve features and lend it a cathedral-like quality.

2009-09-27

cyclist, roundabout, rust

Rusty cyclist

More public art from Sankt Wendel. This time in the middle of a traffic roundabout. Rusty metal is a popular medium in steel-making Saarland.

2009-09-10

moorings, rust


Moorings on the Saar

Magnificent rusty pylons that no longer seem to be used.

2009-06-30

lamp post, rust, urban decline

Beacon of neglect

This post used to have white opaque panels on the top and beamed the message to the people that here was a place to shop. It had a clock on one face, if I recall correctly, which stood still for years. Now even that is gone. Only loose wires and rust remain to remind us of someone's faded commercial plans.

2009-05-31

colliery, pit head, rust

Rusty twins

As much a symbol of Lorraine as of the Saarland. And the economics would appear to be similarly unrosy.

2009-05-28

roadworks, rust

Rusty tentacle

Yes, they also dig up roads in Saarbrücken. And here is an example of some of the metallic lifeforms they find.