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In the footsteps of Kurt Hielscher, Kurhausplatz 1, Wiesbaden (2026)

10/09/2026

Josenturm at the Badtorweg in Schwäbisch Hall😍, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 1924 vs. the 21st of April 2026

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & me😊

Here's the second photo from Schwäbisch Hall, but actually this is the first one since we entered the city center after parking our bikes from here. The around twenty meters high and impressive tower at the Gelbinger Gasse 37 dates back to the first half of the 14th century. The tower began as part of the St.Jodokus Chapel, Josenkapelle, even before the Gelbinger Vorstadt had its own city wall. Later, the tower was incorporated into the city's defenses and served as a watchtower. The timber framing at the top was installed in 1686 after a first timer framing was lost in a fire in 1680, and the walls of the tower at its base are a meter thick. The halftimbered house in front of the Josenturm at the badtorweg 1 is the former Remise und Stall der Wirtschaft "Grüner Baum", presumably built between 1784 and 1812. Ricarda Huch, an author described the house as "ein kleines gequetschtes Haus mit einem spitzen Hut, wie ein Zauberer ihn tragen möchte...", "a small, squashed house with a pointed hat, like one a wizard might wear..."

More from Schwäbisch Hall: https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/schwabisch-hall/

Grüße,
Casper

08/09/2026

Patio de Daraxa de La Alhambra de Granada😍, Granada, Spain, 1914-'19 vs. the 5th of March 2019

Photos: Kurt Hielscher & me😊

Here a little throwback to the day I decided to expand this rephotoproject to more than "only" Kurt Hielscher's photobook about 1926 "Yugoslavia". The moment I walked into the stunning Alhambra de Granada with Kurt Hielscher's first photobook, the one with photos he made during WWI with plenty of photos from the Alhambra in it, I knew what to do.

This photo tells the story of the young tree left in front of the fountain. It must be the same obe over a century later. The one on the right did not survive the test of time I guess. This beautiful patio was constructed between 1526 and 1538 and the fountain is from a century later.

More from Granada and the Alhambra de Granada at https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/alhambra-de-granada/

Saludos,
Casper

04/09/2026

“La torre dell’orologio, Chiesa di San Marco, Palazzo Ducale”, Venice😍, Veneto, Italy, 1925 vs. the 28th of April 2026

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & me😊

Not an easy one with all the people on the Piazzetta San Marco, the square next tot the famous Piazza San Marco. Nevertheless a stunning view with the Basilica San Marco in the middle, the Doges Palace on the right, and the Torre dell'Orologio, a clock tower that dates back to 1499.

More from Venice: https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/venice/

Have a great weekend!

Ciao,
Casper

03/09/2026

Rue des Marchands, Colmar😍, Alsace, France, 1941 vs. the 22nd of April 2023

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & me😊

Here a little throwback to our visit to Colmar the Alsace three years ago. I took a look at the photos I made at the time again and decided to use another one with more people on it trying to not cut off their feet. I did not succeed and it is quite a dark photo but still I like it. It reflects the approaching autumn though I made the photo in the spring but also on a rainy day.

Check the other photo and a lot more from the Alsace at https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/alsace/).

Salut,
Casper

01/09/2026

Marktbrunnen & Dom, Mainz😍, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 1924 vs. the 20th of February 2026

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & me😊

Mainz is the capital of Bundesland Rheinland-Pfalz and the final destination of our trip along the Rhine river earlier this year. From there we went back to the north but at the opposite side of the Rhine.

It was a beautiful sunny day. We parked the van a bit outside the city center near the Spielplatz am Volkspark from where we cycled to the center. It was a pleasant ride through the park and along the Rhine till we saw the Dom at the Fischertorplatz and turned left to the Liebfrauenplatz and eventually the Marktplatz to get into Kurt Hielscher’s footsteps. The Dom in Mainz is one of the three so-called Kaiserdomes as the ones in Speyer and Worms (see previous post) though the Dom in Mainz was not founded by Hendrik IV but rebuilt in the 11th century. The cathedral is constructed of red sandstone is dedicated to Saint Martin and has six towers.

