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Subject: [Leica] IMG: Contrasts - Binz and Prora on the Baltic island of Ruegen
From: douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp)
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2010 09:58:41 +0100
References: <4CE91247.6020306@gmx.de> <5CD91454-F62F-4BE4-A76E-92146582A514@gmail.com>

Thanks Lluis,

I think that shot in particular is fascinating because 
the graffiti came about 75 years too late:-)

Cheers
Douglas

On 21.11.2010 18:07, Lluis Ripoll wrote:
> I like these pictures, my favorite pic is this one
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Ruegen/Binz_Prora-0040.jpg.html
>  
>
>
> Cheers
> Lluis
>
> El 21/11/2010, a las 13:36, Douglas Sharp escribi?:
>
>>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> Some shots from our recent trip to Stralsund and 
>> across the bridge to the island of Ruegen.
>>
>> Binz is a holiday resort from the times of the 
>> German Kaisers - and has not changed much since.
>>
>> Prora is a development from an even darker era of 
>> German history - and has not changed at all.
>>
>> Built by the KdF movement as a happy holiday home 
>> for tens of thousands of Nazis, it was never 
>> actually completed and used for its intended purpose.
>>
>> Its varied post-war history includes use as barracks 
>> for the GDR Volksarmee (the perpetuation of German 
>> dictatorship under a different political colour), 
>> accommodation for Russian occupation forces and, 
>> after reunification, numerous projects that were all 
>> doomed to failure - probably due to the atmosphere 
>> of the place: cold, uninviting, overpowering and 
>> desolate.
>>
>> The gallery starts here: 
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/Germany/Ruegen/Binz_Prora-0002.jpg.html
>>
>> Comments and criticism welcomed
>>
>> Cheers
>> Douglas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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In reply to: Message from douglas.sharp at gmx.de (Douglas Sharp) ([Leica] IMG: Contrasts - Binz and Prora on the Baltic island of Ruegen)
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