Platz am Ritterbrunnen Braunschweig

View of Platz am Ritterbrunnen (Knight Fountain Square) in the center of Braunschweig, Germany. This square is located just in front of the big shopping center Schloss Arkaden.

Platz am Ritterbrunnen Braunschweig.

Blending with the Crowd

Art figures blending with the crowd in the center of Braunschweig.

Lineup Braunschweig

Lineup of life size figures in the square in front of Schloss Arkaden in Braunschweig.

Schloss Arkaden, Braunschweig Germany.

Art in the Streets of Braunschweig

Art in the streets of Brunswick (Braunschweig, Germany): life size figures taking a shower in the Altstadtmarkt (Old City Market).

Swimmers showering in the Altstadtmarkt in Brunswick (Braunschweig), Germany.

Braunschweiger Löwe or Brunswick Lion

The Brunswick Lion (in German: Braunschweiger Löwe) is the best-known landmark and symbol of the city of Brunswick (Braunschweig). A copy of the Brunswick Lion stands in Burgplatz square and the original is kept in Burg Dankwarderode (Dankwarderode Castle). The giant lion figure (it weighs almost 900 kg) was cast during the reign of Henry the Lion, Duke of Bavaria and Saxony. The Brunswick Lion is the oldest large sculpture from the Middle Ages, found north of the Alps. It is also the earliest example of hollow casting of a large figure since antiquity.

The Brunswick Lion (Braunschweiger Löwe) in the Burgplatz square. Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany.

Kohlmarkt Braunschweig

A busy day in the Kohlmarkt of Braunschweig. The Kohlmarkt is a popular square in the inner city of Braunschweig. By the way, the name Kohlmarkt refers to coal and not cabbage as coal used to be stored and traded in the market. Braunschweig also gets translated to Brunswick in English.

The Kohlmarkt in the center of Braunschweig (Lower Saxony, Germany).

Gymnasium Carolinum in Osnabrück

Gymnasium Carolinum Osnabrück is located in the center of the city, right next to the cathedral. It is one of the oldest, still functioning schools in Germany. Gymnasium Carolinum was founded in 804 as a cathedral school.

Saturday market and Gymnasium Carolinum in Osnabrück.

Bridge and Houses in Osnabrück

A bridge over the Hase and some houses in the old town (alte stad) of Osnabrück, Germany.

One of the bridges leading to the old town (alte stad) of Osnabrück.

Osnabrück, Germany

View from the shpping streets of Osnabrück: the Saturn store (Kamp 50) and a giant Easter bunny on the rooftop of a cafe... still painting eggs a week after Easter :-)

Kamp is one of the major shopping streets in the center of Osnabrück.

 

Casino Esplanade Hamburg

Street view: two shots of Casino Esplanade in downtown Hamburg, Germany.

The facade of Casino Esplanade in Hamburg, Germany.

Remembering the Beatles

The Beatles spent almost two years in Hamburg in the early days of their career. They were performing in various bars and clubs in Hamburg's notorious St. Pauli neighborhood.

Nowadays, a small square in St Pauli bears the name of the Beatles. Beatles-Platz also features a small memorial in the form of four silhouettes.

Beatles Platz in St Pauli, Hamburg.

Hamburg Alte Oberpostdirektion

The former main post office (German: Alte Oberpostdirektion) in Stephansplatz, Hamburg. The building was designed by Julius Carl Raschdorff and constructed in the period 1883-1887. The facade is decorated with sculpture groups which represent the benefits of post, telegraphy and telephony. The central tower is topped by a statue of a flying Mercury, the Greek messenger of the Gods speeding through the skies.

Stephansplatz Hamburg - the former main post office building.

Lake Alster in Hamburg

Modern sculpture on the shores of the Alster in Hamburg. I really have no idea what it is supposed to mean.

The Atlantic Kempinski Hotel

Grand Hotel Atlantic Kempinski is a first-class, 5-star hotel in Hamburg. It is very centrally located, close to the central train station and Hamburg's city center.

The Atlantic Kempinski Grand Hotel in Hamburg sits on the shores of lake Alster.

Hamburg Hbf

Views of Hamburg Hbf (the central railway station in Hamburg).

The central train station in Hamburg, seen from the Southern side.

Hamburg TV Tower

The Hamburg TV tower is the tallest structure in the city. The tower is 279,2 meters (916 ft) high and it is named after the Hamburg-born German physicist Heinrich Hertz.

The Heinrich Hertz TV tower in Hamburg, seen from the botanic gardens.

St Georgs Kirchhof in Hamburg

View of St Georgs Kirchhof, located not far from the central railway station in Hamburg.

The St Georgs church in Hamburg.

Jet d'eau Hamburg

The water fountain in the Binnenalster (Inner Alster) of Hamburg is a smalle version of the Jet d'eau in Geneva. In Hamburg, the water is jetted to an altitude of 60 meters, as apposed to 140 meters in Geneva. This has to do with the windy weather in Hamburg. Nevertheless, the view is simply astonishing.

View of the Binnenalster and Hamburg's version of Jet d'eau. Hamburg Germany 2014.

Europa Passage in Hamburg

Inside the Europa Passage. Hamburg Germany, 2014.

Inside the Europa Passage in Hamburg, Germany. The Europa Passage is a mega shopping mall, located in the center of Hamburg.

Easter in Hamburg

Easter in Hamburg: a tree decorated with Easter eggs and the Hamburg harbor in the background.

Easter eggs.