This and the following photos are from the Park for the Victims of Fascism in Chemnitz, Germany.
It’s a large park, which is not a surprise, given the number of victims of fascism. And I am not even counting the guy who last year had his fingers cut off by a fascist, because he was a neo-Nazi himself. The two had conspired to fake the attack and blame it on the Antifa. I guess those guys should have their own park, dedicated to the victims of stupidity.
In any case, it’s a beautiful park, especially now in autumn. The public library is not far, and I often come here after having stocked up on books again.
And, as you may have guessed from one or two of the photos, the school buildings on the edge of the park are also impressive. Or, to be more precise, expressive. Because the Industrial School (at its time the largest vocational school in Germany) and the Agricola High School were opened in the 1920s and are outstandingly preserved examples of Brick Expressionism.
Too bad that most of us go to school at an age when we haven’t yet learned to appreciate such architecture. Many things in life proceed in the completely wrong order.
The Happy Hermit 
Now, don’t play favourites. If Karl Marx can wish us a happy fall, what about his brothers Groucho, Harpo, Chico, and Zeppo? ;)
As to architecture, some of us grew up in suburbs, where the architecture can best be described as “functional – barely”.
I grew up in an architecturally very boring village myself. (Actually, everything else there was boring, too.)
That’s probably why I am so excited to live in this fantastic city now, which always seems like a huge open-air museum to me.
One of the Marx brothers apparently even wrote a piece of music called “Autumn Leaves”:
But I find their movies funnier.
Wunderschöne Fotos. Du scheinst jeden Ort fotografisch in ein kleines Märchenland verwandeln zu können. 2025 ist Chemnitz europäische Kulturhauptstadt. Da hab ich noch einen Grund, endlich bei dir vorbei zu schauen.
Wer schlau ist, kommt vor oder nach 2025, um den Touristenmassen zu entgehen. ;-)
Wobei, wenn einem in Chemnitz selbst zu viel Trubel ist, kann man ins Umland ausweichen, das bei dem Kulturhauptstadtprojekt mit einbezogen ist:
https://chemnitz2025.de/purple-path/
Hate Hoaxes exist because they are profitable.
I am not sure how profitable it would have been to collect compensation for three lost fingers or disability benefits.
Okay, over a lifetime, these payments add up.
But on the other hand (haha), you are reminded a hundred times every day, from brushing teeth to tying shoelaces, let alone writing or using a phone, that you are lacking three fingers.