Frankfurt am Main_ At the House to the King of England, Fahrgasse c. 1875

This early photograph by Carl Friedrich Mylius captures the Fahrgasse in Frankfurt, featuring the "House to the King of England." The architecture, with its repetitive windows and sharp rooflines, presents a facade, which can be read as a representation of social order and hierarchy. Consider how the rigid symmetry contrasts with the organic, almost chaotic, growth of the bare trees, and how it reflects a deeper tension between human construct and natural form. This opposition is far from new; similar visual arguments can be found, for example, in Renaissance garden design, where geometric pathways and manicured hedges sit alongside wilder, untamed areas. Here, in Mylius' photograph, the house and the trees become symbols engaged in an eternal dance. The photograph captures a moment of intense, almost melancholic contemplation, inviting us to reflect on the persistent, cyclical nature of historical and aesthetic expression.