Rothenburg Town Wall, a photo from Bayern, West

Photographer's Note

In 1070 the Counts of Comburg-Rothenburg built their castle on a mountain top above the River Tauber in southern Germany. They named their fortress "Rothenburg ob der Tauber" which means "Red fortress above the Tauber". Perhaps relating to the red roof tiles of the houses.
Later with the growth of Rothenburg walls and towers were built for defense in the 13th century.
Today, Rothenburg is a fine preserved medieval town for visiting.

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macjake (98262) 2015-01-16 6:02

Hi Ray
other than the triangular building on the far right, i bet this looks pretty much the same for hundreds and hundreds of years!

I don't think much has changed has it?
love these old structures, and how they still find a way to stand the test of time.

excellent subject to post for TE, thanks for this one.
cheers
craig

Matyas (0) 2015-01-16 6:07

Hello Ray! Wonderful walls and towers. Original architecture. Fine brightness and colours. Good perspective. Very fine capture. Sophisticated effect. Good luck!

holmertz (101988) 2015-01-16 7:24

Hello Ray,
Magnificent structures, just like in a fairytale. You found a great POV and the colors are very attractive.
Best regards,
Gert

dta (98848) 2015-01-16 9:27

Hello Ray ,
this a beautiful fortress . the framing is well chosen , but may be a little too tight on the top . Interesting contrasts of lighting providing a good sense of shapes .
Regards

No_One (4) 2015-01-16 10:53

Hi Ray,
Very cool to see this ancient skyline, I just commented on Craig's pic of his home city with modern towers, here we have the medieval equivalent and it has aged well. Seeing all the towers of different shapes with different roofs like this makes this look like a scene from a fairy tale, did you by any chance hear Rapunzel calling out from one of these? Very nice idea placing the towers on the thirds lines like this too.
Cheers
Noel

Gigidusud (21679) 2015-01-16 12:14

Hello Ray,
Excellent POV and great framing on the castle, the light is beautiful. Well done!
Have a nice week-end.
Gigi

emka (157280) 2015-01-16 23:38

Hi Ray, The most beautiful small town in Germany, so well preserved. Fantastic place top visit. Beautiful view of the city walls. Excellent composition, I like it.

Warm regards MAlgo

danos (110407) 2015-01-17 1:49

Hello Ray,
very nice the presentation of this section of the Rothenburg town wall with the towers in the middle of the scene to make it even more attractive.I like the creative perspective with the excellent light and colour management to enhance the beauty as the details of it.

Have a good WE,Danos

mirosu (16313) 2015-01-17 2:13

Hi Ray,
Excellent to nice castle, superb light & colors. Well composed photo with many nice details.
Nicely done.
Greetings
Miro

jmdias (114278) 2015-01-21 23:37

ray

I didn't know this town for photos. very curious these old castle and its towers. impressive shapes of architecture with each roof in a different shape. TFS.

hugs
jorge.

adores (46979) 2015-01-26 8:57

Hi Ray!
Beautiful castle that seems very well preserved also.
Good pov, I like the details of the architecture, it's really different from our castles here!