Luneburg home of Backsteingotik

[Old Crank]

That is baked stone gothic or brick gothic as we would call it. Some of the buildings will not respond to a PC lense. The walls are leaning in a usually backwards and sometime twisted direction. A wonder how some are standing.
They were mostly built in the towns heyday (saltdays) before the herring industry in Sweden collapsed, 1540. Fortunes changed and it slid into neglect. In 1945 it was next to the place where the German instrument of surender was signed. Himmler also commited suiced there. in the 1960s the mayor and others wanted to tear down all the old buildings and redevelop. That was halted adn it is now a picture postcard town.

Also incase you aren't familiar, the beams that stick out were there as hoists to get goods up to the different floors.

Just outside our hotel

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Interesting, thanks!

They look well cared for, as in mortar right and modern, so I'm guessing there is historical preservation going on. You just have to appreciate history!

[Diamond_Dog]

2. That's just mind boggling!

TY for sharing, Old Crank!

In the US a building is considered too old and slated for demolition when it’s built in the 1990s…

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. I think it's amazing that these are still standing! Thank you for the photos, my dear Old Crank.

Gorgeous buildings!