Broken Tower by Hendesse
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Description
The Heidelberg Castle, seen from behind.
The "Pulverturm" (powder tower) of the castle has been destroyed by French soldiers in 1693 in the Palatine war of succession. Apparently, too much gun powder has been stored there.
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Thanks for looking.
Comments (57)
drifterlee
AWesome old castle!~!!!!!
jocko500
well done
Debwhosmiles
Great POV for sure, and thank you for the historic note! Had to be a much talked about event in the day and here we are centuries later still gazing in wonder~
carlx
Wonderful ruins and capture, Klaus!!!
mgtcs
Splendid and dreamy place here, another first class photo! Loved it!
auntietk
Fantastic image!
junge1
Love the composition and detail in this shot!
dragonmuse
Fascinating. What an explosion that must have been. One giant grenade!
Cosme..D..Churruca
superb capture!
jeroni
Fantastic image. I like very much the colors
sandra46
SUPERB! OUTSTANDING IMAGE!
npauling
It still has a very grand feeling to it and your capture of it looks very beautiful.
Jay-el-Jay
A wonderful shot of this aged tower and the surroundings.Great light and angle.
bkhook
Awesome shot.. thanks for the history too.
bmac62
Fine image. My family and I visited there about 35 years ago. So very historic!
Markal
Yes, I have been there and seen this tower...Exceptional capture. Now I want to go back and see it again...oops...I just did! :)
Umbetro38
Das alleine erzählt schon eine Geschichte - sieht wieder großartig aus
CarolSassy
OH! This is where it tells me who! lol q-: Excellent shot! (:
danob
Superb Klaus a textural delight!
X-PaX
Du zeigst uns hier immer wieder sehr schöne Motive aus Heidelberg. Sehr schöne Aufnahme.
kbrog
Fantastic castle ruins, superb capture! :)
MagikUnicorn
B E A U T I F U L
fredster66
This is a beauty. You used the light well!
Richardphotos
my imagination is running wild trying to imagine all the people that past this way centuries back
amanda_a42
Fabulous capture, gorgeous shot!
jascorpio
Marvelous!!!
anitalee
Excellent