Category Archives: Innsbruck

Rooftop Blogging: Final Edition

Posted on 29/06/2015 by Marcellina

When I began the blog nearly 8 years ago, I wanted to do some kind of photoblogging that could be done on a regular, perhaps weekly basis with ease. A lot of people were doing “Saturday cat blogging”, which I … Continue reading →

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In Memory Of A Girl

Posted on 28/02/2015 by Marcellina

In memory of Ilse Brüll Born 28 April 1925 Died 3(?) September 1942 and in memory of all those children of Innsbruck who were victims of this time Ilse Brüll, a Jewish girl, attended school here in Wilten from September … Continue reading →

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A Chapel in Axams

Posted on 28/09/2014 by Marcellina

A free Sunday afternoon and it happens to be Tag des Denkmals in Austria. This is a day for  cultural and historical monuments across the country, and often there is the chance to see something not normally open to the … Continue reading →

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Reading the Tabula Peutingeriana

Posted on 10/09/2014 by Marcellina

The Tabula Peutingeriana is a 13th century copy of a Roman road map from around the 4th or 5th century CE, judging by the place names on it. It is named for Konrad Peutinger, a man of letters from 16th-century … Continue reading →

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Forgotten Innsbruck: The Irrwurzel

Posted on 17/08/2014 by Marcellina

Fellow-blogger Paschberg has posted the following 1966 article from Innsbruck’s local newspaper, about a mysterious root found in certain places  which, should you step on it, will send you wandering through the mountains, completely disoriented. Here is an English translation … Continue reading →

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And While We’re In The 15th Century…

Posted on 28/03/2014 by Marcellina

…it’s only a short jump ahead to the time of Emperor Ferdinand II and Philippine Welser, both of whom figure in the local story of the Roßsprung (“horse jump”). Paschberg has a post up about the story and the now-urban … Continue reading →

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It’s All Related

Posted on 26/03/2014 by Marcellina

And here we tie the two previous posts together with a 15th-century ribbon: Und hier fügen wir die beiden vorherigen Beiträge mit einem Band aus dem 15. Jahrhundert zusammen: Albrecht Dürer, Brenner Road in the Eisack Valley, 1495. Made, as … Continue reading →

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Five Views of Old Innsbruck 1496-1750

Posted on 25/03/2014 by Marcellina

The Beau found a postcard in an old book, with this image of a painting by Albrecht Dürer. It shows the inner courtyard of the Hofburg in Innsbruck, or the “Hof der Burg”. I was immediately curious. Because: you look … Continue reading →

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Frühjahr

Posted on 03/02/2014 by Marcellina

The German word Frühjahr is, according to the online dictionaries, a synonym for Frühling, or “spring” (the season). However I sometimes have taken the word to mean “beginning of the year”, and so, with the proximity of the advent of … Continue reading →

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Seven Views of Maria-Theresien-Strasse

Posted on 21/01/2014 by Marcellina

(click on any image to see source in its URL, sorry, no direct links) This was originally titled “Eight View of Maria-Theresien-Strasse” but I found one of the images redundant and therefor it was pulled. Sorry for any confusion. In … Continue reading →

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