The architecture of the Olympic Stadium Montreal, Quebec in Canada is a lasting memory of the summer Olympics of 1976. The Olympic swimming pool was biggest in the world up to the construction of the swimming pool in Sydney. Half of the bottom can be lowered or elevated, so that the water depth can be […]
Evora – UNESCO World Heritage Site in Portugal
Evora, located in the heart of Portugal – the Alentejo region – was already inhabited in the Neolithic period. Evora was extended during the colonization of Portugal by the Romans. A huge viaduct, the castle and the beautiful Diana Temple are surviving memorials of this period. Later the Moors enlarged the castle and built a […]
Olympic Park in Munich
The Olympiapark – Olympic Park – in Munich is one of the largest recreation areas in Bavarian provincial capital Munich, Germany. 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 […]
Model ship building – Mauritius
Mauritius’ model ship building industry was improved to a high art. You can find almost every historic ship, like the Mayflower or the Gorch Fock Please watch the video here 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 […]
Methoni – Peloponnese
Methoni lies on the southwestern tip of the Peloponnese. Already during the second Peloponnesian War the people of Messene built a fortification against the Spartans here. Under the Romans, Mark Anthony embellished it on a grand scale. The massive city walls were built by the Byzantines and Venetians. In the Greek War of Independence, French troops […]
From Shenzhen to Guangzhou by train – China 1994
A train ride from Shenzhen to Guangzhou (广州市) formerly known as Canton – (China 1994). The station, which looks more like an airport building, is adorned with the signature of the powerful economic reformer Deng Xiaoping ( 邓小平) . Deng Xiaoping declared Shenzhen a special economic zone and allowed limited private property. Thus the prosperity […]