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0: Aachen cathedral: Exterior
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| The oldest part of the cathedral is Carolingian but it took centuries to build. Construction started around 785 and the octagonal baroque dome was not put on until 1664. | |||||||
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1: Aachen Cathedral: Octagon
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| The Byzantine-style octagon in the centre of the cathedral was built in the 8th century as the chapel of Aachen's imperial palace. The vaulted ceiling in Emperor Charlemagne's palace chapel was the highest and widest north of the Alps for more than 200 years. | |||||||
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2: Aachen Cathedral: Chancel
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| The Gothic chancel was built between 1355 and 1414 . Most of its external wall consists of windows. The more than 1,000m2 expanse of glass was designed as a glazed reliquary shrine for Aachen's sacred relics and the bones of Charlemagne. | |||||||
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3: Dom zu Aachen: Nebenraum
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4: Muskauer Park: View from Pücklerstein monument
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| This monument is to Prince Hermann of Pückler-Muskau, who had this harmonious landscape park laid out between 1815 and 1844. His design influenced landscape architecture in both Europe and America. | |||||||
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Más sobre Muskauer Park: View from Pücklerstein monument
5: Muskauer Park: Blick von der Goldenen Höhe
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Más sobre Muskauer Park: Blick von der Goldenen Höhe
6: Muskauer Park: Aussicht ehemaliges Mausoleum
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7: Muskauer Park: By the Double Bridge
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| The Double Bridge, which suffered war damage, was rebuilt in 2003. It links the German and Polish halves of the park. This German-Polish alliance has become an exemplary international preservation project. | |||||||
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8: Muskauer Park: An der Eichseebrücke
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9: Muskauer Park: Weggabelung Eichwiese/Aubusch
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Más sobre Muskauer Park: Weggabelung Eichwiese/Aubusch
10: Bamberg old town: Bridge Town Hall
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| The town hall was originally built on pillars in 1453. Around the mid 18th century the original Gothic building was remodelled in the baroque style. The River Regnitz laps around two sides of the town hall. | |||||||
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11: Altstadt Bamberg: Karolinenstrasse
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12: Bamberg old town: Cathedral square
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| The cathedral square is spectacular - with the Romanesque-Gothic cathedral, the magnificent New Palace and the Alte Hofhaltung Palace with elements from the late medieval and Renaissance periods. The 81-metre high towers of the cathedral dominate the town's unmistakable skyline. | |||||||
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13: Bamberg old town: Rose Garden
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| From the rose garden in the Residenz Palace courtyard there are fantastic panoramic views of the old town and St. Michael's Abbey. The garden is edged by pollarded lime trees and has an elaborate pavilion. In summer its 4,500 or so roses fill the air with perfume. | |||||||
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14: Bamberg old town: Cathedral interior
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| The famous Bamberg Rider is on a pillar in front of the altar in the cathedral. The tomb of Pope Clemens II (the only tomb of a German pope) and the double sarcophagus of Emperor Heinrich II and his wife are also inside. | |||||||
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15: Altstadt Bamberg: Klein Venedig
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16: Museum Island: Bode Museum entrance hall
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| The Bode Museum's magnificent entrance hall leads to its famous sculpture collections, the collection of Byzantine art and the coin room. | |||||||
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17: Museum Island: Pergamon Museum Pergamon altar
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| The German engineer Carl Humann started to excavate the Pergamon Altar on a hill in Pergamon in 1887, on behalf of Berlin's museums. Today the reconstructed altar can be seen in the Pergamon Museum that is named after it, and it is regarded as the most famous ancient exhibit on Berlin Museum Island. | |||||||
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18: Museum Island: View 1
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| The Pergamon Museum was built between 1910 and 1930 to a design by Alfred Messel and Ludwig Hoffmann. Today it is the most visited art museum in Germany with more than a million visitors a year. | |||||||
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19: Museum Island: View 2
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| From the banks of the River Spree there is a wonderful view of Berlin cathedral and Museum Island with the old National Gallery. This gallery houses collections from the Classical, Romantic, Biedermeier, French Impressionist and early Modern periods. | |||||||
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20: Museum Island: View 3
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| The Bode Museum was officially reopened on 17 October 2006 after six years' renovation and was opened to the public on 19 October. | |||||||
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Más sobre Museum Island: View 3
21: Town hall: Senate Room
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| The Senate Room is where the senate of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen meets. Its main features are the silk-lined walls, mahogany doors, stucco ceiling panels, imperial portraits and crystal chandeliers. | |||||||
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22: Rathaus: Wandelhalle
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23: Town hall: Upper Hall
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| The Upper Hall of the town hall is its most important room. It is used for celebrations, receptions, concerts and in the past was used for council meetings. The hall is 41 metres long, 13 metres wide and eight metres high. | |||||||
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24: Town hall: Golden Chamber
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| The spacious Golden Chamber was built into the Upper Hall back in 1595 and was furnished with exquisite furniture, painted windows and gilded wallpaper. Today it is still used for special events and VIP receptions. | |||||||
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25: Town hall: Kaminsaal
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| The Kaminsaal (fireplace room) in the New Town Hall is used for receptions. The fireplace, from which it takes its name, is made of French marble. The character of the room is defined by its white stucco ceiling, dark-red damask wallpaper, dark-wood parquet floor and crystal chandeliers. | |||||||
