Mendelssohn-Haus – A Museum Dedicated to Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: At Goldschmidtstraße 12 in Leipzig is Mendelssohn-Haus, the only remaining preserved private residence of the composer Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The Mendelssohn family moved into this apartment at the beginning of 1845 and it was here that Mendelssohn died on November 4, 1847, at the young age […]
Café Einstein – A Classic Viennese-Style Café in Berlin
Café Einstein – A Plush and Elegant Café in Berlin: By the time we finished exploring Unter Den Linden on a chilly and wet Sunday afternoon, a cup of coffee was much needed. There are a few cafés along this Berlin boulevard but it’s hard to go pass the famous Café Einstein. Café Einstein is […]
Bundesgartenschau 2011 – Horticultural Show in Koblenz
‘Koblenz in Bloom’ with the Bundesgartenschau 2011: Roses © GNTB Koblenz is the site of the Bundesgartenschau 2011 (BUGA Koblenz 2011), the 2011 Federal Horticultural Show, and this town on the Upper Middle Rhine will literally be in bloom. ‘Koblenz in Bloom’ will dazzle visitors for six months from 15 April to 16 October 2011. […]
Pergamon Museum – The Most Visited Berlin Museum
Berlin Museum: Pergamon Museum on Berlin’s Famous Museum Island: The Pergamon Museum takes its name from the Pergamon Altar which takes pride of place in the Museum’s main hall. Situated on Berlin’s famous Museum Island, the Pergamon Museum is the most visited Berlin museum. The Pergamon Museum was designed by Alfred Messels, but he died […]
Altes Museum Berlin – Museum Island
Berlin Museum – Altes Museum Berlin on Museum Island: Situated on Berlin’s famous Museum Island, the Altes Museum Berlin building is one of the most beautiful and important works in Neo-Classical architecture in the world. Previously a Royal Museum Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel the Altes Museum was built between 1823 and 1830. The Museum […]
Abba Berlin Hotel – Berlin
Abba Berlin Hotel – Berlin Hotel Review Our two-night stay in Berlin was at the abba Berlin Hotel, a new, design hotel that opened about a year ago. Not being an ABBA fan, the name of the hotel caused Tony a little pre-arrival anxiety – gosh, will we be hearing non-stop ABBA music piped throughout […]
Zeppelin Field – A Part of the Nazi Party Rally Grounds
Zeppelin Field – Nazi Party Rally Grounds And Site of the Nürnberg Rallies: Standing on the main grandstand of the Zeppelin Field (Zeppelinfeld in German), and seeing the rows of trucks and vans that are parked in front of us, it’s hard to imagine what this deployment area must have been like during the period […]
St Lorenzkirche – A Lutheran Nürnberg Church
Lorenzkirche Is The Most Important of Nuremberg Churches: Cross the Pegnitz River to the southern part of the old town and the 80-metre towering twin steeples of St Lorenzkirche are hard to miss. St Lorenzkirche (St Lawrence Church) is the largest and most important of Nuremberg churches. Lorenzkirche holds many beautiful and important works of […]
Frauenkirche – Church of Our Lady, Nürnberg
Frauenkirche’s Männleinlaufen Is Very Popular With Visitors: One of the charming attractions in Nürnberg’s Hauptmarkt is the Frauenkirche (Church of Our Lady), a beautiful Gothic church on the eastern side of the main square. The Frauenkirche was commissioned by Emperor Charles IV as a court chapel around 1355, and it was the first Gothic church […]
Kölner Philharmonie – An Amphitheatre-like Concert Hall
Köln Philharmonie Is An Important Part of Europe’s Classical Music Scene: Situated in the city centre, Cologne’s concert hall, the Kölner Philharmonie, is a relatively modern building which was opened on 14th September 1986. Kölner Philharmonie Concerts With over 400 concerts each year, Kölner Philharmonie has been an important part of Europe’s classical music scene […]
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