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   Gallery 18 (209 photographs)

List of Titles: Elphi – Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, June 15, 2017 Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, June 15, 2017 Elphi – Hamburg, opened January 11, 2017 Elphi – Architects Jacques Herzog & Pierre de Meuron Inside Elphi View from Elphi View from Elphi Elphi from Staatspeicher Self-portrait in an Elphi toilet HafenCity, Hamburg Kehrwieder Staatspeicher am Kehrwieder in 1930 Hamburg Evening storm in Norderstedt (Hamburg), June 22, 2017 Hamburg Rathaus (1842), June 23, 2017 Hamburg Rathaus Hamburg Rathaus 1842 Rathaus Foyer Kleine Alster Binnenalster Elphi, June 25, 2017 Elphi Landungsbrücken, Hamburg St. Pauli Bei Teresa, Reeperbahn 151 Bei Teresa Bei Teresa Reeperbahn Leaning trees on Reeperbahn Lübeck train station, June 16, 2017 Lübeck train station (built 1908). Thomas Mann's Tonio Kröger arrived here in 1901, at the 1851 station Holstentor (1464), Lübeck Marienkirche (1250-1350), Lübeck Marienkirche - it was almost completely destroyed in the British bombing on March 28-29, 1942 (the night of Palm Sunday) Lübeck Lübeck Lübeck Marienkirche, from my hotel window Holstentor, June 17, 5.20 in the morning Holstentor, June 17, 5.25 in the morning, from the east Holstentor Holstentor, the most significant town gate in Germany in the late Middle Ages in Germany Holstentor from the west (toward train station) Fabulous Lübeck Marienkirche (1250-1350) - left (north) tower = 124.95 meters; right (south) tower = 124.75 m. Mythological statues on Puppenbrücke (statues from 1776) mentioned in T. Mann's Tonio Kröger The Trave River, Lübeck Holstentor & Petrikirche Holstentor from the east Lübeck Lübeck Rathaus Lübeck The back of Marienkirche & the back of Wiener Caféhaus on Breite Str. The thin white vertical line is the sky! The main entrance of Marienkirche on the right Rathaus Lübeck Marienkirche & the Mann family of writers Marienkirche, height of the ceiling = 37 m., the highest in Germany Marienkirche Marienkirche Dieterich Buxtehude (1637-1707), the great composer, in Marienkirche Marienkirche from the top of Petrikirche (by elevator) Holstentor The Mann family house (Buddenbrook-haus) on the north side of Mengstrasse; the original building was destroyed in the British bombing on March 28-29, 1942 The Mann family house, across Mengstrasse from Marienkirche, is an inaccurate replica; all the pieces of furniture within are also inauthentic, yet covered! Mengstrasse, Lübeck - the true location of the Mann family house; described in the Buddenbrooks Mengstrasse, Lübeck Günter Grass-Haus, Lübeck, June 18, 2017 The Trave River, west side of Lübeck Island The neighborhood flea market by the river; the two spires belong to Petrikirche, the Lübecker Dom Petrikirche, the Lübecker Dom (cathedral), begun in the 12th C., thus older than Marienkirche A lake near Petrikirche, the Lübecker Dom, on the south end of the Lübeck island In the Holstentor Museum - Marienkirche & Petrikirche In the Holstentor Museum - Petrikirche, the Lübecker Dom Beach on the Baltic at Travemunde, June 20, 2017 Travemünde (Mouth of the Trave River) Passat on the Trave near the Baltic, June 21 Priwall beach on the Baltic Sea near Travemünde (the distant section is nudist optional) Grandmother and granddaughter on Priwall by the Baltic Sea Ships passing on the Trave by the windows of my hotel Deutscher Kaiser Ships passing on the Trave... Ships passing on the Trave, June 22, 2017 Stralsund - quiet, clean, and a house with no door, June 12, 2019 Ernst Thälmann, born in Stralsund in 1886 Ernst Thälmann, murdered in Konzentrationslager Buchenwald in 1944 Children at play in Alter Markt, Stralsund Stralsund Rathaus in Alter Markt, June 13, 2019 Greifswald Dom & Rathaus, June 14 Greifswald Greifswald, just off Langestr., near the Markt Rügen Island, June 15, 2019; north of Binz sits Prora, the Nazi summer resort project begun in 1942, never finished. These are the few remaining original buildings Rügen Insel (Island,) Prora Beach Approaching Kap (Cape) Arkona on Rügen Island on foot (cars forbidden) The Baltic near Kap Arkona Sassnitz Port on Rügen Island, June 16 Köninigsstuhl in the National Park Jasmund in the NE part of Rügen Island National Park Jasmund with its Kreideküste (Chalk Coast) on Rügen Island Depth of a lakelet in the National Park Jasmund posted! National Park Jasmund on Rügen Island Rügen Island The Rügen grasses, June 16, 2019 Steintor from south, Rostock, June 18, 2019 Steintor, Rostock On the steps, Rostock Old grand building of the University of Rostock (est. 1419) University of Rostock - Doctrina Mvltiplex Veritas Vna (Many Doctrines One Truth) Hall of the University of Rostock, June 19 Schloss of Grand Duke of Mecklenbug-Schwerin, June 20, 2019 Schloss