Welland Canal Lock 4 is in St.Catherines in the province of Ontario, Canada. St. Catherine’s has about 392,000 inhabitants and is the largest city on the Niagara Peninsula. Due to the location between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario on the Niagara Escarpment, St. Catherines has a unique microclimate and is also known as Garden City. […]
Welland Canal Lock 7
Welland Canal Lock 7 is located in the city of Thorold in the province of Ontario, Canada. The Welland Canal connects Lake Erie with Lake Ontario. He has a long history and is older than the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal. In January 1824, the merchant William Hamilton Merritt founded Welland Canal Company. The […]
Open House – Manufacture of Damascus Knives
Damascus Knives are among the best knives in the Knifemakers’ Guild. They combine long-lasting sharpness of the blade with the break resistance of soft steel. Different layers of iron are welded with various additions such as manganese, nickel, silicon, vanadium, molybdenum, chromium or carbon and forged. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a […]
Graz Art Museum and Murinsel
The Graz Art Museum and Murinsel were created on the occasion of the European Capital of Culture in 2003. Please watch the video You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, click the button below. Please note that doing so will share data with third-party providers. More Information Unblock content […]
Mausoleum of Ferdinand II in Graz – Austria
Graz, the capital of Styria, entered the historical stage late. Although settlement activity in this area could be detected already in 3,000 BC, Graz received its town charter only in the 12th century. In Styria resided the Traungauer – earls, margraves and dukes of the line of Otakar. Please watch the video You are currently […]
On the Schlossberg in Graz
Above the center of Graz in Styria in Austria, is the Schlossberg– the Castle Mountain. It can be reached by funicular railway – the Schlossbergbahn. From the top, you have the best view of the city, the Graz Art Museum and Murinsel– an artificial island in the river Mur. Please watch the video here You are […]