Rocks, Rocks, Stones, & More Rocks

Germany is full of rocks. The buildings are made of rocks, the streets are made of rocks, the sidewalks are made of rocks.



German cities have been utterly destroyed by wars about every 400 years or so for about forever. I figure that's where they get all the rocks. They're left over after the war, and you have to gather them up and do something with them.



The walls, turrets, and towers of all the castles and fortresses are made of rocks. They were designed to foil enemy attacks. Sometimes, the builders got pretty creative with their rock designs.



In Dresden, capital of Saxony, formerly in East Germany, the city government has made heroic attempts to rebuild all the rock/stone monuments. It's impressive, of course, but ultimately somewhat depressing.

(Come to think of it, I found Germany somewhat drepressing.)