The reflection
A stone ring.
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The Rakotz Bridge is an arched stone bridge in the Azalea and Rhododendron Park in the village of Kromlau, in the municipality of Gablenz in Lusatia, eastern Saxony, near the Polish border, about 32 km southeast of Cottbus and 83 km northeast of Dresden in a straight line. The park is an 80-hectare landscaped garden in the English style, created in the 19th century by Friedrich Hermann Rötschke, and has no admission fee. The bridge crosses the small Rakotz lake, with pointed basalt columns like organ pipes at each end. It was designed so that, with its reflection in the still water, it forms a perfect circle, looking like a stone ring floating on the lake. Tall trees and azalea and rhododendron bushes surround it, blooming red, pink and white in May, and the trees turn red and gold in autumn. Walking on the bridge is not allowed, to protect it, so visitors view it from the lakeshore. The best times are calm mornings, May for the azaleas, and October for the autumn colours.
A stone ring.
Like organ pipes.
Bloom in May.
Azalea and Rhododendron Park, Kromlau, Gablenz, Saxony, Germany
No; view it from the shore.
Morning, in May or October.