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Things That Make German Cities Unique
Although many Germans are not particularly religious, most German holidays have religious significance. Here is a Corpus Christi procession in Saarbruecken.
Throughout Germany, in the cities or villages, small shrines like this one appear.
All photographs copyright 2004 by Joseph R. Dunkle
German houses are built of cinderblock, stone, brick, or slate. They can last hundreds of years, and new owners sometimes have to make creative modifications to their old designs, like this innovative “cat door.”
There isn’t much room for new construction, so old buildings are put to very modern uses.