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26: Rathaus: Kabinett
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27: Rathaus: Bibliothek
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28: Roland statue: Roland statue
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| Bremen town hall was built in the Gothic style and renovated in the 17th century during what is known as the Weser Renaissance period. The town hall and Roland statue symbolise the freedom and market rights of European townspeople. | |||||||
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29: Augustusburg Palace: Staircase
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| The magnificent staircase by Balthasar Neumann, regarded as the centrepiece of Augustusburg Palace, is decorated with ornate rocaille stuccowork. | |||||||
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30: Augustusburg Palace: Banqueting hall
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| Today the tables in the dining hall are laid with fine porcelain. The frescoes and elaborate wall paintings and the cosy fireplace add to the atmosphere. | |||||||
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31: Schloss Augustusburg: Badekabinett
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32: Augustusburg Palace: Garden
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| The elaborate, baroque gardens of Augustusburg Palace and Falkenlust hunting lodge were designed by the French landscape designer Dominique Girard. | |||||||
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33: Schloss Falkenlust: Treppenhaus
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34: Falkenlust hunting lodge: Falken mirrored hall
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| The Elector was passionate about extravagant splendour and spared no expense on the interior décor of his hunting lodge, including the mirrored hall which is lavishly decorated in gold and blue. | |||||||
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35: Wörlitz: Pantheon
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| The Wörlitz pantheon was modelled on the Pantheon in Rome and was designed by von Erdmannsdorff around 1795. The ancient statues on the ground floor were purchased in Italy specifically for this building. The upper floor once housed large parts of the prince's collection of antiquaries. | |||||||
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36: Oranienbaum: view of palace
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| Oranienbaum Palace and its 28-hectare baroque gardens were designed by the architect Cornelis Ryckwaert in the Dutch style. Prince Leopold Franz of Anhalt-Dessau showed great interest and had the palace and park redesigned in 1780. Many of the rooms were refurnished in Chinese style and the garden was remodelled as an English/Chinese garden. | |||||||
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Más sobre Oranienbaum: view of palace
37: Luisium: view of the white bridge
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| Neo-classical Luisium House was designed by Friedrich Wilhelm von Erdmannsdorff. Its exterior is austere but refined. There are notable reliefs, paintings and dark-green marbled stucco pilasters on the ground floor. | |||||||
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Más sobre Luisium: view of the white bridge
38: Georgium: Schloss und Orangerie
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Más sobre Georgium: Schloss und Orangerie
39: Mosigkau: Palace
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| Mosigkau Palace, eight kilometres south of Dessau, was built as a rococo-style summer residence between 1752 and 1757. It is one of the few rococo palaces in eastern Germany to survive intact. The potted plants lining the drive to the palace are a special attraction as some of them are hundreds of years old. | |||||||
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40: Dresden Elbe Valley: Pillnitz Palace
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| Pillnitz Palace was once the summer residence of the Saxon court. One of its buildings now houses the arts and crafts museum. | |||||||
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41: Dresden Elbe Valley: Blue Wonder
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| When it was built between 1891 and 1993, this steel suspension bridge linking the districts of Loschitz and Blasewitz was regarded as a technological miracle. It became known as the "Blue Wonder" because it is painted light blue. | |||||||
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42: Dresden Elbe Valley: Eckberg Castle
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| Eckberg Castle (left) with its 25-metre viewing tower and gardens is an important example of late Dresden Romanticism. Built in the English, neo-Gothic style it is situated on a hill overlooking the Elbe at Loschwitz. | |||||||
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43: Dresdner Elbtal: Ballhaus Watzke
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44: Dresdner Elbtal: Lindenschänke
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45: Dresden Elbe Valley: Old town skyline
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| The architectural ensemble of Dresden's historical old town, Residenz Palace, Church of Our Lady, Semper Opera House and the Zwinger Palace is a famous sight. Brühl Terrace along the banks of the river is a lovely place for a stroll. | |||||||
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46: Wartburg Castle: Elisabeth Bower
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| The glittering glass mosaics in the Elisabeth Bower originate from the period 1902 to 1906. St Elisabeth lived at the court of the Landgraves of Thuringia from 1211 to 1228. | |||||||
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47: Wartburg: Lutherstube
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48: Wartburg: Aussicht
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49: Wartburg Castle: Courtyard passageway
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| The castle's south tower can be seen through the arch of the Romanesque gatehouse. The half-timbered buildings and battlemented parapets (Margaret's parapet and Elisabeth's parapet) are largely 14th and 15th century. | |||||||
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50: Wartburg Castle: Exterior view
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| Wartburg Castle on a 400-metre high rocky outcrop is a mixture of Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Historicist styles. There are fantastic views of the Thuringian Forest from the castle. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wartburg Castle: Exterior view
51: Eisleben: birthplace
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| Martin Luther was born in this house in the road that was then known as Lange Gasse on 10 November 1483. He spent the first months of his life in Eisleben before his father, Hans Luther, moved with his family to Mansfeld to take over as smelter for a small copper mining company. | |||||||
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52: Eisleben: Geburtshaus Gedenkstätte
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53: Eisleben: birthplace museum
