Hochzeitsturm

Outline
The wedding monument, commissioned by Archduke Ludwig of Hesse and located in the artists' village of Darmstadt, has a unique shape with five arches, covered by red brick exterior walls and a copper shingle roof. The bands of small windows around the corners of the building and the blue and gold mosaic sundial on the exterior wall are impressive.
Location
  • Germany
Journal
Shinkenchiku 2025:08
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Category
Ornament and Form
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Decade
pre 1920
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