Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: asylum

Friedrichsdorf, about 20 km north of Frankfurt, was founded by a group of Huguenots in 1687, who had fled France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. They were granted asylum by Landgrave Friedrich II. They named the town after the Landgrave. Friedrichsdorf flourished as the Huguenots brought new technolgies to this part of Hesse. Linen and later flannel were produced here. The services in the Protestant church were held in French language up to the beginning of the 20th century. The Frankfurt-Temple was the first temple of the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" (Mormons) in Western Germany. It was dedicated in August 1987. Since September 2015 the temple closed for renovations. It will be reopened in 2018.

Friedrichsdorf, about 20 km north of Frankfurt, was founded by a group of Huguenots in 1687, who had fled France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. They were granted asylum by Landgrave Friedrich II. They named the town after the Landgrave. Friedrichsdorf flourished as the Huguenots brought new technolgies to this part of Hesse. Linen and later flannel were produced here. The services in the Protestant church were held in French language up to the beginning of the 20th century. In 1861 Philipp Reis, who worked as a teacher at the "Maison d’Education à Friedrichsdorf" (today known as "Philipp-Reis-Schule"), created a device that captured sound, converted it to electrical impulses which were transmitted via electrical wires to another device that transformed these pulses into recognizable sounds. Reis coined the term telephone to describe his device. Reis lived and worked in this house, that today is a museum.

Friedrichsdorf, about 20 km north of Frankfurt, was founded by a group of Huguenots in 1687, who had fled France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. They were granted asylum by Landgrave Friedrich II. They named the town after the Landgrave. Friedrichsdorf flourished as the Huguenots brought new technolgies to this part of Hesse. Linen and later flannel were produced here. The services in the Protestant church were held in French language up to the beginning of the 20th century. End of the 19th century this memorial was erected, honoring Landgrave Friedrich II. Later someone endowed the Landgrave two wonderful street lamps.

Friedrichsdorf, about 20 km north of Frankfurt, was founded in 1687 by a group of Huguenots, who had fled France after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. They were granted asylum by Landgrave Friedrich II. They named the town after the Landgrave. Friedrichsdorf flourished as the Huguenots brought new technolgies to this part of Hesse. Linen and later flannel were produced here. The services in the Protestant church, seen in the backdrop, were held in French language up to the beginning of the 20th century.