European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Trie Sculp Lute of Albert coins twin wears Jar  expression. This is Art trample of prof Ulm s successful restorations. Ulm City of contrasts by nor Mzeigler travel outdoor writer Ulm h ii Tlly of anomalies. In front of the Central , he splendid go1hicc.ilhedr.il, is an ugly Asphalt  lot. On .1 recent Al Eromm right off the  Square a group of Down ail i characters Sal around on the pavement drinking from bolts leaning ,-ik.iiml a will next to hi1 modern Imp risk informal Iraq enter. Thrul Ishmil tin City clashing Imaghi of Vav the eyes of visitors. Hip contrasts begin Wilh the abrupt change loan Urban environment is one enters Ihi-1 ily from the sir Ruuno in f,. Within a spa of ,1 few Hundl  a  plunge from .1  of open Fyk lilo in Italy willed City neighbor Heronti. 11 is nity  without suburbs i Imp in irly ill other wuss  Ilies the cily of 100,1100 ilm is no direct evidence of the Nia wive  in suffered in world  ii. Bui ii indirect evidence k there in the Biily blocks of postwar apartment buildings hat Onu souls Rhrou Ghoul the  irl. Though it  Cru until tin Callec Lrtil is a  it Cath Diral Squires in Freiburg ind Munich come to mind is Compi prisons lie building itself is Mainini Ficenc. The More  Sist Century old  Masle Rpice includes the highest Bell Tower in if world thrusting 52b feel into the Nir above the City Center. Ii ii soon evident to a visitor  the City is Nal As i Ili by some in term tiny. Nelto .1 carefully rus lured  House May stand .1 tumbledown write wit h Loose roof Liles ind stucco  off the Walls in Ili Unk a. In the downtown pedestrian shopping area it i fire few if the Type of exclusive shops found in Munich Frati Kurt or number. I to of the neighbor Hood in Ulm Are either uniformly ugly or by Nuli Fui. Most ire a mix of Bush. One encouraging sign is lh.1t Severn in missive Resi Donnial come auction projects currently under any seem carefully dus inned 1 conform to the ensling Nirchi Leisure of the neighbourhoods in which they Are being Buill. Recently financed municipal construction and  projects Iuo wort obviously skin cd to enhance the neighbourhoods in which they ire located. Is photos by Gus Schuettler am no them Aru he Kornhaus Ihu id , that  la 159-1, and the Zeu Ghaus the former Arsenal that now houses the municipal offices. Al the pc Ghaus one of the mos.1 innovative sculpted fountains anywhere honors Ulm s most famous native son Albert Einstein. Born on March 14,1u79, Einstein radically altered Mankind s View of the universe and added immeasurably to the mass of human knowledge. The irreverent memorial created by German sculptor Urgen Goel portrays the great physic is As a Snail perched Alop a rocket. The Snail Shell also resembles a Globe and in lieu of flames water shoots Oul of the Lail of the rocket. The  symbolism depicts the non conformist Einstein clicking out is Tongue while facing the City s bureaucratic Center the Zeu Ghaus. One  Only speculate that the Snail symbolism is related to the non religious Einstein s its lament in defense of his advocacy of zionism. He insisted that if a  can lose its Shell and remain a Snail ,1 it wish person can lose his Faith and remain jewish. One of the most attractive areas in the cily is the old ii Benvin s Tjuan tar Long the Danube Al the Heilem 10 Itri pts Magninie october 13, i9sb