Salt Warehouses by Rhanagaz

Photography • Historical • posted on Aug 13, 2013

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Salt Warehouses. (ZOOMM!!) Not far from Holsten Tor and at the brink of River Trave these soulful houses are placed. They date back to the 16th to 18th centuries and were originally used as salt storage from nearby mines in Lüneburg. Today well restored they are a memory of the big trading city Lübeck, placed 17 kilometers from the sea but connected by its vital River Trave, the lifeline to the Baltic Sea. As The Free City of Lübeck it gained slowly power in the Hanseatic league and became the most important in this trade alliance governed by its merchants and was once Germany's second biggest city. My own interest in these charming houses was at first their great individualism and the "personality" they possessed. Clearly built at different times and I have some "pity" with the middle one, a tightly squeezed and bended house. ;o) Have a good time! :o) JohnnyC / Rhanagaz

Comments (25)

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Cyve

5:25AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

Fabulous capture... Wonderfully done !

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bakapo

5:42AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

nice view, well shot.

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jmb007

6:36AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

interessant

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nefertiabet

7:37AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

Wonderful City and info my friend!!!

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Faemike55

8:08AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

Very cool view of these interesting buildings

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Savage_dragon

9:59AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

Cool shot! ")

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drifterlee

10:36AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

Beautiful old buildings!

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jendellas

10:37AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

Lovely b uilding, would love a sneak peek inside :o)

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renecyberdoc

10:58AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

oh yeah the "hanse"has a great hsitory,same as amsterdam and the seven "heren"

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durleybeachbum

11:15AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

AMAZING! I LOVE this!

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barryjeffer

11:22AM | Tue, 13 August 2013

It does seem that the middle one was squeezed in... but it is my favorite.

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flavia49

12:12PM | Tue, 13 August 2013

cool shot

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tennesseecowgirl

1:21PM | Tue, 13 August 2013

amazing they almost don't look real... great photo

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anmes

4:47PM | Tue, 13 August 2013

Fantastic townscape..great shapes and colours

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adrie

1:31PM | Wed, 14 August 2013

Wonderful historical capture my friend.

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sandra46

5:01PM | Wed, 14 August 2013

FANTASTIC IMAGE!

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RodS

6:40PM | Wed, 14 August 2013

A delightful photo, Johnny - and that poor, skinny building in the middle does look a little squeezed! :-D They definitely built things to last back then!

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EdKline

9:43PM | Wed, 14 August 2013

Great camera work.

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jocko500

4:54PM | Fri, 16 August 2013

wonderful to see these. never would thought they was ware houses. cool pov too

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Hendesse

2:31AM | Sat, 17 August 2013

Superb shot. Fantastic POV!

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JuliSonne

3:09AM | Sat, 17 August 2013

I love this old Hanseatic houses. You have some charm and awakens the desire to live here. These here are lovingly restored. The water tower on the right would be a dream property of me. Extraordinary architecture, class pic!

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blondeblurr

4:24AM | Sat, 17 August 2013

I cannot believe it, that they actually squeezed another one in there - it looks really quite hilarious or should I say unforgettable ? I have travelled on the Trave, in a sightseeing boat, that was simply beautiful - thanks for sharing Johnny, BB

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danapommet

8:50PM | Sat, 17 August 2013

A fantastic view of these historic buildings. I had not noticed the skinny building in the middle but I did notice the tiny patio between the two left roofs!

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