Tag: germany

June 11, 2015 at 11:50 am

Someone Made a Compilation of the Strangest Vehicles at the Nurburgring and It’s Amazing

Someone Made a Compilation of the Strangest Vehicles at the Nurburgring and It's Amazing

The Nürburgring is a famous Grand Prix racetrack in Germany. But did you know it’s also open to the public? If you pay the toll, own a road-legal vehicle and accept ALL responsibility, you can take a hot lap on the world-famous course.

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June 9, 2015 at 7:50 pm

The Giant Waterpark Inside an Old German Airship Hangar

The Giant Waterpark Inside an Old German Airship Hangar

60 km south of Berlin is a former Soviet airfield where you will find an old airship hangar that has been converted into a giant waterpark.

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May 4, 2015 at 1:09 pm

Remarkable HD Footage of Berlin from July 1945

Remarkable HD Footage of Berlin from July 1945

The video quality is astonishing. Fascinating HD color video shows the situation of the city in summer 1945, just after the Second World War and the capitulation of Germany. Daily life after years of war. Pictures from the destroyed city, the Reichstag, Brandenburger Tor, Adlon, Führerbunker, Unter den Linden, rubble women working in the…

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April 6, 2015 at 6:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral from the Top of a Spire

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral from the Top of a Spire

Photograph by Vadim Makhorov | On the Roofs In this dizzying night time photo we see what Cologne Cathedral looks like from the top of one of the two massive spires. The photo was taken by Vadim Makhorov, one half of the rooftopping duo On the Roofs. Cologne Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral…

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May 15, 2014 at 5:41 pm

Picture of the Day: 600-year-old Tower in Front of a Modern High-Rise

Picture of the Day: 600-year-old Tower in Front of a Modern High-Rise

A 600-YEAR-OLD TOWER IN FRONT OF A MODERN HIGH-RISE Photograph by Epizentrum on Wikimedia Commons In the foreground is Eschenheimer Turm, the oldest and most unaltered building in the Innenstadt district (city center) of Frankfurt, Germany. Erected at the start of the 15th century (1426-28), the tower was a city gate that…

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April 21, 2014 at 4:30 pm

Picture of the Day: Bastei Bridge, Germany

Picture of the Day: Bastei Bridge, Germany

BASTEI BRIDGE, GERMANY © Thomas Wolf, http://www.foto-tw.de | Facebook In this beautiful photo by Thomas Wolf, we see the Bastei Bridge, situated above the Elbe River in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains of Germany. The Bastei rock formation towers 194 meters (636 ft) above the river and is a major landmark of the…

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April 12, 2014 at 2:17 pm

Picture of the Day: Prepare for Landing

Picture of the Day: Prepare for Landing

PREPARE FOR LANDING Photograph by apiratenamedbob on reddit Seen here is the small runway/airport known as the Farrenberg aerodrome (FAR1). It sits atop a hill of the same name in the Baden-Württemberg region of Germany. You can see the tiny airport and runway on Google Maps by entering the following coordinates: 48°23’8.49″N…

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September 23, 2013 at 10:47 pm

Picture of the Day: Neuschwanstein Castle

Picture of the Day: Neuschwanstein Castle

NEUSCHWANSTEIN CASTLE Photograph by Taxiarchos228 on Wikimedia Commons Neuschwanstein Castle is a 19th-century Romanesque Revival palace (i.e., a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th and 12th century Romanesque architecture) on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. [Source]…

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August 28, 2013 at 4:38 pm

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral During WWII

Picture of the Day: Cologne Cathedral During WWII

COLOGNE CATHEDRAL DURING WWII Photograph via Kevin Trotman (The Rocketeer on Flickr) Seen here is an aerial black and white photo of the famous Cologne Cathedral during WWII. Kevin Trotman (The Rocketeer on Flickr) said he found the photo along with 19 others tucked inside a book that he bought for $1…

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August 20, 2013 at 7:06 pm

Picture of the Day: Unreal Ceiling Fresco in Germany

Picture of the Day: Unreal Ceiling Fresco in Germany

UNREAL CEILING FRESCO IN GERMANY Photograph by Berthold Werner Painted on the nave of St. Paulinus’ Church in Trier, Germany, is this incredible fresco by Rococo artist Christoph Thomas Scheffler (1699-1756). The fresco portrays scenes from the life of St Paulinus and depictions of the martyrdom of the Theban Legion. A Baroque…

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