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The chimney of the coal-fired power plant lights up in seven colors for the last time on Wednesday
Photo: HaertelPRESS / IMAGO
One last time (for the time being) the forge "greeted" in rainbow colors at the North thermal power station in Chemnitz on Wednesday.
Then it was over.
Saxony's highest work of art, at 302 meters, has also not been shining since Thursday.
Because: The Energy Saving Ordinance, which has been in effect since September 1st, prohibits the lighting of public buildings or monuments, and advertising systems may not be illuminated between 10 p.m. and 4 p.m. the following day.
What does that look like?
A little overview in before/after mode.
Just slide the point back and forth with the arrows.
Hanover combined heat and power plant
The new ordinance is particularly impressive in Hanover. That's where the natural gas-powered cogeneration plant Linden is located.
Since June 2013, the three conspicuous power plant towers have shone in the evening and morning hours with the help of 72 spotlights with special LED lights.
Monument to the Battle of the Nations in Leipzig
Decorative outdoor lighting is also dispensed with in Leipzig.
The Monument to the Battle of the Nations, the Gewandhaus or the Thomaskirche have not been illuminated since the end of July.
Probably Leipzig's best-known landmark, the Monument to the Battle of the Nations, commemorates the battle against Napoleon in October 1813 - even in the dark.
Neuschwanstein Castle and Hohenschwangau
Neuschwanstein in Schwangau was built for Ludwig II Otto Friedrich Wilhelm von Bayern from 1868 and was never completed.
The castle has not been illuminated by spotlights for about four weeks.
Skyline Dresden
The impressive scenery of Dresden's old town with the Frauenkirche, the Estates House, the Catholic Court Church, the Hausmannsturm and the Rathausturm in Dresden are also in the dark at night.
There will also be energetic changes inside the baroque Frauenkirche in the coming weeks.
Not that easy at all, as temperature and humidity specifications have to be observed in order to preserve the church, which was rebuilt from the ruins of the war.
Mercedes Benz Arena Berlin
The Energy Saving Ordinance also stipulates that neon signs and illuminated billboards must be switched off from 10 p.m. in the evening until 4 p.m. the following day.
The operators of the Mercedes-Benz Arena have also adhered to this.
The rest must then probably be the safety and emergency lighting that is still permitted.
Pedestrian zone Hohe Strasse in Cologne
These are also two pictures that have been superimposed: In the pedestrian zone Hohe Straße in Cologne.
The difference should actually be more obvious.
That's for sure.
And here you can read what was going on on Thursday at 10 p.m. on Hamburg's Reeperbahn: "The neighborhood has to shine".
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