Berlin is with a population of 3.45 million people the largest city of Germany and is the residence for over 190 nations. The city is the home of renowned universities and research institutes. Furthermore, Berlin shelters great culture, like museums, orchestra and sporting events. The city is famous for the diverse architecture, nightlife and contemporary . . . → Read More: Berlin
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The Potsdamer Platz is a public square and traffic intersection in the centre of Berlin, Germany and the history can be tracked back to the year 1685. In 1924 one of the first traffic lights in Continental Europe were built at Potsdamer Platz in an attempt to control the sheer volume of traffic passing through. . . . → Read More: Potsdamer Platz, Berlin The University was founded in 1451 and is located on Gilmorehill in the West End of the city. Most of the buildings are designed in the Gothic revival style. I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the pictures with Photomatix Pro and Photoshop. #gallery-3 { margin: auto; } #gallery-3 .gallery-item { float: left; The Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum is located on Argyle Street, in the West End of the city Glasgow, Scotland. The gallery was opened in 1901 as a Palace of Fine Arts for the Glasgow International Exhibition held in the year. There is a popular myth in Glasgow, that the building was accidentally built back-to-front, . . . → Read More: Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum These photos were taken during a very sunny April day in Glasgow, Scotland. Glasgow is a very interesting city and has a lot of great new architecture mixed with old industrial buildings and beautiful art nouveau houses. I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the pictures with Photomatix Pro and Photoshop. #gallery-5 . . . → Read More: Mingle-Mangle from Glasgow These photos were taken during a very sunny April day in Glasgow. Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and has a lot of great new architecture mixed with old industrial buildings and beautiful art nouveau houses. The Clyde is the major river in Scotland and 21 bridges cross it only in Glasgow… I took . . . → Read More: The Clyde, Glasgow These photos were taken in Darmstadt (Hesse), Germany. The artists’ colony “Mathildenhöhe” was founded in 1899 by Ernest Ludwig, Grand Duke of Hesse and the first exhibition of the artists’ colony took place in 1901. Ernest Ludwig motto was: “My Hesse should flourish, and the art in Hesse too” and he brought together several artists . . . → Read More: Künstlerkolonie, Darmstadt I took these pictures in Footdee, also known locally as “Fittie”. Footdee is an old fishing village near Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland. In former days the cottages would have housed fishermen and their fisherfolk families and had a first recorded refernce in the year 1398. I heard, that some fish families still live in the picturesque . . . → Read More: Footdee, Aberdeen I took these pictures in Footdee, also known locally as „Fittie“. I took 3 different exposures (-2, 0, +2) and processed the pictures with Photomatix Pro, Photoshop and Topaz Labs. #gallery-9 { margin: auto; } #gallery-9 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 25%; } #gallery-9 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-9 .gallery-caption {  Comments are closed  Images  Aberdeen, Architecture, Beach, Footdee, Harbour, Scotland, University of Aberdeen Inverness is situated in northern Scotland, where the River Ness enters the Inverness/Moray Firth and is regarded as the capital of the Highlands of Scotland. The strategic location of Inverness has led to many conflicts in the area. The settlement was established by the 6th century with the first royal charter being granted by King . . . → Read More: Inverness |