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

09/10/2026

Det Gamle Rådhus, Ebeltoft😍, Syddjurs, Denmark, 1931 vs. the 27th of June 2026

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

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

Wow, this photo alone would have wanted me to travel to Denmark. Ebeltoft and its surroundings did not disappoint. The only disappointment was to be found in the weather. On arrival, it started to rain, but there was also an upside to that: the square where Juulsbakke and Overgade meet at Torvet square suddenly emptied and I made a photo of Denmarks smallest and loveliest historic Town Hall only to find out later that the angle wasn’t right. I went back an hour later when the sun started to shine again and took some time for it. I also made a film showing how much patience I need to have to make such a photo with people hanging around and crossing my viewpoint. I will put the film in the comment section below👇 At the same moment the 4 o’clock bell of the old City Hall was tolled, which made the film actually quite nice.

Det Gamle Rådhus dates back to 1789 and was in active use up until 1840 and was used as private residence since then till its restoration in between 1906-1909. The town’s watchmen and fire personnel also had a room there. After the renovation the Ebeltoft Museum was housed here and it is still there. Next to that, 500 couples get married at Det Gamle Rådhus every year.

Then, it was time to get in and check the interior of Det Gamle Rådhus and its museum, but it turned out that just closed at 4 p.m.🙈 I guess I need to come back one day for that, and actually I would love to. Ebeltoft is definitely worth to visit again as my photos on the website show.

Have a great weekend!

Hilsner,
Casper

08/10/2026

Palazzo Rosso, Belluno😍, Veneto, Italy, 1925 vs. the 27th of April 2026

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

Funny that Kurt Hielscher gave the same name to this Palazzo as the one across the street. I only found out on the spot that this is the Palazzo Rosso, and not the Palazzo dei Rettori, but I can imagine Kurt Hielscher making the mistake, because in black and white they look almost the same. I can imagine him working on the subscriptions below his photos trying to recollect what he saw when he was in Belluno. I don’t believe he went twice, but just realized he had another photo from Belluno that he could use in his 1939 edition of the Italy photoalbum. A bit odd though is that the mistake is to be found in his 1925 book and not the latter one. I decided to make posts in reversed order, because the Palazzo dei Rettori is the main Palazzo on the Piazza di Duomo, but the Palazzo Rosso is the historical City Hall that was built in between 1834 and 1838. Its façade features sculptural elements recovered from a previous building, the 15th-century Palazzo del Consiglio dei Nobili, demolished during urban renovations in the early 19th century. Also after 1925 there are quite some changes visible: both the doors on the left and right became windows, the upper left ornament is replaced with the consequence that it is not on my photo, and some other key ornaments were replaced while other stayed. I have put these photo also on the subpage about Belluno on the website.

Ciao,
Casper

06/10/2026

Convento de Santa Paula, Sevilla😍, Spain, 1914-’19 vs. the 21st of June 2019

Photos: Kurt Hielscher & me😊

Here a little throwback to this special place in the beautiful city of Sevilla! Leaving the stunning Casa de Pilatos I cycled to another gem here in Sevilla: the Convento de Santa Paula. In advance, I had checked the opening hours because I had a pretty tight time schedule that day. A nun opened the door when I rang the doorbell and I tried to explain where I came for, but we could not really communicate so I tried to make things clear with hands and feet. She made me wait for another nun, who turned up after a while and said: “aha, first you have to see our museum”, which I did and I took a few photos. Then I had to wait another while for another nun who had the key for the patio in which Kurt Hielscher made his photo over 100 years ago. We left the Monastery’s gate and I thought I was getting fooled, but we went in the next door and there it was: the patio with the as characteristic as impressive door to the church. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to get in. But I was allowed to stay in the patio as long as I needed to make the photo and enjoy the atmosphere, as long as I made sure I would close the door behind me upon leaving. Kurt Hielscher made his photo standing a little more to the left, but when I tried to do that, the characteristic tower would have disappeared fully behind the vegetation like the gate.

