Unusual fauna in Wittenberg
On our recent day trip to "Lutherstadt Wittenberg," we saw some unusual animals. Here's one from an unfamiliar species, snapped just before he flew away to another perch in the artist corridor along Wittenberg's main street.
Interesting in Wittenberg were the houses of Luther and Melanchthon. Not much is left of their belongings, but one can see the main rooms where they worked (we have photos of the rooms in this set -- clicking on the picture will take you to the set). The houses provide lots of historical information, plus quite a collection of portraits of Luther by Lucas Cranach. To an extent I had not realized, Melanchthon in particular was intensely devoted to the classical languages and was known in his time as one of the great humanists of Europe, a friend of Erasmus and a man who became known as the great educator of the Germans. He set up schools and universities, prepared textbooks that were in use for centuries, and wrote more than 10,000 letters.
Interesting in Wittenberg were the houses of Luther and Melanchthon. Not much is left of their belongings, but one can see the main rooms where they worked (we have photos of the rooms in this set -- clicking on the picture will take you to the set). The houses provide lots of historical information, plus quite a collection of portraits of Luther by Lucas Cranach. To an extent I had not realized, Melanchthon in particular was intensely devoted to the classical languages and was known in his time as one of the great humanists of Europe, a friend of Erasmus and a man who became known as the great educator of the Germans. He set up schools and universities, prepared textbooks that were in use for centuries, and wrote more than 10,000 letters.
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