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| The upper floor of the house where Luther was born was extended following a fire in the 17th century, and it was extensively renovated in 2006. Today it is one of the oldest museums in the German-speaking world. | |||||||
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54: Eisleben: house where Luther died
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| Luther preached his last sermon in St Andrew's Church. The house where he died, opposite the church, is a memorial to Eisleben's most famous son. | |||||||
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55: Eisleben: house where Luther died interior
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| Visitors to the house where Luther died can see pictures of Luther, original letters and a replica of his death mask. The careful, historically accurate restoration of the room in which he actually died gives it the feel of a shrine. | |||||||
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Más sobre Eisleben: house where Luther died interior
56: Wittenberg: Lutherstube
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Más sobre Wittenberg: Lutherstube
57: Wittenberg: Lutherhof
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| The reformer lived in this former monastery for 38 years. It is now also known as Luther-Halle. After the dissolution of the monastery, Elector John the Steadfast gave the building to Luther and his heirs. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wittenberg: Lutherhof
58: Wittenberg: Melanchtongarten
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Más sobre Wittenberg: Melanchtongarten
59: Wittenberg: town church
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| The town and parish church of St Mary is the oldest building in the town. The message of the Reformation went out into the world from this church. Martin Luther preached to the congregation here. The famous altar by Cranach is particularly notable. | |||||||
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60: Wittenberg: Castle Church
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| Wittenberg Castle Church is world famous for the 95 theses Luther nailed to its door. After the Seven Year's War the church was renovated and extended in several stages. The chancel with its neo-Gothic altar is in the Wilhelminian style. The tombs of Luther and Melanchthon are near the altar. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wittenberg: Castle Church
61: Essen Zollverein coal mine: Interior conveyor belt
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| Inside the coking plant there are gigantic conveyor belts which transported the coal for 55 years. | |||||||
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Más sobre Essen Zollverein coal mine: Interior conveyor belt
62: Zeche Zollverein: Kokerei Seitenansicht
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63: Essen Zollverein coal mine: Coking plant overview
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| The Zollverein coking plant was built between 1957 and 1961 to connect with central shaft no XII. The coking plant was considered the most modern in Europe and it converted 10,000 tonnes of coal into coke every day. | |||||||
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Más sobre Essen Zollverein coal mine: Coking plant overview
64: Zeche Zollverein: Schacht XXII
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65: Zeche Zollverein: Schacht 1/2/8
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66: Essen Zollverein coal mine: Railway near shaft
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| The architects Fritz Schupp and Martin Kremmer designed "Shaft 12". From the 1930s onwards it extracted as much coal as the other eleven shafts put together. It was regarded as an architectural and technical masterpiece and as a landmark in industrial construction. | |||||||
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Más sobre Essen Zollverein coal mine: Railway near shaft
67: Zeche Zollverein: Platz vor Schacht XXII
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Más sobre Zeche Zollverein: Platz vor Schacht XXII
68: Bergwerk Rammelsberg: Innenansicht 1
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69: Bergwerk Rammelsberg: Innenansicht 2
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70: Bergwerk Rammelsberg: Innenansicht 3
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71: Bergwerk Rammelsberg: Innenansicht 4
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72: Bergwerk Rammelsberg: Innenansicht 5
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Más sobre Bergwerk Rammelsberg: Innenansicht 5
73: Rammelsberg mines: Exterior
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| Iron ore was processed in the mine buildings on the slopes of Rammelsberg hill. The works were still in use until 1988. | |||||||
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Más sobre Rammelsberg mines: Exterior
74: Bergwerk Rammelsberg: Unter Tage (Rad)
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Más sobre Bergwerk Rammelsberg: Unter Tage (Rad)
75: Rammelsberg mines: Underground railway
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| The mine's underground railway was used to transport iron ore. Today it is an important reminder of the visitor mine's industrial heritage. | |||||||
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Más sobre Rammelsberg mines: Underground railway
76: Old Town: Imperial palace
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| Rammelsberg's abundance of silver and copper ore led Emperor Heinrich II to establish the imperial palace here. Built in the Romanesque style, it was the largest and most secure palace built by the ruling dynasty and remained so for many centuries. | |||||||
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77: Old Town: Market square
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| The market square marks the centre of Goslar's old quarter. Kaiserworth House (the red building), the cloth merchants' guildhall, was built during the town's heyday in the 15th century. | |||||||
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Más sobre Old Town: Market square
78: Altstadt: An der Abzucht
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Más sobre Altstadt: An der Abzucht
79: Old Town: Siemens House
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| Red-brick Siemens House (1693) is one of the largest and best preserved town houses in Goslar. It was not only the home of the Siemens industrial family, it also provided premises for their commercial activities. | |||||||
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80: Old Town: Peterstrasse
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| The buildings in Peterstrasse are good examples of the large number of half-timbered town houses with intricate carvings in Goslar. | |||||||
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Más sobre Old Town: Peterstrasse
81: cathedral: altar
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| Hildesheim's Romanesque cathedral dates back to the 9th century and is home to magnificent treasures from the time of Bishop Bernward, including the monumental Column of Christ depicting scenes from the life of Jesus Christ. | |||||||
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Más sobre cathedral: altar
82: Dom: Mittelschiff
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Más sobre Dom: Mittelschiff
83: cathedral: rose tree
