The Mathildenhoehe is a giant hippy colony of aspiring artists. Originally it was built in 1899 by the Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig. The artists that originally resided here presented their ideas of a new living and working world, and thus the colony was founded. The tower was built as a wedding present for the Duke. The church was built later as a request by the Duke's wife, a Romanov, who wanted a Russian Chapel that she could worship in privately... talk about being whipped.
The whole place is very nice and relaxing with its own Plane Tree Grove where people will come on the weekend to play lawn bowling, or whatever they call it here. It is situated in a very nice quiet part of town that I wouldn't mind living in, but unfortunately I can't afford it, nor am I even allowed to live there since I am not a German resident, bummer.
The Mathildenhoehe is a giant hippy colony of aspiring artists. Originally it was built in 1899 by the Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig. The artists that originally resided here presented their ideas of a new living and working world, and thus the colony was founded. The tower was built as a wedding present for the Duke. The church was built later as a request by the Duke's wife, a Romanov, who wanted a Russian Chapel that she could worship in privately... talk about being whipped.
The whole place is very nice and relaxing with its own Plane Tree Grove where people will come on the weekend to play lawn bowling, or whatever they call it here. It is situated in a very nice quiet part of town that I wouldn't mind living in, but unfortunately I can't afford it, nor am I even allowed to live there since I am not a German resident, bummer.
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