This is a section of the city of Darmstadt
in Southwestern in Germany. It is called
Mathildenhöhe. The temple on the right is
a Russian Orthodox chapel that was built
in 1897. In 1899 the area was used to
start an artist colony, and in 1906 the tall
building on the left, which is known as
the Marriage Tower, was built. The artist
who settled and built their homes here
are responsible for developing the style of
Jugendstil, or Art Nouveau. This is the
style that eventually inspired artists such
as Gustave Klimt and Antoni Gaudí.
