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Walls with sound Open Monument Day: In the middle of Stralsund's old town stands the cultural church of St. Jakobi, whose history goes back more than 700 years... Category | architecture
Iron with Water Excursion in Lisbon in the Parque das Nações: In the foreground is the life-size iron sculpture Rizoma (or Rhizome II) by the well-known British... Category | architecture
Life on the Rooftops There's a lot going on in the roof tiles of the houses in the blue town of Chefchaouen: The place is nicknamed "the blue city" -... Category | architecture, city

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Lights lights The city of Aachen, a city full of history and charm. The impressive Aachen Cathedral, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is framed by various lamps.... Category | architecture, city
Towards the sun Early morning at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam: The sun has already risen and you can relax in the reclining seats... Category | architecture
Up and down and left and right Another WirrWarr shot from the atrium of the Spiegel publishing house in Hamburg. The atrium is not only the architectural heart of the building,... Category | architecture
Open! The Sultan Qaboos Mosque in Muscat is one of the largest mosques in the world and is considered the most important Islamic building in Oman. She... Category | architecture
Meeting of Paths Crossing Hopfensack and Kattrepel in Hamburg's old town: Once the view from my office, today the office building no longer stands... Category | architecture, city
Twice is better Hamburg HafenCity: The identical facade of the building opposite the DER SPIEGEL publishing house reflects the Spiegel building in its glass front. Category | architecture, night
Lighthouse DER SPIEGEL publishing house at the entrance to Hafencity in Hamburg: A bizarre sunset on a winter evening immerses the glass house... Category | architecture, city

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The Tangle upwards The Der Spiegel publishing building in Hamburg is characterized by modern, transparent architecture. At the center is a spacious... Category | architecture
Solidarity Energy Staircase in an old building in the old town of Havana: The good times of this house are now worn out, energy meters as decoration... Category | architecture
Meadows, Rivers and Churches Right on the village green in Alfriston, very close to the River Cuckmere: the church dates back to the 14th century and... Category | architecture, village
The opening View of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin: The building was built between 1788 and 1791 on behalf of the Prussian King Friedrich Wilhelm... Category | architecture
Free flight in the Bundestag The Jakob-Kaiser-Haus on Dorotheenstrasse in the Mitte district of Berlin is a striking, modern government building for the German Bundestag. The building complex consists... Category | architecture, city
Times like these... … An important example of Baroque architecture in Havana is the Church of San Francisco de Paula, built between 1730 and 1745... Category | architecture, city
Moments to breathe Almost two square meters of terrace, cloister door entrance, minimalist garden, that has to be enough for an outdoor stay in a tranquil house in the coastal town of Polruan... Category | architecture
From Hamburg to Mars The Planetarium Hamburg is located in the historic water tower in the Winterhude district and is one of the most striking buildings in the city. Built... Category | architecture
The crooked wood on the street Dartmouth, a picturesque coastal town in Devon, boasts historic architecture and charming rows of crooked houses. The city has a long... Category | architecture, city

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Different, but different Street in the harbor town of Brixham: No two houses are alike, but more colorful. Everyone seems to have decided to stay a little longer... Category | architecture, city
Spiritual Morning Early in the morning, just before sunrise at Nga Phe Chaung Pagoda on Inle Lake during the Full Moon Buddha Festival: While... Category | architecture, water
The Gold on the Asphalt On the way to downtown Hamburg on a December morning: beneath the high-rise buildings, the Hamburg Mile sparkles in an ambitious attempt to... Category | architecture, city
A little Protection The mud house in Khanabad seems simple at first glance, but its cracks and improvised repairs reveal the whole... Category | architecture
In the Hanseatic office republic Entrance to one of the many office worlds in Hamburg on Willy-Brandt-Straße directly on Nikolaifleet. Here, on Willy-Brandt-Straße - between Nikolaifleet,... Category | architecture
Clay and Domes The Al Hamouda, also known as Al Samooda, mosque rises in Jalan Bani Bu Ali between desert dust and old mud houses - one of... Category | architecture
Hello, is anyone home? A touch of British charm: This door knocker in Fowey seems to have heard many a story - and knocks... Category | architecture
Simple Gold In the village of Nucșoara in the Carpathians: steel gate with an artistic concrete wall, with wooden seating, behind it a very simple brick house, the mortar... Category | architecture, village
Looking backwards A window in a building in Khanabad, a small town in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz with around 70,000 inhabitants. The population... Category | architecture
Noises in the Morning Part of a newer mosque in Kunduz: The minaret with a small loudspeaker tower is also used by pigeons as a resting place. Otherwise... Category | architecture
Let there be light ... … View into the foyer of the Side Design Hotel in Hamburg: In the center of the house there is an impressive, up to 30 meters ... Category | architecture
Rotating stairs The striking spiral staircase of the Side Design Hotel Hamburg is located directly behind the main entrance. With her elegant spiral shape, she sets ... Category | architecture
Rocky End After a steep climb, the reward follows: The Palamidi fortress rises high above Nafplio - a Venetian bulwark ... Category | architecture
Barbie Dreamhouse In the village of Strete on the picturesque coast of Devon, Barbie and Ken could be assumed in this straw roof house, have ... Category | architecture, village
Wobbly meal The Kara Haydar’ın Yeri restaurant is located on a rock above the Pülümür river along the Tunceli-Pülümür-Straße, about kilometer 20 .... Category | architecture
Old stones over the bay View of the Palamidi fortress in Nafplio: The building, a Venetian bulwark from the early 18th century. Strategically on a ... Category | architecture
The Watch over the Sea After a steep climb, the reward follows: The Palamidi fortress rises high above Nafplio - a Venetian bulwark ... Category | architecture, water

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Octopus in the sky Whether folding stuff, apple pie or scrambled eggs on land bread, all of this can be tasted under the octopus -like lamp in this café in Greven ... Category | architecture
Past meets Future A wide variety of construction and architecture designs meet at the Ericuspromenade in the HafenCity in Hamburg | Germany Category | architecture, city
A piece of Germany An opaque plastic palisade fence in anthracite hugs the property in a village in northern Germany with the tenderness of a Bauhaus catalog. Behind it: a ... Category | architecture, village
Balkonia A piece of locked -out fresh air, individual colored furniture behind closed room door, a small world in a multi -storey accommodation in the center ... Category | architecture
Make new out of old Modern architecture in Dubai: A residential complex in the Arab city, which feels to the traditional construction of the old Arab architecture. Even... Category | architecture
The triangle above the valley Shortly before the village of Nucșoara in the pre-Carpathians, someone set up a triangle as a house, flooded in light, small and beautiful ... Category | architecture
Highrise Dom of Shwezigon Pagoda in Nyaung-U | Myanmar Category | architecture, animals
Glass Water Since 2005, the ZDF regional studio in Hamburg has been located on the seventh floor of the Deichtor Office Center, a striking office building designed by the... Category | architecture, city
The nibbling time A sophisticated villa near the sea near Volos is left to decay. The cat on the paper container doesn't seem to... Category | architecture
Myra: The rock festival! Marvel at ancient ruins that have breathed history in the south of the country for thousands of years. Myra was an ancient city in... Category | architecture
Pink Stones There are few places on the island that have been so architecturally pampered as Trinidad. The town is undoubtedly a... Category | architecture, city
Metro Space The metro stations in Dubai are part of a state-of-the-art and well-connected mass transit system that efficiently crosses the city. The Dubai Metro... Category | architecture, city