All Architecture – Passion for Photos

Blick von der Brücke

Anke hatte ja gestern bereits die zur Fußgängerbrücke umgebaute, alte Eisenbahnbrücke über die Elbe gezeigt. Meine Bilder zeigen nun den Blick von der Brücke auf die Silhouette von Magdeburg. Hier wird noch mal deutlich, wie dominant dieser Dom das Stadtbild bestimmt.

Yesterday, Anke had already shown the old railroad bridge over the Elbe, which has been converted into a pedestrian bridge. My pictures now show the view from the bridge onto the silhouette of Magdeburg. Here you can see once again how dominant this cathedral is in the cityscape.

Über die Elbe

Diese denkmalgeschützte Hubbrücke in Magdeburg ist eine eingleisige Eisenbahnbrücke und wurde 2013 saniert. Eine große Spendenaktion machte es möglich. Sie ist heute fest arretiert und für Fußgänger und Radfahrer nutzbar.

This listed lift bridge in Magdeburg is a single-track railroad bridge and was renovated in 2013. A major fundraising campaign made it possible. It is now firmly locked in place and can be used by pedestrians and cyclists

The significance of cars

Many villages in the German countryside look desolate and run-down. Shops are abandoned and there is nobody in the streets.

However, there usually is a shiny car in the driveway. The connection of the miserable existance in a dilapidated house in an impoverished village to the shiny big city life.

Reflections (2)

Some impressions from the historic center of Plzen, Czech Republic

Reflections

Old dutch houses reflecting in the canals of Delft

Abwärts

Die Kölner Stadtbahn fährt teils ober- und teils unterirdisch. Wenn zu vorgerückter Stunde nur noch wenige Menschen unterwegs sind, wirkt so eine unterirdische Station geradezu futuristisch.

Cologne’s light rail system runs partly above and partly underground. When only a few people are still on the move at an advanced hour, an underground station looks almost futuristic.

Shoplifting

The Piet Hein Straat is one of those streets which are full of shops selling nice stuff nobody really needs. The antique stores alternate with numerous little cafes where you get coffee from all around the world at “fair” prices. I took a peek in some of the shopwindows.

At the same time I try to find alternative ways to take of pictures of architecture or sights…..

Prayer

A sculpture of a praying priest inside the church of Brauweiler Abbey. Picture taken spontaneously with my old iPhone 8 as this was simply the best camera I had at hand. And in my view it captured the moody atmosphere, which had intrigued me, astonishingly well.

Brave new world

At the end of World War II, many towns in northern Poland lay in ruins. New housing was hastily built in the former medieval town centres to accommodate the many refugees from the East who settled there. Sometimes a single historic building survives amid the faceless new settlements.

Gotik pur

Der Dom “St. Mauritius und Katharinen” in Magdeburg / Sachsen-Anhalt ist die am frühesten fertiggestellte gotische Kathedrale auf deutschem Boden. An den Fassaden und im Dom findet man viel Interessantes. Vieles wurde nach erheblichen Beschädigungen ab 1945 restauriert, anderes ist erhalten geblieben. So stammt das Chorgestühl aus der Mitte des 14. Jahrhunderts.

The “St. Mauritius and Katharinen” Cathedral in Magdeburg / Saxony-Anhalt is the earliest completed Gothic cathedral on German soil. There are many interesting things to see on the facades and inside the cathedral. Much was restored after considerable damage from 1945 onwards, while others have been preserved. The choir stalls, for example, date back to the middle of the 14th century.