Green Man Pages - Halle
Halle-an-der-salle is the largest town in Saxon-Anhalt, although Magdeburg is the "county town" (Hauptstadt). It became a thriving centre for Salt mining, and this may be where the name originates.
Marktkirche Unser Lieben Frauen
The church contains many similar carvings of strange part animal part fish creatures which seem to emerge from and return into vines and foliage. Most of the carvings date from the mid 16th century
Wonderful wood carving. A foxes head merging into foliage
Another wood carving. An animals head with vines coming from his mouth
There are Green Men carvings all along this panel
Stadthaus (town hall) in the Market place
On the frontage of the town hall. There are a number of Green Men carvings
Marktkirche Pffaramt (Offices of the Marktkirche)
Hard to see on the photo, but this carving of an animal spewing foliage, whose tail turns into foliage is wonderful and reminiscent of the carvings in the church
A similar carving on the other side of the entrance
Moritzkirche
Golden Green Man on the pulpit
Golden Green Man sitting at the midriff of a human female figure (see left.) Three such images can be seen on a pulpit in the church, a male figure, the female one seen here and a skeleton
Capital in the nave
Other locations
Mauer Str. A foliate head spewing bouquets
An der Marienkirche. Above what is now a record shop
These two carvings are on the Halle Berufschule building
Moritzzwinger. A derelict building dating from the early 1900s, now turned into a piece of modern art called "Hinter den Mauern" (Behind the walls). The windows have been filled with foliage. Very fitting for the home of these two Green Men!
Marktplatz (market place.) Two carvings flank the entrance to a Subway sandwich bar
Schmeer Str. Building dated 1901
Schmeer Str. A wonderful piece of Jugendstil architecture with two Green Men carvings