Kim🥰 and I enjoyed the sun on the terrace with a great view on the Dom and I had plenty of time to take this photo properly, but I did not and I only noticed it afterwards. First, I assumed Kurt Hielscher again brought his stairs and took his photo from a greater distance. But this week I found out that the Marktbrunnen, founded in 1526 by Elector Albrecht of Brandenburg, was replaced a few times. In 1889, it was relocated to the northeast side of the market square to make way for a new traffic link between Ludwigsstraße and Rheinstraße. At that time, the fountain was also topped with the current statue of the Virgin Mary. During the Second World War the fountain was encased in brickwork for protection and consequently remained virtually undamaged while 80% of the the buildings in the city center got damaged extensively by allied bombings in February 1945. In 1975, during the redesign of the Dom Square and the creation of the pedestrian zone, the fountain was moved back to its original location near the Domhäuser, so while focussing on the distance of the top of the fountain and the nearest tower, I did not exactly step into the footsteps of Kurt Hielscher after all. It will not be a punishment to come back to Mainz one day and try again. Now, in 2026, I found the fountain packed again with a lovely glasscontainer next to it, but this time it probably was to avoid damage from partygoers during carnival a few days earlier, a totally different reason than 80 years ago. It would be awesome though to be able to photograph the fountain a next time undressed.

Check more photos from Mainz on the website https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/rhine/

Grüße,
Casper

28/08/2026

Den Tilsandede Kirke, Skagen😍, Nordjylland, Denmark, 1931 vs. the 24th of July 2026

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & me😊

New on the website: https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/skagen/

Sorry, but I have to admit that I used a small trick to align these two photographs. Upon arrival at Den Tilsandede Kirke, the “church covered by drifting sand”, beautifully set amid the dunes and dating back to the thirteenth century, I discovered that the view from Kurt Hielscher's original vantage point had long since disappeared behind dense bushes and trees. There was simply no way to stand exactly where he once stood and recreate the scene. Instead, I photographed the church from the opposite side while carefully preserving the same angle and composition but also turning it into a mirror version of Hielscher's photo. Did you already notice?

Skagen is a lovely town of just under 10,000 inhabitants and is known for its characteristic yellow houses. A kilometer to the southeast stands the remarkable remains of Den Tilsandede Kirke. Dedicated to Saint Lawrence, the patron saint of sailors, the church fought a centuries-long battle against the relentless sand drifting inland from the nearby Kirkeklit dune. Time and again, worshippers had to dig their way through the sand simply to reach the entrance. Eventually, nature prevailed. By 1795, the advancing dunes had forced the abandonment and demolition of the church. Only the tower survived, preserved by royal decree as a navigational landmark for sailors and later painted white. Today the tower with its 22 meters height rises above the landscape, partly surrounded by pine trees planted to stabilize the dunes. Ironically, those same trees that saved the area from further encroaching sand also obscured the very view that Kurt Hielscher captured nearly a century ago.

Have a great weekend!

Hilsner,
Casper

27/08/2026

Stadtturm seen through the Seilergasse, Innsbruck😍, Tirol, Austria, 1928 vs. the 23rd of April 2026

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & me😊

Actually, it is kind of just around the corner from the fountain in front of the Trautsonhaus from where Kurt Hielscher made his photo from the Goldenes Dachl (see previous post or the website https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/innsbruck/). Into the Seilergasse till the terrace of the relatively new Restaurant Das Innsbruck you turn around and you’ll see the Tower that was added to the the City Hall in between 1442 and 1450. It is 51 meters high. It was really nice to see that the old signs are still there! On the left we see a sign with a lion dated 1754 and on the right a deer dated 1931 and noted “Familie Egger” on it. The red colored building on the left is the Hotel Roter Adler. Unfortunately, I was confronted with chairs, tables, parasols and customers when I tried to find the right angle and a nice and open view on the tower through the narrow Seilergasse while focusing on both the signs, which was not easy.

