Aurora Australis, Southern Lights, Aurora Polaris, Polar Lights, Aurora Borealis or Northern Lights. Different names for a dazzling natural phenomenon: Bright dancing lights. These auroral displays can be seen above the magnetic poles of the southern and northern hemispheres. Depending on the location of their occurrence the names differ: The […]
Český Krumlov is a small, mediaeval city in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic near the Austrian border. In 1992 it was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the historic Prague castle district. Český Krumlov Castle is the most famous sight in the city and cannot be […]
Hamburg, officially Freie Hansestadt Hamburg (Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg), is the second largest city of Germany with over 1,79 million inhabitants. Located on the river Elbe in the north of Germany it is a popular transport hub, being the largest port in Germany and the second largest port […]
Speicherstadt in Hamburg, Germany, is a very characteristic warehouse district. Built on approximately 3,5 million timber-pile foundations, it is the largest of its kind in the world. Speicherstadt is 1,5 kilometres long and was built between 1883 and 1927. The first warehouse, however, was already opened in 1888. The name, […]
St. Michael’s Church is one of five Lutheran main churches in Hamburg, Germany. Due to its architecture it is considered to be one of the finest Hanseatic Protestant baroque churches. Fondly called Michel by the locals it’s a landmark of Hamburg and grants a great view over the city from […]
Paris is the capital and the most populous city of France as it is home to over 2.229.000 people. Founded in the 3rd century BC the city’s name derived from its founders – a Celtic tribe called the Parisii. Furthermore Paris is often referred to as „The City of Light“ […]
The Arc de Triomphe de l’Étoile is located at the western end of the Champs-Élysées at the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle in Paris, the capital of France. This is also the centre of a dodecagonal configuration of twelve radiating avenues. The probably most monumental of all triumphal […]
The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris is a Roman Catholic church at the summit of the butte Monmatre, which is the highest point of the city of Paris, the capital of France. Its most prevalent name, however, is Sacre Cœur. Designed by Paul Abatie its construction began in […]