The atlas of Karlsruhe offers the reader a fascinating glimpse into the three hundred year history of the former royal seat. Its radiating ground plan is considered a prime example of an absolutist city foundation. In 1801, Heinrich von Kleist praised the ideal city as being "built like a star, clear and light-filled like a rule, as if an orderly mind were speaking to us". The unique city layout and its structural development can be experienced in the magnificent historical maps. Detailed schematic maps also offer unusual insights into the city and the region. The spectrum ranges from the "taming of the Upper Rhine", the multicultural scene in Südstadt or football in Karlsruhe to "animal" habitats in the Zoological City Garden. The editors and more than fifty authors are experts in urban history and development who work in science and practice. Their fascination with the city is reflected in this atlas. This makes it a standard work for anyone who wants to go on a search for clues to Karlsruhe's multifaceted past and exciting present.
Group
Books (second-hand)
State
Second Hand
Author
Bräunche, Ernst Otto/Kramer, Caroline/Ludascher, Peter/Zibat, Angelika/Wiktorin, Dorothea (Hrsg.)
Title
Atlas Karlsruhe: 300 Jahre Stadtgeschichte in Karten und Bildern
Details
Large format, very many, mostly colour illustrations. Karlsruhe: Emons, 2014. 239 pages.