Tag: germany

December 5, 2015 at 12:00 pm

Picture of the Day: Walking to the Sky

Picture of the Day: Walking to the Sky

“Man walking to the sky” is a public art sculpture in Kassel, Germany by artist Jonathan Borofsky.

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November 21, 2015 at 11:53 am

Picture of the Day: Lindenhof Park on Lake Constance

Picture of the Day: Lindenhof Park on Lake Constance

A single bench overlooks Lake Constance from Lindenhof Park, located in Lindau, a Bavarian town on the eastern side of Lake Constance.

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June 12, 2015 at 3:48 pm

There’s a Water Slide in Germany Called the Black Hole and It Looks Awesome

There's a Water Slide in Germany Called the Black Hole and It Looks Awesome

Check out the amazing LED ‘Black Hole’ water slide in Bremerhaven, Germany. Warning: riders may accidentally travel through time and space.

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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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