Sights in Kiel

After World War II you could have sieved Kiel through a tennis racket. Therefore the plural of the term is inappropriate. Unfortunately Kiel was not only a dust, but it had been the Reichkriegshafen=military port of the Reich. It was such an important city that the Nazi architects had great plans with Kiel, i. e. blasting the whole city and building it up again accordant to their megalomania.

So, in 1945 Kiel had been blasted and they had plans in the drawer, but not the necessary money. What was to be done? They stuck to the plans, but they didn't extend the city and they didn't build the follies.

For these reasons Kiel has only one sight and many Kielers don't know it at all. They would show you things like the CAP near the central station (please, could someone blast it away) or the building of the Sparkasse (savings bank) downtown. But I've got to admit it is a really impressive temple of the god of money.

The one and only worthwhile sight of Kiel is the sight of ship(s) right in the middle of downtown Kiel. Not only ordinary ships. These ships are higher than the surrounding buildings, and it is very impressive when the ships land or cast off. I've overheard many astonished exclamations caused by the sight of this spectacular view. They hadn't recognized it as a ship at all or they only recognized it as a ship after a lapse of time. If you look at this movement it's as if one of the surrounding facades begins to move, even if you are used to it, you get a little dizzy because your eyes betray your inner ear.

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