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Freiburg Colombi Mansion


Freiburg Colombi Mansion
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Copyright: JeanLoup Castaigne (jloup) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 90 W: 14 N: 69] (582)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-07-10
Categories: Castles, Daily Life, Architecture, Decisive Moment
Camera: Nikon D70, Sigma 10-20mm f4-5.6 EX DC HSM, RAW @ ISO 200, 77mm Cokin Circular Polarizer
Exposure: f/13.0, 1/30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Travelogue: Trip in Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Date Submitted: 2006-08-06 15:07
Viewed: 825
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Georg Jakob Schneider built the "Colombischlößle" (Colombi Mansion) for the Countess Zea Bermudez y Colombi and her daughters between 1859 and 1861.
The house is situated on the former "Saint Louis" bastion, which was torn down in 1744/45.
The new "Villa Colombi" was designed in the English Gothic and Tudor styles. After the countess died, the mansion became the property of first J.A. Sporer, and then J.G. Thoma. The latter developed a portion of the land and put in the Colombi and Rosa streets (the latter named for Thoma's wife). The streets were separated from the mansion and park by massive stone walls.
The Colombi Mansion became the permanent property of Freiburg in 1899. Since then, it has served as the home of various institutions. From 1947-1952, Land President Leo Wohleb ran the Office of the State of Baden from the mansion.
There were many different plans for how to use the building (for example as a casino, or even to tear it down and build a new city theatre). But eventually in 1983, the Colombi Mansion became the site for the Museum für Ur-und-Frühgeschichte (Museum for Pre- and Early history).
The small vineyard which looks out on the Eisenbahnstraße is the remainder of the "Glacis-Reben" (type of grapevine) planted in 1745 on the ruins of the Baroque fortifications.
Hope you like it
Jean-Loup
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Salut Jean Lou, ce qui me plait dans cette vue, c'est le cercle vivant formé par les dames par opposition au cercle du bassin, figé.Amitiés.
Gilbert

Salut Jean-Loup,
Belle image bien composée. Belles couleurs et une ronde intéressante à l'ombre des arbres.
Christophe

Salut Jean-Loup. A beautiful use of the super-WA lens to shoot this delightful photo. I like how you managed to fit not only the mansion, the small fountain and the vivid green lawn into the scene, but you also got this lively element of the dancing people at the left (even with a slight motion blur). Also a nice play with the foreground shadows, and a good result with the polarizer (which is not always easy to use at such wide focal lengths). Very nice work.

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  • tabora Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1197 W: 297 N: 1567] (12620)
  • [2006-08-09 17:46]

Salut Jean Loup,
Bien vu le regard part du cercle de femmes vers le batiment pour finir sur la pièce d'eau.Beau jeu d'ombres et lumières.
Amitiés Joseph

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  • danyy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 7427 W: 441 N: 10323] (52608)
  • [2006-08-11 12:24]
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Hello Jean Loup,
Utilisation judicieuse du grand angle, une vue où es abbérations ont été corrigées ?
En tous cas, le résultat est excellent et lumineux, belles couleurs renforcées par la polarisation.
Un excellent week-end à toi.
Daniel.

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