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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
An invitation Light-dappled house facade at the harbor of Gythio: Gythio is the charming gateway to the wild Mani Peninsula in the south of the Peloponnese. The city... Category | city
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

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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
The Tangle upwards The Der Spiegel publishing building in Hamburg is characterized by modern, transparent architecture. At the center is a spacious... Category | architecture
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

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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
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
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
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
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
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Phoenix from the water Eastbourne Pier – splendor, wind and sea. As you stroll along the coastal road in Eastbourne, one structure inevitably draws your attention... Category | blog

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The Cut through the Rock The Corinth Canal It is a strange feeling to stand here on the edge of this huge gorge. Just just 25 ... Category | blog
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
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
Arrival Hamburg Überseebrücke at night-time | Germany Category | night, city
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
Roaring Sea Stormy day on the coast: The pier in Eastbourne is a popular place for a walk by the sea. At the... Category | city
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
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

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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
Colored Socialism Viñales, a small town in western Cuba, is known for its colorful, colonial houses that dot the streets. Outside of... Category | village
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
Gates and farmers Colorful, woody, crooked and wobbly gateway to a farm in a small village in the middle of nowhere in Bulgaria. Category | village
Double faith In Sânmartin de Beiuș, a small village in Romania, the churches are an expression of the rich Orthodox tradition of the region. Especially... Category | architecture, village
Colorful Rain Hamburg Rainy day on the Brandstwiete, a street in the center of Hamburg, located between the Speicherstadt and the Kontorhaus district. It is embossed... Category | city
Stair Run In the garden of Wat Chom Si in Luang Prabang: The monastery is a small but impressive temple jewel that stands on the... Category | architecture
Real World? A view down from the Burj Khalifa not only reveals the breathtaking splendor of Dubai's skyline, but also raises critical questions... Category | architecture, city
The colourful Life Nocturnal scene in downtown Yangon: At a crossroads of the metropolis, a residential building with apartments in individual colors presents itself. |... Category | night
Round Silo The striking brick building was built in 1931 by Heinrich Hansen as a grain silo for a feed factory and is considered one of the landmarks... Category | architecture
Pagode Thunder The most important sacred building and the religious center of Myanmar: Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon on a humid, wet and dark thunderstorm day. |... Category | architecture, city