Greetings from, Germany

Berlin, Oberbaum bridge

Sent by Carla on 8 Jan, 2022 from Berlin

Fürtth City theater

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Corvey Caste Weserbergland, Germany  

The former Benedictine monastery Corvey.

Sent by Christa on 28 Mar, 2020 from Detmold  

 

Berlin

Berlin, Germany

Molecule Man

Sent by Olaf on 4 Oct, 2020 from Bremen, Germany

Bergish Gladbach, Germany

Sent by Angelika on 19 Apr, 2020 from Gummersbach

Multiviews Germany

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Weimar

Deutsches Nationaltheater, Goethe Gartenhaus, Goethehaus, Goethe-Schiller-Denkmal, Schillerhaus

Sent by Silke on 7 Apr, 2018 from Thuringen, Germmany

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Berlin

Showtime im Berliner Friedrichstadt-Palast

Sent by Anika on 25 Mar, 2016 25 Mar, 2016 from Berlin 

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 Berlin. TV tower and traffic light

Sent by Elina on 12 Jun, 2022 from Berlin 

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Haapsalu, Estonia. Concert audience in front of the Bandstand (1926)

Sent by Jarno on 13 Jun, 2022 from Haapsalu

 

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Alice in Wonderland

Illustration Nicko Huang, Taiwan 

Sent by Amy on 29 May, 2022 from Taoyan, Taiwan

Sunday Church

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150 years old village church in Alt-Marzahn, Berlin

Sent by Sieglind on 8 Jan, 2015 from Berlin

Travel time 20 days 

 

Capital Cities

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Belarusian State Circus, Minsk, Artist. T. Dolskaya

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Westminster Bridge and Big Ben, London, United Kingdom 

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Berlin attractions, German

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Berlin

Red city hall

The Red Town Hall (Rotes Rathaus), located in the Mitte district near Alexanderplatz, is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks. It is seat of the Governing Mayor and the Senate of Berlin.

Sent by Andreas in Übach-Palenberg, Germany 

 on 30 May, 2016

travel time 3 days

distance travelled 1,615 km

St. Hedwig's Cathedral

St. Hedwig's Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral on the Bebelplatz in Berlin, Germany. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Berlin.

Sent by Kirstin in Berlin, Germany

 on 8 Apr, 2018

travel time 5 days

distance travelled 1,237 km

Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburg Gate is an 18th-century neoclassical monument in Berlin.  One of the best-known landmarks of Germany, it was built on the site of a former city gate that marked the start of the road from Berlin to the town of Brandenburg an der Havel, which used to be capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.

Sent by Walter in Stuttgart,  Germany

 on 17 Jul, 2013

travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,742 km

Brandenburg Gate

Sent by Nancy in  Schmiedefeld am Rennsteig
 on 2 Sep, 2013
travel time 14 days
distance travelled 1,499 km

Attractions in Berlin

Sent by Antonia in Berlin
on 12 Apr, 2014
travel time 44 days
distance travelled 1,242 km



Sent by Anna in Berlin
 on 20 Jan, 2019
travel time 5 days
distance travelled 1,237 km

Churches

St. Simeon Stolpnik Cathedral

 Brest, Belarus

Sent by Andrey in Minsk
 on 23 May, 2015
travel time 13 days
distance travelled 1,028 km
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Kaiser Wilhelm  Memorial Church
Berlin, Germany

Sent by Alex in Berlin
 on 1 Aug, 2019
travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,237 km
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The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour

Moscow, Russia

Sent by Tanya in Lukhovitsy, Russia

 on 7 Apr, 2014

travel time 21 days

distance travelled 1,273 km

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History

2. May 1945,  Berlin 

Soviet soldiers hoist the victory flag on the Reichstag, Berlin, Germany

Sent by Tobias in Jänickendorf, Germany

 on 15 Mar, 2020

travel time 4 days

distance travelled 1,236 km

received on 19 Mar, 2020 

25 May 1919,  Moscow

Lenin with a group of army officers inspecting troops of the nationwide military training service in Red Square. 

Sent by Larissa, Belarus

on 10 Jan, 2020

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 1,028 km

received on 30 Jan, 2020 

White Star Line. Titanic 1912 , Southampton- New York

Hit an iceberg 11:40 p.m. (ship's time) 14 April 1912 on her maiden voyage and sank 2 h 40 min later on 15 April 1912

Sent by Ria in New Braunfels, U.S.A

 on 14 Aug, 2014

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 8,486 km

received on 29 Aug, 2014 

Berlin, Germany

 TV- tower and the world clock, Alexander Platz
From Kirsten, Germany

The Berlin TV Tower is located on Alexanderplatz in Berlin. It is the fourth highest building in Europe (368.03 m). The construction of the tower started in 1965 and was completed in 1969. The building was designed by architects  Fritz Dieter and Günter Franke and engineer Werner Ahrend.

Berliinin televisiotorni sijaitsee Alexanderplatzilla Berliinissä. Se on Euroopan neljänneksi korkein rakennus (368,03 m). Tornin rakennustyöt aloitettiin vuonna 1965  ja  valmistuivat vuonna 1969. Suunnittelijoina toimivat arkkitehdit Fritz Dieter ja Günter Franke sekä insinööri Werner Ahrend.

Potsdamer Platz

From Kate, Germany

Potsdamer Platz is an important public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin.  After developing within the space of little over a century from an intersection of rural thoroughfares into the most bustling traffic intersection in Europe it was totally laid to waste during World War II and then left desolate during the Cold War era when the Berlin Wall bisected its former location. Since German reunification, Potsdamer Platz has been the site of major redevelopment projects.