Mecklenburg-Schwerin Schloss Schwerin Schloss Schwerin Schloss Schwerin Schloss Schwerin Schloss Schwerin Schloss Schwerin Schloss Schwerin Schloss Schwerin Schloss Schwerin - Here come the tourists! Café Prag on Schloss-strasse, Schwerin, June 21 In the courtyard of Weinhaus Wöhler, Schwerin Across from my hotel, Weinhaus Wöhler, Schwerin Kölner Dom, Cologne Cathedral (begun 1248, completed 1880) Cologne Cathedral, the third tallest church in the world, June 23, 2019 Berlin, October 3, 2019 - 30 years of Deutsche Einheit, German Unity, the fall of the wall Berlin, October 3, 2019 - no cars from Grosser Stern to Brandenburger Tor because of unification festivities Reichstag Angela Merkel's office Brandenburg Gate The famous hotel Adlon on Unter den Linden Above the salon of hotel Adlon Embassy of the Russian Federation, Berlin, Unter den Linden 63, October 3, 2019 The Spree River, Berlin, October 4 Berlin, October 4 Berlin Berlin Berlin East Side Gallery, Berlin East Side Gallery, Berlin East Side Gallery, Berlin Huawei rules in Berlin; Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche The excuse for the Huawei advertisement! Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtnis-Kirche, Berlin Berlin Reichstag, October 5, 2019 The incredible Hauptbahnhof (Hbhf) opened in 2006 South side of the Hbhf Reichstag, October 5 Brandenburg Gate, Berlin Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, October 5, 2019 Einstein Kaffee, corner of Kurfürstendamm & Schlüterstrasse, Berlin, October 6 Post Office on Oranienburger Str. Entrance to Berliner Fernsehturm (TV Tower), Alexanderplatz; erected in only 4 years (1965-1969) in the then East Berlin, German Democratic Republic The Berliner Fernsehturm (TV Tower); architect Hermann Henselmann The Berliner Fernsehturm (TV Tower), 368 meters; October 6 The New Synagogue (consecrated 1866), Oranienburger Strasse, Berlin The New Synagogue, Berlin Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer (Wall Memorial), October 7 Berlin Wall Memorial Berliner Mauer (Berlin Wall) - Almost all who tried to cross it, successful or not, were men Braunschweig (Brunswick), October 10, 2019 Braunschweiger Dom (Brunswick Cathedral, 1173-1226) Richard-Wagner-Festspielhaus (Festival Theatre), Bayreuth (Bayern), October 12, 2019 The deep orchestra pit at the Wagner Opera House, Bayreuth The pretty grounds of the Wagner Opera House in autumn An Evangelical - Lutheran church in Bayreuth Hofgarten (Court Garden) in Bayreuth The Regnitz River, Bamberg (Bayern), October 13 A well-loved building on the Regnitz, Bamberg Practice course for kayaking on the Regnitz in Bamberg Bamberg Altstadt, October 14 Hotel Ritter, Heidelberg (Baden-Württemberg), October 18, 2019 The foyer of hotel Ritter, Heidelberg Picture in my room at Hotel zum Ritter Sankt Georg, Heidelberg Psychologisches Institut, Heidelberg University Aula of Heidelberg University, October 20 Lectern in the aula, Heidelberg University From the lectern, aula of Heidelberg University Heidelberg, October 21 The Neckar River Heidelberger Schloss (earliest structures date from 1214-1294) Heidelberger Schloss - above the Königstuhl hillside and Altstadt by the Neckar Heidelberger Schloss Heidelberger Schloss Heidelberg with its Alte Brücke Heidelberger Schloss - a huge and sad pile of stones surrounded by the delicate colors of autumn Kornmarkt (Grain Market) by telephoto from Heidelberger Schloss Heidelberg panorama with a sun-splashed chemical factory in the distance A chemical factory, probably near Ludwigshafen, about 20 km. away NW Old Studentenkarzer (Student Prison) at Heidelberg University, October 22 Old Student Prison, Heidelberg University Old Student Prison, Heidelberg University, 2.50 euro to enter! Mainzer Dom, Mainz Cathedral (Rhineland-Palatinate), October 24, 2019 Mainz Cathedral Mainz Cathedral The historic Dom-Café at the Markt Gutenberg Museum, est. 1900, in Mainz, Johannes Gutenberg's birth city Gutenberg Museum; Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg, 1400-1468, called Man of the Millenium Complete invention as to Gutenberg's facial appearance Not known how J. G. looked; it's likely he didn't wear a beard; in the 15th C. Mainz, patricians, as he was, didn't wear a beard Gutenberg Museum, Mainz - Old and New Testament in one book, done by hand Gutenberg Museum, Mainz - Old Testament done by the movable-type printing press invented by J. Gutenberg Gutenberg Museum, Mainz - New Testament done by the movable-type printing press invented by J. Gutenberg Mainz, October 26, 2019 The Rhein at Mainz The new Mainzer Rathaus The prestigious Maria-Ward-Schule - Catholic, private, Gymnasium (high school) level at Ballplatz, Mainz Café am Ballplatz, Mainz At the Café am Ball Platz, Mainz, October 27, 2019

 

 

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