Vipin Rao Photography

The “Ship of Fools”

The sculpture was created by Jürgen Weber between 1984 and 1987. It is based on the 1494 German satirical poem Das Narrenschiff (The Ship of Fools) by Sebastian Brant and its associated woodcuts. The bronze ship is filled with figures representing various allegories of human folly, violence, war, and destruction.

Breathtaking views of the Danube valley near Regensburg from the Valhalla.

The Valhalla near Regensburg is a grand hall of fame monument commissioned by King Ludwig I of Bavaria and completed in 1842. Located high above the Danube River near Donaustauf, it is designed in the style of a Greek temple, inspired by the Parthenon in Athens.