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| Hildesheim's most famous plant, the thousand-year old rose tree, grows in the courtyard outside the east chancel. According to legend, Hildesheim will be safe as long as the rose tree flourishes. | |||||||
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84: St Michael's Church: side view
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| The former Benedictine abbey church of St. Michael is regarded as a masterpiece of medieval architecture. Like the cathedral, St Michael's church has slim towers at either end with a massive crossing tower rising from the central axis of the building | |||||||
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Más sobre St Michael's Church: side view
85: St. Michael: Westseite
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Más sobre St. Michael: Westseite
86: Cologne Cathedral: High altar
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| View of the chancel from the high altar showing the imposing 43-metre high central nave. When construction started, the cathedral was modelled on Amiens cathedral. The contemporary church window designed by Gerhard Richter in the wall of the south transept is noteworthy. | |||||||
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Más sobre Cologne Cathedral: High altar
87: Kölner Dom: Langhaus
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88: Cologne Cathedral: view from spire
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| There are wonderful panoramic views of the whole of Cologne and its surroundings from the spire on the central nave. Hohenzollern bridge directly adjacent to the cathedral is the busiest railway bridge in Germany. | |||||||
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89: Cologne Cathedral: Exterior main door
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| It has the largest façade of any church in the world, said to be around 7,000 square metres, flanked by two 157-metre spires. | |||||||
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Más sobre Cologne Cathedral: Exterior main door
90: Cologne Cathedral: Exterior side view
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| The nave is 144 metres long, one of the longest in the world. The train station forecourt to the north of the cathedral is bustling in summer. | |||||||
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Más sobre Cologne Cathedral: Exterior side view
91: Weissenburg: north gate
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| Using available historical information, the north gate (porta decumana) of the Roman fort in Weissenburg, Franconia, was reconstructed in its original dimensions. It was the symbol of the old Roman province of regio biriciana. | |||||||
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Más sobre Weissenburg: north gate
92: Weissenburg: Römische Thermen
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Más sobre Weissenburg: Römische Thermen
93: Aalen: Limes Museum exterior
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| Aalen Limes Museum is the biggest Roman museum in south Germany and is built on the site of the biggest Roman cavalry fort north of the Alps. After several years' excavation in front of the museum, the main building of the cavalry fort was uncovered. The museum illustrates the history of the Romans in Germany. | |||||||
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94: Aalen: Limes Museum interior
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| Superbly restored weapons such as lances and swords are on display in the Limes Museum, showing how well equipped the Roman army was. Tools, pottery, jewellery and coins give an insight into civilian life in Roman times. | |||||||
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Más sobre Aalen: Limes Museum interior
95: Bad Homburg: Römerkastell Saalburg
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Más sobre Bad Homburg: Römerkastell Saalburg
96: Hillscheid: Wachturm
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Más sobre Hillscheid: Wachturm
97: Hillscheid: Kastell
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Más sobre Hillscheid: Kastell
98: Rheinbrohl: watchtower
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| The Roman watchtower in Rheinbrohl marks the northern end of the old Roman border wall in Germany. The tower has been reconstructed close to the original site using Roman rubble found in the vicinity. | |||||||
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Más sobre Rheinbrohl: watchtower
99: Lorsch Abbey: Abbey
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| As well as the King's Hall or Gatehouse, parts of the Romanesque central nave of the Abbey basilica's narthex survive. The basilica was replaced in the 12th century following a fire, but finally demolished in the Thirty Year's War. | |||||||
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Más sobre Lorsch Abbey: Abbey
100: Kloster Lorsch: Kräutergarten
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Más sobre Kloster Lorsch: Kräutergarten
101: Kloster Lorsch: Klosterpark
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Más sobre Kloster Lorsch: Klosterpark
102: Lorsch Abbey: King's Hall
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| The King's Hall or Gatehouse, whose function in the centre of the former abbey entrance yard is still unknown, is regarded as one of the best-preserved Carolingian period buildings. It is known as the "jewel of the Carolingian Renaissance" for its arcades, pilasters and pedestals. | |||||||
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Más sobre Lorsch Abbey: King's Hall
103: Altstadt: Hellgrüner Gang
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Más sobre Altstadt: Hellgrüner Gang
104: Lübeck old town: Church of St. Mary
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| The Church of St. Mary is a particularly fine example of ecclesiastic brick-Gothic architecture. This triple-naved basilica with the world's highest brick-vaulted roof is regarded as the model for many Gothic churches around the Baltic. | |||||||
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Más sobre Lübeck old town: Church of St. Mary
105: Lübeck old town: Holsten Gate
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| The acclaimed Holsten Gate was built between 1464 and 1478, and is regarded as the most famous landmark in Lübeck. At one time, the only entrance to the town was through the archway of this impressive building. | |||||||
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Más sobre Lübeck old town: Holsten Gate
106: Lübeck old town: Museum harbour
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| Historical sailing ships are moored in Holsten Harbour on the lower Trave, the river which flows around the old quarter with its patrician town houses. | |||||||
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Más sobre Lübeck old town: Museum harbour
107: Altstadt: Obertrave
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Más sobre Altstadt: Obertrave
108: Lübeck old town: Rathausmarkt square
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| The 13th century town hall, which has been extended several times, was built by merchants as an expression of civic self-confidence. The Long House (the dark-coloured building) and the Kriegsstuben building adjoin it on the eastern side of the square. | |||||||
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Más sobre Lübeck old town: Rathausmarkt square
109: Altstadt: St. Jakobi Innenansicht
