Seaside Resort architecture

4 January 2016 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, Architecture, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks Reading Time:  8 minutes

Ahlbeck Pier © Niteshift/cc-by-sa-3.0

Ahlbeck Pier © Niteshift/cc-by-sa-3.0

Resort architecture or Bäder architecture (German: Bäderarchitektur) is an architectural style that is especially characteristic of spas and seaside resorts on the German Baltic coast. The style evolved since the foundation of Heiligendamm in 1793, and flourished especially around the year 1900, when resorts were connected to big cities via railway lines. Until today, many buildings on the German coasts are built in the style or feature distinct elements of resort architecture.   read more…

The Dreikaiserbäder on the Baltic Sea

28 December 2013 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Bansin Pier © Horst schlaemma/cc-by-sa-3.0

Bansin Pier © Horst schlaemma/cc-by-sa-3.0

Heringsdorf is a municipality and a popular seaside resort town on Usedom Island in Western Pomerania. It is also known by the name Imperial Spa (German: Kaiserbad).   read more…

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