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The castle of the dukes of Brunswick-Luneburg. You can still discern the castle shape, but it's been considerably modified over the centuries.
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The inside was not very interesting, too modernized, but there was this ax with a gun barrel for a handle. Note the touch-hole on the side.
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The town was interesting, as this fine house shows.
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Celle also has a street fountain. It starts spouting at one end or the other, and the jets work their way down. It was a little difficult to time the picture just right to get them.
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Another fine house, next door to the first
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And next door to it is this nice house.
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A nice five storey house
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A lovely house with good use of color
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A nice big house, with two "doors" and a beam at the top for hauling furniture up to the top of the house.
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Several brick and half-timbered houses here
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The inscriptions give a history of the house, starting in 1636.
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It looks very plain, but you can see the newer pieces fitted in to repair the structure.
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Very fine painting on this house, from 1602
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Another nicely decorated house
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And another
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A street scene
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More nice decoration
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Another fine house
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Another old building
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Beautiful decoration
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Most half-timbered houses have a light colored plaster, so this dark green is unusual. The figure on the second floor is a mannekin for the shop below. I am happy to have this picture because it is the oldest house in Celle, built in 1526. I was looking all over this area for it, but the tourist map wasn't specific enough to identify it, so I just took lots of pictures, and identified it later.
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Another nice old house
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Interesting decoration on this house.
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The other side of the house
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Very nice looking house
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Another fine house, dated 1625
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Nice house, built in 1596
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Nice decoration
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More good decoration
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Very fine, from 1534
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Another good building