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Más sobre Altstadt: St. Jakobi Innenansicht
110: Travemünde: Maritimblick
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Más sobre Travemünde: Maritimblick
111: Travemünde: Strand
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Más sobre Travemünde: Strand
112: Maulbronn Monastery Complex: View from east
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| The buildings of the former monastery clearly illustrate the transition between the Romanesque and the Gothic periods. | |||||||
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Más sobre Maulbronn Monastery Complex: View from east
113: Maulbronn Monastery Complex: View from west
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| Maulbronn Monastery Complex was founded in the 12th century by Cistercian monks from Alsace, and by the time of the Reformation it had become a major abbey with a farm and extensive estates. | |||||||
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Más sobre Maulbronn Monastery Complex: View from west
114: Maulbronn Monastery Complex: Monastery church
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| The interior of the monastery church is rather plain and austere, in accordance with Cistercian teachings. However, from the 15th century onwards there was a move away from this severity which can be seen in the reticulated vaulting above the nave and the intricately carved choir stalls. | |||||||
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Más sobre Maulbronn Monastery Complex: Monastery church
115: Maulbronn Monastery Complex: Fountain Chapel interior
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| The monks used to wash at the three-tiered Gothic fountain in the Fountain Chapel. They also had their hair and beards cut here. | |||||||
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Más sobre Maulbronn Monastery Complex: Fountain Chapel interior
116: Kloster Maulbronn: Herrenrefektorium
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Más sobre Kloster Maulbronn: Herrenrefektorium
117: Messel pit: Viewing platform
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| From the viewing platform you can look down into the gigantic Messel Pit Fossil Site which is 1,000 metres in diameter. Since the oil shale mine was abandoned, nature has been able to develop unimpeded, providing habitats for rare animal and plant species, which makes Messel a fascinating biotope as well as a famous fossil site. | |||||||
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Más sobre Messel pit: Viewing platform
118: Messel pit: Excavation
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| Scientists are currently excavating three different sites looking for fossils concealed in the layers of shale in the pit. The fossils found at Messel are generally of remarkable quality and are therefore extremely important for palaeontological research. | |||||||
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Más sobre Messel pit: Excavation
119: Messel pit: excavation team
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| The extrication of the valuable fossils requires significant experience and skilfulness. During the summer, the team of scientists from the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research works at the excavation site, while the cold winter months are used for the time consuming preparation the summer?s crop of specimens. | |||||||
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Más sobre Messel pit: excavation team
120: Messel pit: artesian well
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| In 2001, a boring was advanced in the centre of Messel Pit in a bid to investigate its origins. Lapilli tuffs were encountered at a depth of 240 metres below ground level, proving that the Messel Fossil Site was originally a volcanic crater lake. The boring struck an aquifer rich in sulphur and iron, that today gushes from the borehole, which has since been converted to a well. | |||||||
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Más sobre Messel pit: artesian well
121: Messel pit: 100 percent nature
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| For almost one hundred years the oil shale of Messel Pit was mined industrially and processed into various mineral oil products. Today, nature has once again reclaimed the surface of the former open pit mine. | |||||||
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Más sobre Messel pit: 100 percent nature
122: Messel pit: fossils
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| Visitors experience the Messel Pit and its fossils up close on guided tours. They undertake a journey back through the eons of time to witness the eruption of the maar volcano, 47 million years ago, in a time when prehistoric horses, crocodiles and lemurs lived in the rainforest surrounding the lake. | |||||||
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Más sobre Messel pit: fossils
123: Lorch: Kirche St. Martin
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Más sobre Lorch: Kirche St. Martin
124: Koblenz: Deutsches Eck
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| Deutsches Eck (German Corner) is a spit of land at the confluence of the Moselle and the Rhine. An equestrian statue of Kaiser Wilhelm I was erected here in 1897. | |||||||
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Más sobre Koblenz: Deutsches Eck
125: St. Goarshausen: Loreley view
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| The famous Loreley rock is a 132-metre high slate crag near Sankt Goarshausen. Loreley was famous as long ago as the Middle Ages, both because the striking crag is a landmark and because it is a dangerous area for shipping. | |||||||
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Más sobre St. Goarshausen: Loreley view
126: St. Goarshausen: Loreley statue
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| Loreley, a mermaid, sits seductively on the harbour wall beneath Loreley rock. According to the ballad she lured sailors on the Rhine with her voice and, because of the unbelievable beauty of her song, they failed to notice the dangerous currents and reefs, and they and their boats came to grief. | |||||||
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Más sobre St. Goarshausen: Loreley statue
127: Rüdesheim: Germania
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| The "Germania" monument overlooks the town of Rüdesheim am Rhein and the Rüdesheimer Berg vineyards. The 12.5-metre high statue of Germania is a symbolic "guard on the Rhine" and is a memorial to the founding of the new German empire after the Franco-Prussian War. | |||||||
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Más sobre Rüdesheim: Germania
128: Kaub: Pfalzgrafenstein
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Más sobre Kaub: Pfalzgrafenstein
129: Upper Middle Rhine Valley: View of valley
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| The idyllically located town of Oberwesel is one of the biggest wine growing districts on the Middle Rhine. 72 hectares of Riesling, Müller-Thurgau and Kerner grapes are grown on hillside sites here. | |||||||
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Más sobre Upper Middle Rhine Valley: View of valley
130: Schloss Sanssouci: Bibliothek
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Más sobre Schloss Sanssouci: Bibliothek
131: Schloss Sanssouci: Englischer Garten
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Más sobre Schloss Sanssouci: Englischer Garten
