Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
The Neue Wache in Berlin, Germany, located at the street Unter den Linden is the central German memorial for the victims of war and despotism. It was built between 1816 and 1818 as a guard house for the royal palace on the opposite side.
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The Bode-Museum on the museum island of Berlin, Germany is an archaeological museum exhibiting sculptures, Byzantine art and a coin collection. It was opened in 1904 as the Kaiser-Friedrich-Museum. Continue reading “Bode-Museum”
The Pergamon-Museum is an archaeological museum on the museum island in Berlin, Germany. It was planed in 1907 and built until 1930 for the famous Pergamon altar which was brought to Berlin and is still on display here. Continue reading “Pergamon-Museum”
The Altes Museum (old museum) is an art museum on the museum island of Berlin, Germany – close to the Berliner Dom. It was built by Karl Friedrich Schinkel until 1830 and was then named Neues Museum (new museum), later Königliches Museum. Continue reading “Altes Museum”
The Urania-Weltzeituhr is a world time clock on the Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany. It was installed in 1969, is ten meters high and contains the names of 148 cities worldwide and shows also the current position of planets. Continue reading “Weltzeituhr”
The Fernsehturm in Berlin, Germany, located close to the Alexanderplatz was built until 1969. It is 368 meters high and at 203 meters there is a visitors platform, a 207 meters you can find a restaurant. It weighs 31000 tons. Continue reading “Fernsehturm with a cross”
The Berliner Dom is a Protestant church located on an island in the river Spree in the heart of Berlin, Germany. It is the biggest church of the German capital and was built from 1894 in the style of Italian renaissance and baroque. Continue reading “Berliner Dom”
The Alexanderplatz is a famous public space in the east of Berlin, Germany, formerly belonging to the GDR when the city was divided. It was created in the 17th century and named in 1805 after the Russian ruler Alexander I. Continue reading “The Alexanderplatz”
If you want to watch soccer in Frankfurt am Main, Germany you’ll have to walk through a forest: the now called Commerzbank-Arena was named Waldstadion (stadium in the forest) in earlier days. It is the soccer stadium of Eintracht Frankfurt and is sometimes also used for ice hockey. Continue reading “Into the woods”
When you want to see the 1. FC Köln play soccer or watch goat Hannes (their mascot) jumping around you shouldn’t be afraid of heights. The RheinEnergieStadion or Müngersdorfer Stadion in Köln, Germany has very steep visitor stands – but therefore guarantees good views. Continue reading “Like on a mountain”