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Green facades in Thuringia

There were many green facades in Thuringia, at least in the flatlands there, such as in the ‘Thuringian Basin’. The collection (Taraba family) contains several hundred motifs, and publication is planned for the end of 2026.

Wine trellises at the market in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, around 1860
Wine trellises at the market in Rudolstadt, Thuringia, around 1860

LK Altenburger Land

Farmstead with a large wooden trellis in Ehrenhain near Nobitz, c. 1900, Source 17A traditional wooden trellis, presumably for espalier fruit trees, at a rural house in Langenleuba-Niederhain, circa 1960Lush greenery with grapevines, probably on a wooden trellis; Polish hut in Münsa near Altenburg, c. 1940A large vine arbour at the front of a farmstead in Ziegelheim, circa 1970Vines on a trellis at the rectory in Nobitz/Ziegelheim, circa 1920The façade of Ehrenhein/Nobitz Castle, covered in self-climbing plants, c. 1920Overgrown with Parthenocissus quinquefolia and presumably ivy, Karolinum, c. 1930A summer view of the ivy (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) covering the walls at Altenburg Castle, possibly around 1910Garden shed with a wooden vine trellis in Meuselwitz, circa 1910An older winter view from the previous photoThe same scene as before, a few months laterA classic wooden trellis on the rear façade of Altenburg Castle, circa 1900Vines growing up a half-timbered house in Meuselwitz, circa 1930A townhouse covered in vines on the market square in Meuselwitz, circa 1920Fruit trees grown on trellises, mainly table grapes, at residential properties in Gössnitz, c. 1920Vines presumably trained along wires on a row of houses on Bergstraße in Schmölln, which was still an unpaved road at the time, c. 1920Various wooden trellises covered in vines, Bergstraße in Schmölln, probably 1940Vines trained in a fan shape and protected by trellises, a house in Meuselwitz, c. 1920Partial view of a three-post trellis for table grapes, half-timbered house in Löbichau, c. 1950Well-maintained greenery, presumably ivy, in the courtyard of the Johanna-Luisenstift, Löbichau, circa 1920

Eisenach

Ivy covering only the first floor of the Deaconesses’ Motherhouse in Eisenach, circa 1930Lush vegetation on the garden side of Johann Sebastian Bach’s birthplace, with vines, c. 1910The same scene as in the previous photo, 1 to 2 years laterThe historic vine-covered walls at the Bachhaus are still maintained; today it houses a museum of musical instrumentsFlower boxes at the Luther House in Eisenach, c. 1930Overgrown with various climbing plants, the Prince’s Walk at Wilhelmstal Palace, circa 1910Wartburg, still bare and not yet built up, sketch from 1862Planting of Virginia creeper (Pteris quinquefolia), Wartburghof, c. 1900A wider view of the Wartburghof, densely overgrown with Virginia creeper (Pteris quinquefolia), c. 1900The same subject as in the previous photoExterior view of the inn at Wartburg Castle, adorned with roses, c. 1920