132: Sanssouci Palace: Gardens view 2
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| Sanssouci Palace is impressive, but not ostentatious. Once the summer residence of Friedrich II, the palace, its landscaped gardens and the vineyard terraces form a harmonious unity and are regarded as a masterpiece of the rococo style. | |||||||
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Más sobre Sanssouci Palace: Gardens view 2
133: Sanssouci Palace: Concert room
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| The magnificent concert room in the east wing of Sanssouci Palace with wall paintings by Antoine Pesne is testimony to the musical ambitions of Frederick the Great. A flute reputedly once played by the king lies on the grand piano. | |||||||
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Más sobre Sanssouci Palace: Concert room
134: Sanssouci Palace: Marble hall
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| The marble hall is the palace banqueting hall. Its oval shape and the cupola lavishly decorated in gold with a skylight at its highest point were based on the Pantheon in Rome. | |||||||
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Más sobre Sanssouci Palace: Marble hall
135: Schloss Sanssouci: Park Wegkreuzung
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Más sobre Schloss Sanssouci: Park Wegkreuzung
136: Sanssouci Palace: Voltair's room
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| The décor in Voltaire's room is striking, with brightly coloured wood carvings on the yellow lacquered walls. Monkeys, parrots, fruit, flowers and other natural motifs give the room its cheerful character. | |||||||
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Más sobre Sanssouci Palace: Voltair's room
137: Altstadt: Rathaus Festsaal
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Más sobre Altstadt: Rathaus Festsaal
138: Quedlinburg old town: Schlossberg hill collegiate church
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| The Romanesque Collegiate Church of St Servatius on Schlossberg hill is one of the architectural masterpieces of the Romanesque period. The tomb of Heinrich I, the first German king, and the famous cathedral treasury can be seen inside. | |||||||
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Más sobre Quedlinburg old town: Schlossberg hill collegiate church
139: Quedlinburg old town: Market square
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| The market square dates back to the 12th century. The Renaissance town hall and carefully renovated timber-framed houses can also be seen in the square. Its pretty cafés are inviting places to relax in a historical setting. | |||||||
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Más sobre Quedlinburg old town: Market square
140: Quedlinburg old town: Mathildenbrunnen fountain
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| Mathildenbrunnen fountain is named after St Mathilda. At the fountain, Pölkenstrasse widens out into a square which has been the location of Quedlinburg's flower festival since the beginning of the 21st century. | |||||||
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Más sobre Quedlinburg old town: Mathildenbrunnen fountain
141: Altstadt: Augustinern
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Más sobre Altstadt: Augustinern
142: Altstadt: Blasiistrasse
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Más sobre Altstadt: Blasiistrasse
143: Altstadt: Finkenherd
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Más sobre Altstadt: Finkenherd
144: Quedlinburg old town: Schlossberg hill
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| There are fantastic panoramic views of the roofs of the timber-framed buildings in the old quarter from Schlossberg hill. | |||||||
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Más sobre Quedlinburg old town: Schlossberg hill
145: Altstadt: Münzenberg
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Más sobre Altstadt: Münzenberg
146: Old town: Trinity Church view from tower
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| There is a lovely view from the tower of Trinity Church of nearly twenty intact towers, a mixture of buildings and the labyrinth of narrow streets reminiscent of the Mediterranean. | |||||||
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Más sobre Old town: Trinity Church view from tower
147: Old town: Haidplatz square
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| Haidplatz square in Regensburg's old town is built on the site of a long meadow to the west of the old Roman camp. Tournaments were held here in the Middle Ages. The early Gothic town houses are particularly noteworthy. | |||||||
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Más sobre Old town: Haidplatz square
148: Old town: Kornmarkt square
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| As is typical for a medieval town, Regensburg's town hall was built in the central market square, now called Kornmarkt. The town hall was first documented in 1244 and it is therefore one of the oldest town halls in south Germany. | |||||||
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Más sobre Old town: Kornmarkt square
149: Altstadt: Steinerne Brücke
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Más sobre Altstadt: Steinerne Brücke
150: Altstadt: Stadtamhof
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Más sobre Altstadt: Stadtamhof
151: Altstadt: Emmeramer Hof
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Más sobre Altstadt: Emmeramer Hof
152: St. Georg's Church: exterior
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| The three Romanesque-style medieval churches (in this case St George's) are examples of early medieval architecture in central Europe. The Benedictine monastery on this island became one of the intellectual centres of the Holy Roman Empire between 800 and 1100. | |||||||
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Más sobre St. Georg's Church: exterior
153: St. Georg's Church: interior
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| The carefully restored wall paintings in the church of St. George have turned Reichenau island into a centre of great importance for the history of European art in the 10th and 11th centuries. | |||||||
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Más sobre St. Georg's Church: interior
154: Klosterinsel Reichenau: St. Peter und Paul Außenansicht
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Más sobre Klosterinsel Reichenau: St. Peter und Paul Außenansicht
155: Church of St. Peter and St. Paul: interior
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| The interior of the Church of St Peter and St Paul was remodelled in the rococo style around 1750 by enlarging the windows, replacing the flat wooden ceiling with a stucco vault and creating the organ gallery in the western section. The main elements of the 11th century building still in existence are the cloisters. | |||||||
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Más sobre Church of St. Peter and St. Paul: interior
156: Klosterinsel Reichenau: Münster Innenansicht
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Más sobre Klosterinsel Reichenau: Münster Innenansicht
157: Klosterinsel Reichenau: Münster-Kräutergarten
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Más sobre Klosterinsel Reichenau: Münster-Kräutergarten
158: Klosterinsel Reichenau: Ergat Platz
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Más sobre Klosterinsel Reichenau: Ergat Platz
