Spa park Bad Homburg, open-air staircase with caryatids, 1937
Spa guests pass the open-air staircase adorned with caryatids in the Kurpark of Bad Homburg.
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The still shows a broad open-air staircase lined with natural stone ashlar in the Kurhaus gardens of Bad Homburg, whose stair railings are flanked by two life-sized female sculptural figures—caryatids on pedestals. Numerous visitors in summer clothing typical of the late 1930s enliven the scene; ladies in hats and gentlemen in suits characterize the image of an elevated spa society. In the background, further park visitors can be seen on a terrace or plateau, suggesting a multi-tiered garden layout. The Kurhaus gardens of Bad Homburg were regarded as an elegant meeting place of European spa society and are presented in the travel film as an example of refined spa life alongside Wiesbaden. The motif is representative of the section of the film that introduces the Hessian spa towns with their characteristic interplay of architecture, green spaces, and social life.
