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A sculpture of modern art can be seen on permanent display in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt in front of the post office and across the street from City Hall. It's main structure is comprised of a large iron wheel which was most likely once used as a lift. I believe that it may be symbolic of the iron industry present in Salzgitter, but I do not know this for certain.
There are many public paths that lead in and out between the many rows of apartment buildings in Salz...
Apartment buildings in Salzgitter, Germany typically run in long continuous lines, without breaks. Th...
Germany? Before the beginning there was Ginnungagap, an empty space of nothingness, filled with pure creative power. (Sort of like the inside of my head.)
And it ends with Ragnarok, the twilight of the Gods. In between is much fighting, betrayal and romance. Just as a good Godly story should be.
Heroes have their own graveyard called Valhalla. Unfortunately we cannot show you a panorama of it at this time, nor of the lovely Valkyries who are its escort service.
Hail Odin, wandering God wielding wisdom and wand! Hail Freya, hail Tyr, hail Thor!
Odin made the many lakes and the fish in them. In his traverses across the lands he caused there to be the Mulheim Bridge in Cologne, as did he make the Mercury fountain, Mercury being of his nature.
But it is to the mighty Thor that the Hammering Man gives service.
Between the time of the Nordic old ones and that of modern Frankfort there may have been a T.Rex or two on the scene. At least some mastodons for sure came through for lunch, then fell into tar pits to become fossils for us to find.
And there we must leave you, O my most pure and holy children.
Text by Steve Smith.