159: Speyer Cathedral: Front view
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| The ground plan of this significant Romanesque building is a Latin cross. The cathedral bowl, which has a capacity of 1,560 litres, is located in the square outside the main cathedral door and once marked the boundary between episcopal and municipal territories. | |||||||
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Más sobre Speyer Cathedral: Front view
160: Speyer Cathedral: Side view
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| The cathedral has been altered, destroyed and rebuilt several times. Following renovation in the 1960s, the original Romanesque design of the cathedral can be seen again. | |||||||
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Más sobre Speyer Cathedral: Side view
161: Speyer Cathedral: Central nave
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| Twelve columns with Corinthian capitals support the vault of the central nave. The 19th century wall paintings have been removed, apart from those above the arches in the side aisles. | |||||||
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Más sobre Speyer Cathedral: Central nave
162: Speyer Dom: Altar
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Más sobre Speyer Dom: Altar
163: Speyer Cathedral: Crypt
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| The crypt is still in its original condition and is the biggest Romanesque columned hall in Europe. Its seven-metre high ceiling and bi-coloured cross-vault arches are particularly impressive. | |||||||
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Más sobre Speyer Cathedral: Crypt
164: Speyer Dom: Kaisergruft
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Más sobre Speyer Dom: Kaisergruft
165: Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church Pfaffenwinkel: Altar
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| The chancel of The Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church and its high altar are magnificent examples of Bavarian rococo art. The coloured marble columns, gilded stuccowork and statuary are almost too lavish in their splendour. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church Pfaffenwinkel: Altar
166: Wieskirche Pfaffenwinkel: Überblick
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Más sobre Wieskirche Pfaffenwinkel: Überblick
167: Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church Pfaffenwinkel: Side view
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| The Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church is flooded with light and is one of the finest examples of a rococo interior in Germany. The monumental ceiling fresco, which depicts the second coming of Christ, gives the illusion that the cupola is open to the sky. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church Pfaffenwinkel: Side view
168: Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church Pfaffenwinkel: Back view
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| The pilgrimage church with its sweeping shapes blends harmoniously with the idyllic scenery of Bavaria's Alpine foothills. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church Pfaffenwinkel: Back view
169: Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church Pfaffenwinkel: Front view
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| A simple wooden chapel for pilgrimages was built here initially in 1740, but it was soon transformed by the architect Dominikus Zimmermann into a magnificent rococo church. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wieskirche Pilgrimage Church Pfaffenwinkel: Front view
170: Stralsund: Fährstrasse
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| The buildings in Fährstrasse in the old quarter of Stralsund are typical of the Hanseatic period. | |||||||
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Más sobre Stralsund: Fährstrasse
171: Stralsund: Am Johanniskloster
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Más sobre Stralsund: Am Johanniskloster
172: Stralsund: town hall courtyard
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| The long town hall passage with its attractive baroque galleries is particularly noteworthy. The whole town hall was comprehensively renovated between 2001 and 2004. | |||||||
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Más sobre Stralsund: town hall courtyard
173: Stralsund: Nikolaikirche
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Más sobre Stralsund: Nikolaikirche
174: Stralsund: Hafen
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Más sobre Stralsund: Hafen
175: Stralsund: Church of St Mary
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| The wonderful view from the tower of the Church of St. Mary takes in Stralsund old quarter, Strelasund Strait and the island of Rügen on the other side. | |||||||
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Más sobre Stralsund: Church of St Mary
176: Wismar: Rathaus Kellergewölbe
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Más sobre Wismar: Rathaus Kellergewölbe
177: Wismar: market square
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| Wismar market square covers an area of 10,000m², making it one of the biggest squares in Germany. The town hall, which partially collapsed in 1807, is on the northern side of the square. Its late-Gothic predecessor was rebuilt in the neo-classical style. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wismar: market square
178: Wismar: Restaurant Zum Weinberg
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Más sobre Wismar: Restaurant Zum Weinberg
179: Wismar: Alter Schwede restaurant
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| The medieval building known as "Alter Schwede" or Old Swede was built in 1380 as a town house with living quarters and commercial premises below and storage space above. It was not until the late 19th century, when it became a restaurant, that the building was called "Alter Schwede" as a reminder of the period from 1648 to 1803 when Wismar was ruled by the Swedes. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wismar: Alter Schwede restaurant
180: Wismar: Church of St. Mary
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| Formerly the town-hall church and the principal church in Wismar, the Church of St. Mary is one of the finest brick-Gothic ecclesiastic buildings in north Germany. It was designed and built by Johann Grote at the beginning of the 14th century. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wismar: Church of St. Mary
181: Wismar: Heiligen-Geist-Kirche
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Más sobre Wismar: Heiligen-Geist-Kirche
182: Wismar: Schweinsbrücke bridge
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| Schweinsbrücke bridge leads directly to St. Nicholas' Church, the sailors' and seafarers' church. Its tower was originally topped by a spire which collapsed in a storm in 1703 destroying large parts of the interior furnishings which were then replaced with baroque style fittings. | |||||||
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Más sobre Wismar: Schweinsbrücke bridge
183: Wismar: Karstadt Gründerhaus
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Más sobre Wismar: Karstadt Gründerhaus
184: Roman remains, cathedral and Church of Our Lady: Porta Nigra
