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Was on a Wikipedia rabbit hole and found this art installation and I love the contrast of a sculpture of a modern dude in a suit holding a takeout coffee alongside ornate early English Gothic medieval sculptures.
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this post was submitted on 02 Aug 2026
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Yes, the town i grew up in happened to have one of those.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veste_Oberhaus
And another one further back: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgruine_Hals