Clock Tower of the Main Post Office

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AltstadtCanon EOS 5DS RHalle (Saale)

The imposing clock tower of the Main Post Office on Hallorenring, built in 1896 in the Neo-Renaissance style: the golden clock with ornate hands adorns the sandstone facade, crowned by a pointed slate roof with a weather vane. Round-arched windows, cornices, and decorative stonework articulate the massive tower. Two birds circle above the spire against a brilliant blue sky with fair-weather clouds. Captured with the Canon EF 70-200mm at 70mm — the brief exposure of 1/1600s freezes every stone detail in razor-sharp clarity.

Clock tower of the Main Post Office on Hallorenring in Halle (Saale) with golden clock and Neo-Renaissance sandstone facade against a blue sky
Canon EOS 5D Mark IV EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM 70mm · ƒ/6.3 · 1/1600s · ISO 160

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