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| The Porta Nigra, or Black Gate, is Trier's signature attraction and symbol of its Roman heritage. It was built of light sandstone in the 2nd century and was only given its present name in the Middle Ages when the stone had become darker. | |||||||
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Más sobre Roman remains, cathedral and Church of Our Lady: Porta Nigra
185: Römerbauten, Dom und Liebfrauenkirche: Dom
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186: Roman remains, cathedral and Church of Our Lady: Church of Our Lady
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| The Church of Our Lady was one of the first churches in Germany built in French High Gothic style. The interior is bright and airy, the view into the high dome is breathtaking. | |||||||
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Más sobre Roman remains, cathedral and Church of Our Lady: Church of Our Lady
187: Roman remains, cathedral and Church of Our Lady: Constantine's Basilica
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| The basilica of Emperor Constantine, also known as the throne room, had various uses, including as the seat of the Counts Palatine, the archbishops' residence and today as a Protestant church. Its huge size and the distinct division of its interior are breathtaking. | |||||||
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188: Römerbauten, Dom und Liebfrauenkirche: Römerbrücke
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189: Völklingen Ironworks: Blasting hall
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| The giant turbines in the gas-powered blasting hall supplied the ironworks' blast furnace with warm air. The oldest machine in this hall dates back to 1905. | |||||||
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190: Völklingen Ironworks: Side view
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| This imposing industrial monument on the banks of the Saar covers an area of six hectares. To the layman it looks like a gigantic maze of tubes, pipes, rails and chimneys. | |||||||
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191: Völklingen Ironworks: Mezzanine
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| The imposing dry gas purifier at Völklingen Ironworks consists of a seemingly endless system of pipes. During the smelting process the top gas produced is captured and diverted via the dry gas purifier for further use in the gasometer. | |||||||
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192: Völklinger Hütte: Gichtbühne
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193: Völklinger Hütte: Aussicht
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194: Völklinger Hütte: Zwischenetage
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195: Völklinger Hütte: Ablass
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196: Völklinger Hütte: Becken
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197: Weimar Bauhaus uni: interior
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| Bauhaus design principles can even be seen in the interior of the university. Its wall reliefs, statuary, clearly defined geometric shapes and characteristic staircases have become the hallmarks of the Bauhaus style. | |||||||
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198: Haus am Horn Weimar: interior
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199: Dessau master houses: interior
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200: Dessau master houses: exterior
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| The seven master houses in Dessau were built by revolutionary architects (including Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky and Walter Gropius) as their own homes. The artists had spacious studios in these houses, whose glass façades are some of their most notable design elements. | |||||||
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201: Dessau Bauhaus : interior
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202: Dessau Bauhaus: exterior
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| Following its beginnings in Weimar, Walter Gropius, the founder of the Bauhaus school, designed this university building in Dessau in 1925. This site is regarded as the centre of a new, universal architectural movement. | |||||||
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203: Classical Weimar: Goethe House
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| This baroque house on Frauenplan was the home of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe for almost 50 years. Today, the house looks largely as it did during the final years of the great poet's life. | |||||||
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204: Classical Weimar: Schiller House
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| Friedrich Schiller spent the final three years of his life in this town house on what was then the Weimar esplanade. He wrote his last great plays here, including "Messina" and "Wiliam Tell". | |||||||
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205: Classical Weimar: Herderkirche
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206: Classical Weimar: Belvedere Palace
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| This baroque complex to the south of the town was built from 1724 onwards and was initially the ducal pheasantry. It was used as a summer residence from 1728 for Duke Ernst August and for Duchess Anna Amalia from 1756. | |||||||
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207: Classical Weimar: Tiefurt Palace Park
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| The former park of Tiefurt Palace is four kilometres east of the centre of Weimar. The first landscaped areas were laid out by the youngest son of Duchess Anna Amalia together with his tutor and the painter Adam Friedrich Oeser. | |||||||
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208: Würzburg Residenz Palace: Courtyard
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| The former prince bishop's residence was designed and built between 1720 and 1744 by Balthasar Neumann. The paved cour d'honneur with the Franconia fountain was originally enclosed by railings | |||||||
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209: Würzburg Residenz Palace: Mirrored hall
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| Venetian reverse glass paintings can be seen in the mirrored hall. After it was damaged in the Second World War, the hall was painstakingly reconstructed with reference to old photographs. | |||||||
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210: Würzburg Residenz Palace: Staircase
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| The staircase is famous for its unsupported vaulted ceiling. The Venetian artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo created the biggest ceiling fresco in the world (approx. 670m²) for this staircase in 1752/3. | |||||||
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211: Würzburg Residenz Palace: Green Lacquered Room
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| This green room is a notable example of a Franconian rococo-style interior. The main feature of the room is the juxtaposition of the strong colours of green and gold. | |||||||
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212: Würzburg Residenz Palace: White hall
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| The white hall forms a vivid contrast to the staircase with its colourful fresco. The exquisite stucco work is by Antonio Bossis. | |||||||
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