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Mr/Mrs Otter, standing left, is neatly perched on the brick steps at the entrance to Braunschweig's Natural History Museum. A huge dinosaur also stalks the entrance lawn, waiting to terrify small children as they arrive to see the exhibits. The building and that of the neighbouring "House of Science" were built during the era of National Socialism in Germany, and are now part of Braunschweig University. Both buildings are contructed of bricks (a different scale from British bricks) and the bottom photo shows a detail of the facade. All brickwork has a named bond of "Headers and Stretchers." I don't know what the bonds are called on this building, although herringbone can be plainly seen under the windows.
In Britain we have bonds called, "English Garden Wall" "Rat-Trap" and "Flemish Bond" etc, all very interesting names for the bricks we take for granted. The Wikipedia link has some information on brick bonds and wall construction. The nicest name I've ever come across for garden walls is "Crinkle Crankle," a curvy type of wall found around the gardens of large country houses in East Anglia.
In Britain we have bonds called, "English Garden Wall" "Rat-Trap" and "Flemish Bond" etc, all very interesting names for the bricks we take for granted. The Wikipedia link has some information on brick bonds and wall construction. The nicest name I've ever come across for garden walls is "Crinkle Crankle," a curvy type of wall found around the gardens of large country houses in East Anglia.
Brickwork - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Regardless of their history, the buildings, with their intricate brickwork patterns are very interesting. A cuppola has recently been added to the roof of the science building, maybe it houses a telescope? I don't know. I must visit the dinosaur on a creepy moonlit night!
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| Mr/Mrs Dinosaur. |
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| House of Science, built ca 1936, |
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| Decorative Brickwork on the Facade. |
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