Well, I thought I could post a photo here but I guess not. My father took some pictures of some old castle looking buildings in Germany in 1945 but I do not know where he was at the time. I'm guessing Heidelberg or Hamburg. These pictures have never been seen before and I was pretty excited to find them. Does anybody have any suggestions on how to post them (or if that is allowed)? I'm sure somebody here will recognize them and be able to tell me where they were taken.
Posted by
The Heartland USA
8977 posts
No, posting photos is not allowed. You can put them online somewhere and provide a link to them, but people are leery of clicking links to unfamiliar sites.
Posted by
Massachusetts
1082 posts
Google reverse image search for instructions. Upload your photo and see if you get any hits.
Posted by
OP
Texas
4 posts
Thanks for the information. I will try the Google solution first.
Posted by
Tresana, Highlands Ranch, CO, USA
23626 posts
And let us know what you find -----
Posted by
OP
Texas
4 posts
Google image didn't reveal anything except that these might be in England. That's possible. I thought Germany because the other images were of battle damage in Germany. I put the two images in my Dropbox if anyone wants to have a look. Here's a link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/495vtes6awwgfa3/AADPps5U8iRXWVKKgmtwDsWka?dl=0
Posted by
Vernon, Canada
32353 posts
dflorian,
Forum members sometimes post internet links to photos and that seems to be allowed. If you have a photo website, you could perhaps have that shown in your profile, rather than posting it on the public forum. Hopefully one of the other forum members knows a better solution.
Posted by
Oberpfalz, Germany
1389 posts
I think it is the Schloss in Friedberg in Hessen, Germany about 35k north of Frankfurt. I was stationed in Friedberg 1987-1990 in the 1st Brigade, 3rd Armored Division. Ray Barracks closed in 2007. Elvis Presley was stationed there and lived in a house in Bad Nauheim. It's a nice area.
Posted by
Green Bay
21166 posts
Yes, the image on the right is definitely the south gate of Schloss Friedberg.
https://www.google.com/maps/@50.3403233,8.7541591,3a,75y,357.15h,105.29t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sAF1QipMZbWrz6mFv2x-NlNsVk6kmTAkVJRLO4VLCmjEO!2e10!3e11!7i7680!8i3840
Note coat of arms above the entry way.
The image on the left appears to be Schloss Loewenburg just west of Kassel.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/L%C3%B6wenburg/@51.3113054,9.4086294,3a,83.9y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipPCLMJ_vzxoW2QtmFNJ--6aKns81DSi-qIup9me!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipPCLMJ_vzxoW2QtmFNJ--6aKns81DSi-qIup9me%3Dw152-h86-k-no!7i1079!8i610!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x7c9248aede6cf1f3!8m2!3d51.3113054!4d9.4086294
Note the chapel windows and steeple, tall round tower and shorter square tower. Interesting that the image you show appears to be reversed.
Posted by
OP
Texas
4 posts
That's it! Thank you everyone. I will have to make plans for a German trip to see this and many other sites.
Posted by
Germany
627 posts
Wow, I am impressed. I was simply going to contribute that it would not be northern Germany because the Americans were in the south, but other posters were all over it!
That said, don't miss my beautiful Hamburg when you come. Everything south of the Elbe is pretty much Italy as far as we northerners are concerned!