Potsdamer Platz on aukio Berliinin keskustassa. Ennen toista maailmansotaa Potsdamer Platz oli Berliinin sydän ja eräs koko Euroopan vilkasliikenteisimmistä aukioista. Se kuitenkin tuhoutui maailmansodan aikana lähes maan tasalle ja jäi sen jälkeen vuosikymmenien ajaksi hylätyksi jättömaaksi. Berliinin muuri jakoi aukion kahtia eikä Länsi- ja Itä-Berliinin välistä rajavyöhykettä jälleenrakennettu kylmän sodan aikana. Saksan jälleenyhdistymisen jälkeen Potsdamer Platzia ympäristöineen alettiin rakentaa uudelleen vuodesta 1994 alkaen. Se oli 1990-luvun lopulla Euroopan suurin rakennustyömaa ja alue on nyttemmin rakennettu lähes täysin uudestaan.

The New Synagoge in Oranienburg road

From Peter, Germany

The Neue Synagoge ("New Synagogue") was built 1859–1866 as the main synagogue of the Berlin Jewish community, on Oranienburger Straße. The building was designed by Eduard Knoblauch. Following Knoblauch's death in 1865, Friedrich August Stüler took responsibility for the majority of its construction as well as for its interior arrangement and design. It was inaugurated in 1866.  

The synagoga  was one of the few synagogues to survive Kristallnacht, but was badly damaged during World War II.

Neue Synagoge  on Berliinin Oranienburger Strassella sijaitseva juutalainen synagoga, jota pidetään arkkitehtonisesti ja kaupunkikuvallisesti merkittävänä. Synagoga rakennettiin vuosina 1859–1866 ja sen  suunnitteli alkujaan arkkitehti Eduard Knoblauch ja työn saattoi päätökseen Friedrich August Stüler.

Kristalliyönä 9.–10. marraskuuta 1938 Neue Synagoge pelastui hyökkäykseltä ja tuhopoltolta, koska Wilhelm Krützfeld -niminen poliisi asettui suojelemaan sitä sillä perusteella, että kyseessä oli suojeltu rakennus. Synagoga kuitenkin tuhoutui suurelta osin toisen maailmansodan pommituksissa vuonna 1943.  Se julistettiin 1966 sodan ja fasismin vastaiseksi muistomerkiksi. Synagogan jälleenrakennus aloitettiin vuonna 1988 DDR:n valtion tuella. Rakennus avattiin uudelleen toukokuussa 1995.

The Reichstag building -  German Parliament Building

From Sina, Germany

The  Reichstag building is a historic building in Berlin. It was opened in 1894. In 1933 it was severely damaged after it was set on fire. After World War II, the building fell into disuse. The restoration was made until after German Reunification on 3 October 1990, when it was undergoing a reconstruction led by architect Norman Foster. After its completion in 1999, it once again became the meeting place of the German Parliament: the modern Bundestag.

Valtiopäivätalo (Reichstag) on parlamenttirakennus Berliinissä, Saksassa

Valtiopäivätalo rakennettiin vuonna 1894 Saksan keisarikunnan valtiopäivien istuntopaikaksi. Rakennus vaurioitui pahoin vuoden 1933 tulipalossa ja myöhemmin toisen maailmansodan pommituksissa. Kylmän sodan aikana rakennus oli tilapäiskäytössä, mutta vuonna 1999 liittopäivät muuttivat takaisin restauroituun rakennukseen.

Bygone Days

 Hollmannstraße corner in Berlin

From Heli in Mikkeli, Finland

Lady Liberty draped in a bolt of American-flag fabric, circa 1915

From Juanita in Chicago, U.S.A.

Children playing on deserted ground in Docklands. 1992.

Docklands, London, England

Photo Ian Berry / Magnum Photos 

From Charlotte in Bordeaux, France

Berlin

Berlin – Oberbaum Bridge

From Marion in Berlin, Germany 

Distance: 1,242 km

Travel time: 6 days

The Oberbaum Bridge is a double-deck bridge crossing Berlin's River Spree, considered one of the city's landmarks. It links Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg, former boroughs that were divided by the Berlin Wall, and has become an important symbol of Berlin’s unity.

The Victory Column with Victoria, the Goddess of Victory in the centre of the Tiergarten is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks and a popular tourist spot.

Sebt by Kerstin in Nuremberg, Germany

Distance: 1,620 km

Travel time: 21 days

Cathedrals and Palaces

Church Service in Berliner Dom, Berlin Cathedral

The Cathedral of Berlin is the largest church in the city, and it serves as a vital center for the Protestant church of Germany. Reaching out well beyond the borders of the parish  and of Berlin, the cathedral attracts thousands of visitors, year after year, from Germany and abroad.

From Susanne in Kiel, Germany

Distance: 1,153 km

Travel time: 12 days

The Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, Moscow, Russia 

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From Yana in Kursk; Russia

Distance: 1,480 km

Travel time: 14 days

Pavlovsk Palace, Italian Hall, St. Petersburg, Russia

Pavlovsk Palace is an 18th-century Russian Imperial residence built by Catherine the Great for her son, Grand Duke Paul, in Pavlovsk, within Saint Petersburg. After his death, it became the home of his widow, Maria Feodorovna. The palace and the large English garden surrounding it are now a Russian state museum and public park.

From Dimitri in St. Petersburg

Distance: 515 km

Travel time: 9 days

St. Petersburg, Russia, Oranienbaum. The Chinese Palace, 1762-68, A. Rinaldi

There is nothing particularly Chinese about this charming building in the southern corner of the park at Oranienbaum. Built by Antonio Rinaldi between 1762 and 1768, it was the first major building project to be ordered by Catherine the Great, who planned for the building to serve as her private dacha. In fact the Empress spent only 48 days there during the 34 years of her reign. However, the building is considered one of the finest examples of rococo in Russia.

Direct swap from Nikolay in St. Petersburg