The impressive Grand Ducal ensemble of the Arsenal stretches along the south-west bank of the Pfaffenteich. The style of the Arsenal is modelled on the "Tudor Gothic", the English late Gothic style typical of the first decades of historicism. The massive towers of the central risalit and the corner pavilions are connected to the elegant canted turrets by the entire crenellation of the eaves. The continuous ashlar jointing of the wall surfaces gives the building a castle-like character. Refined in keeping with the times with a light coat of paint, the grand ducal administrative complex had the appearance of a representative stately palace on the waterfront.
Holger Felix, born 1959, photographer from Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. I have been taking pictures since I was seven years old. I started with a simple roll film camera in b/w, model Pouva Start from 1952. In my late youth I got my first analog SLR camera. Today.. Read more…