Flood defence

The term flood defence evokes the idea of a defence against floods these days. When Vauban designed the fortress town … More

Modern church behind an old facade

When passing St Ludwig and St Peter and St Paul’s church on the Grosser Markt in Saarlouis, the only thing … More

The Franco-Dutch War (1672 – 1678) included many more parties than just the French, led by Louis XIV and the … More

The Zeitungsmuseum in Wadgassen is located in a beautiful former abbey building. The building allows for generous exhibiting of both … More

The preservation of unused industrial sites always brings along a conundrum – what to do with this space? Having the … More

sun, moon and stars… German readers may translate that in their head into the song commonly sung while walking through … More

Choosing where to start describing a continuous process is always a bit of a challenge. It doesn’t quite make sense … More

Ever since I started visiting the western Saarland, I have been intrigued by the industry along the Saar river. The … More

A painter friend of mine recently offered up one of his paintings as a raffle prize and asked others what … More

Why the authors of the article in “Die Denkmalpflege” magazine of 2016 chose the first part of this title is … More