Grüße,
Casper

25/08/2026

Thè rock of the island of Lokrum😍 near Dubrovnik😍, Croatia, 1926 vs. the 26th of April 2019

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & me😊

Here a throwback to a previous post, but this time I used another photo with my oldest son on it. Now he is a man, over a head taller than I am let alone his muscularity. That went fast the past years. I also wanted to make a post fro Kurt Hielscher’s Yugoslavia album since this year it is a century age that he published it. The year is not over yet but I really would have wanted to go there again and rephotograph the remaining ones, but I do believe I better accept that that will not be the case, since Kim’s health is deteriorating and she will hopefully receive a new kidney through a new transplantation before the end of the year.

To be honest, when I was on the boat from Dubrovnik to the island of Lokrum with my family, I did not expect to find this rock. I knew how big the island was, maybe not too big, but probably too big to explore the whole of it when having a daytrip with your family. I did not know how big this rock was, but when we strolled around the Monastery and moved on towards the coastline of the island on the most mainstream path, the first thing I saw was this big rock with my youngest son sitting on it. I did not have camera ready yet and I made this photo later. With my son next to it you can see how big the rock actually is. Turned out this part of the island is like a natural playgarden for the kids. They can climb on and jump off the rocks, search for crabs in numerous little wells. It is also a good place for a picknick, because the rocks are flat and plain, so we did, with a beautiful view on Dubrovnik in the distance.

More from the island of Lokrum and Dubrovnik at https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/dubrovnik/

Pozdravi,
Casper

21/08/2026

“Canal Grande with the Basilica Santa Maria della Salute”, Venice😍, Veneto, Italy, 1925 vs. the 29th of April 2026

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & me😊

When Kurt Hielscher made his photo from the Ponte dell'Accademia in 1925, at the time a virtually flat metal suspension bridge designed by Alfred Neville in 1854 with a clearance height of only about 4 meters, he stood like 3 to 4 meters lower than I did. Because the bridge turned out too low for taller ships, a new wooden one by Eugenio Miozzi opened in 1933. The current bridge is an exact copy and replaced the old one in 1984.

It is a stunning view and I would highly recommended to explore the neighborhood behind the bridge which ultimately lead to the Squero di San Trovaso, an authentic gondola boatyard with a lively bar at the opposite side of the canal. Well, I would recommend to stroll around the whole of the Venice islands.

This one and more from Venice at https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/venice/

Have a great weekend!

Ciao,
Casper

20/08/2026

Skansen Lejonet, Göteborg😍, Västra Götalands län, Sweden, 1931 vs. the 12th of August 2026

Photos: Kurt Hielscher (1881-1948) & my friends Carlo & Angela🏆

Last Wednesday I received a What’sappmessage from my friend Carlo, who is also the drummer in my band: “Did Kurt Hielscher also publish photos from Göteborg? We are here and the team is ready!” Three minutes later I send them two photos of the provincial capital with nearly 675 thousand inhabitants.

One and half an hour later: “✅ Number one. Thanks for the fantastic view. We wouldn't have come here otherwise.” But also was noticed that it is situated “far away and very unattractively tucked away in a marshalling yard”.

Here’s number one from Skansen Lejonet, a historic fortress built between 1687 and 1692 on Gullberg Hill as part of the city's defenses against potential Danish attacks, that indeed is situated five and a half kilometers away from the city center where Kurt Hielscher made another photo of the Masthuggskyrkan “on a beautiful location” about which later more.

Skansen Lejonet was constructed to protect the city alongside its twin fortress, Skansen Kronan, which is closer to the city center. Although it never played a major role in battle, several earlier fortifications and the medieval castle of Gullbergs hus were destroyed during conflicts between Sweden and Denmark. The fortress remained a military installation until it was decommissioned in 1822. A large lion, symbolizing the province of Västergötland, was placed on top of the fortress and gave the stronghold its name, “The Lion Sconce.”

Thank you Carlo & Angela for your wonderful contribution with a huge compliment for the close to prefect allignment!

Hälsning,
Casper

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