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I choose to call this the monster tree road.
These trees were MASSIVE!

Photo was taken from the Augustenborg Palace Park/Garden.
The town grew up around Augustenborg Palace which was established by Ernest Gunther, a member of the ducal house of Schleswig-Holstein (its branch of Sønderborg) and a cadet of the royal house of Denmark, in the years after 1651. The palace, and the town consequently, received the name in honor of Ernest's wife Auguste, herself also from a branch of dukes of Schleswig-Holstein.

The palace became the chief seat of their line which used the name Augustenborg as its branch name. Later, a Danish king made the head of that line specifically Duke of Augustenborg. They grew in relative prominence in late 18th century, and in the 19th century Schleswig-Holstein Question, being the symbols of pro-German nationalistic movement in Schleswig-Holstein. The area was annexed by Prussia in 1864 from Denmark, but was returned in 1920 following a plebiscite.

The Augustenborg male line died out in 1931, upon the death of Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein, a grandson of queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Their female-line descendant today holds the throne of Sweden.

Today a large part of Augustenborg Palace is currently used as a mental institution. There is an exhibit about the palace, the town and its ducal history in the building's entryway. The palace church is open to the public in the summertime. There are periodic tours given.

I have done almost no post processing, auto contrast to bring out more colour, cropped the photo to get better focus on view.

Odd Jarle

Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS 350D DIGITAL
Exposure Time: 1/30
F-Stop: f/3.5
ISO Speed Ratings: 800
Focal Length: 18/1 mm
Date Taken: 2006-07-21 20:44
Metering Mode: Pattern
Flash: Flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode
File Size: 192 kb