When visiting the Alsatian city of Strasbourg , Ahrends was so impressed by the Strasbourg Cathedral that he turned to architecture .
Ahrends wanted to study Shipbuilding at Kaiserliche Werft in Kiel but at imperial shipyards any participation of Jews was excluded .
When visiting the Alsatian city of Strasbourg , Ahrends was so impressed by the Strasbourg Cathedral that Ahrends turned to architecture .
Ahrends wanted to study Shipbuilding at Kaiserliche Werft in Kiel but at imperial shipyards any participation of Jews was excluded .