The Monastery dates back to 1473 and is located in the San Julián district in the old city center of Sevilla. It was founded by Doña Ana de Santillán and today it is runned by nuns of the Order of San Jerónimo. The building is listed as a historical monument since 1931. The cover of this church is one of the most interesting and preserved ones in the city. Completed in 1504, with the Mudejar and Gothic styles going hand in hand as some of the decorative elements appear typical of the Renaissance. It was executed by the sculptor Pedro Millán with the collaboration of the ceramic artist of Italian origin Francisco Niculoso Pisano. In the monastery one can also buy some homemade products like marmalade and honey.

Saludos,
Casper

02/10/2026

Oberer Stadtplatz with the Pfarrkirche St. Nikolaus seen from the Rosengasse, Hall in Tirol😍, Austria, 1928 vs. the 23rd of April 2026

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

When we walked into the Oberer Stadtplatz, the light of the setting sun was amazing. Also, it was dinnertime and we found a very nice place to sit on the terrace of the Gasthaus Goldener Löwe with nearly the same view as on Kurt Hielscher’s photo with the sun just behind the 67 meters high tower of the St. Nicholas’ Church, that dates back to 1281. The church repeatedly expanded as the town grew with the salt trade what made Hall in Tirol famous. Between 1420 and 1440 the church was transformed into a three-aisled Gothic church, giving it much of its present appearance. Damaged by an earthquake in 1670 and a fire in 1875, the church was rebuilt and renovated several times, its historic character well preserved with some Baroque additions, but since 1928 not so much was changed here I guess.

Have a great weekend!

Grüße,
Casper
ps. I am sure that you know where to find more about Hall in Tirol on the website, otherwise I'll try to put the link in the comment section below👇

01/10/2026

Berchtesgaden😍, Bayern, Germany, 1924 vs. the 3rd of May 2026

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

New on the website: a subpage about Berchtesgaden! Unfortunately, FB only allows me to share two links per month in my posts, so therefore I cannot leave it here, but I am sure you know where to find it. Otherwise I’ll try to share the link in the comment section below👇 somehow.

The first page of Kurt Hielscher’s Germany photoalbum from 1924 is quite an appealing one, and not only because it is the first page, but also because of the depth in it and because it is a really famous view which passed my timeline quite often for years. One can see the Watzman mountain range with a maximum 2713 meters of height in the back, the Locksteinstraße from where the photo is shot, and the center of Berchtesgaden with the double spired Stiftskirche Sankt Peter und Johannes der Täufer and the Franziskanerkirche in between.

Now, it was finally my turn to make the photo, but to get exactly into the footsteps of Kurt Hielscher wasn’t easy. It was a long day and I made the photo after visiting Berchtesgaden with the family. The road was probably widened, making it harder to get sufficient space on the photo to catch the characteristic view instead of a lot of asphalt. I also had to hurry a bit, with the boys waiting at the foot of the Locksteinstraße where I parked the van in a not so legal way, but I can live with the result as one can see from the selfie I made, though I maybe could have taken a bit more distance.

Soon a post about the nearby Königssee where we stayed for the night.

Grüße,
Casper

29/09/2026

Restaurant La Metzig 1525, Molsheim😍, Alsace, France, 1941 vs. the 7th of May 2023

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

Here a little throwback to one of our visits to the beautiful region of the Alsace that we visited quite frequently on our way to Italy and back. Three and a half years ago we made a quick stop in Molsheim just to rephotograph the photo from Kurt Hielscher there. We were lucky, because we just could park at the Place de l'Hôtel de Ville in Molsheim next to building on Kurt Hielscher's photo: La Metzig that dates back to 1525, hence its name. Built by the Butchers’ Guild in 1525, the Metzig once served as a slaughterhouse, store, and guild hall. This elegant Renaissance style two-story building features vaulted arches on the ground floor, a decorative balcony, and a striking double staircase leading to its upper level. Its most distinctive features include the onion-shaped tower with a 1607 automaton clock, where two stone cherubs strike the hour, and a niche housing a statue of the Madonna and Child. I jumped out of the car, took a deep breath, made the photo and walked around the square to get a littlebit more sense of the place and its central square. I think the photos on the website show what a nice but tiny central square it is. Check the link below👇 in the comment section. The site also gives an impression of quite a few other places in the Alsace, and I believe there's only one left for me to rephotograph there.

