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Category: Europe

Market town

Braunschweig’s origins as a market town remain embedded in the city’s architecture and street names. The road “Eiermarkt” (Egg Market) … More

Alte Waage, Altstadtmarkt, Braunschweig, Braunschweiger Elle, ell, Gewandhaus, market town, travel

The little bits

The Pergamon Museum was designed to display large reconstructions. It is home to two other large exhibits, the Pergamon Altar … More

an eye for eye, Berlin, Europe, Hammurapi, Islamic Art, museum, Pergamon Museum, Pergamonmuseum, travel

Changing time and place with a single step

When you step under and then through the Babylonian Ishtar Gate in the Pergamon Museum, you step under and out … More

ancient Rome, ancient Turkey, Berlin, Germany, Mosaic, museum, Pergamon Museum, travel

Blue tiles from Babylon

The Museumsinsel, the museum island, on the river Spree is home to a range of natural history, and art including … More

Babylon, Berlin, Europe, Excavations, Germany, Ischtar Tor, Ishtar, Ishtar Gate, museum, Pergamonmuseum, travel

Berlin Buildings

Like many old cities, the centre of the original city is surrounded by gates, named after where the road from … More

Anhalter Bahnhof, Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, Bundesrat, Checkpoint Charlie, Europe, Germany, The Wall, travel

The Dome

The restored Dome of the Reichstags building is one of its key attractions. It is possible to visit just the … More

Berlin, Dome, Europe, German parliament, Germany, Kuppel, parliamentary building, Reichstag, travel

Bundestag around the Reichstag

The Reichstags building only houses the debating chamber and the offices of the team that presides over the debates. All … More

Berlin, Bundestag, German parliament, Germany, parliament, parliamentary building, travel

The politics inside

In 1999, the German parliament, the Bundestag, moved into the Reichstags building. The restoration by Norman Foster split the building … More

Berlin, Bundestag, Europe, German parliament, Germany, parliament, politics, Reichstag, travel

If walls could speak

When the German Empire was founded in 1871, a decision was made to build a building to house the parliament … More

Berlin, Germany, Norman Foster, parliamentary building, Paul Wallot, Reichstag, travel

Industrial becomes urban

The preservation of unused industrial sites always brings along a conundrum – what to do with this space? Having the … More

art, Europe, Germany, ironworks, Saarland, travel, UNESCO, UNESCO World Heritage Site, urban art, Urban Art Biennale, Völkinger Hütte, Völklingen

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