Salut,
Casper

25/09/2026

Kurhaus, Wiesbaden😍, Hessen, Germany, 1924 vs. the 20th of February 2026

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

In 2021, my friend Johannes already rephotographed the Kurthaus in Wiesbaden, at the time the place where he resided. Then, the sun shined, but now it just started to rain which forced us to go take a look inside. As from the entrance we were stunned and even more in the main room, the Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal, named after the architect of the Kurhaus, who became famous for the construction of the Munich Palace of Justice and his design for the Berlin Reichstag. The Kurhaus dates back to 1907 and was inaugurated in the presence of Kaiser Wilhelm II. Now, there was a children’s festival going on, but that did not bother us. Stronger, we enjoyed such a beautiful place being used like this for wider audiences. And that’s what it is today, a venue for all kind of events. At the end of WWII, most of this interior was damaged due to an air raid, but soon after the war restoration work was carried out, but only after 1983, the Kurhaus was restored and modernized based on Friedrich von Thiersch's plans, old engravings and photographs to its original 1907 style, with all the charm of Wilhelmine architecture.

Unfortunately, I could have taken the photo a bit better by keeping more distance and then zooming in or cropping a lot. Let’s keep that in mind for a next time!

I’ll put some more photos from the Kurhaus, also from its interior in the comment section below👇 I also added these photos to the page about our trip along the Rhine river on the website: https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/rhine/

Here you’ll find Johannes previous post about the Kurhaus: https://www.facebook.com/inthefootstepsofKurtHielscher/posts/786852908608361

Have a great weekend!

Grüße,
Casper

24/09/2026

View on the city center of Verona😍 with the Basilica di Santa Anastasia from within the Teatro Romano, Veneto, Italy, 1925 vs. the 31st of December 2024

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

So, here’s the final one from our visit to Verona. How could I forget about this one? I had to sneak through the arches, which clearly wasn’t allowed, and then take the photo and hide at the same time while waiting for other tourists to pass. In the end I think I did pretty well. Funny that the big stone on kurt Hielscher's photo with the plant on it has been replaced to the side. I will put another photo below👇 in the comment section to show where it ended up.

Ofcourse, I also adjusted the page about Verona on the website with this one on https://www.inthefootstepsofkurthielscher.com/verona/

Have a nice evening!!

Ciao,
Casper

22/09/2026

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

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

According to Carlo&Angela the Masthuggskyrkan is lovely situated in its surroundings instead of Skansen Lejonet, their previous contribution from a while ago, which was to be found on an industrial estate. Its situated on the Stigberget, a nearly 70 meters above sea level high hill just outside the city center. The hill provides stunning panoramic views. The church was quite new when Kurt Hielscher visited Göteborg. It dates from 1914 and was built, because nearby Johanneskyrkan, located at the foot of the hill, had been downsized due to urban expansion.

When I asked Carlo&Angela about Göteborg, their reply was “we certainly enjoyed it—fun city, beautiful architecture, lovely views!” and I am sure getting into the footsteps of Kurt Hielscher contributed to that feeling.

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

Hälsning,
Casper

18/09/2026

Ponte del Volto, Venice😍, Veneto, Italy, 1925 vs. the 29th of April 2026

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

Though Kurt Hielscher’s subscription below the photo was “Rio della Panade”, he actually made this photo a bridge further to the west than the Ponte della Panade so on the Ponte del Volto. On the right we see the arcs of the Sotoportego del Magazen and the Palazzo delle undici patere behind it. From below the Ponte del Volto, we can see faced to the opposite side the small but stunning Campiello dei Miracoli. I'll put a photo from that view below in the comment section👇 Venice has numerous of these characteristic places that could be the highlight of any other place.

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

Have a great weekend!

Ciao,
Casper

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