The Hohenwerfen Castle, visible from a distance, is located above the Austrian town Werfen approx. 25 miles south of Salzburg. The castle was built by the archbishops of Salzburg, simultaneously with the Hohensalzburg Castle. After several fires, the castle gained in significance during the Turkish wars. During the 2nd World War II it served as […]
Pura Besakih – The Mother Temple – Bali
Pura Besakih in Bali – Indonesia – is the Mother Temple of the Balinese temples. Built in the 8th Century, the Mother Temple of Besakih is the largest and most important Hindu temple on the island. The spacious temple complex has own districts for the noble families and own temples or shrines for the village […]
Whale watching on rough sea – Canada
Tiverton, in the Bay of Fundy in Nova Scotia, Canada, is the ideal place for whale watching. Tiverton is located on the west end of the Nova Scotia offshore peninsula called Digby Neck. To reach Tiverton, one must take a ferry. On arrival, it was doubtful if we could clear the port for whale watching. […]
House of Cesar Manrique
César Manrique, the most important artist of the Canary Island of Lanzarote has decisively influenced the picture of this island. Today, his former residential building in the community Tahiche is a museum seat of the Fundación César Manrique (César Manrique Foundation). After dropping his studies of Technical Architecture he graduated in art and painting. After […]
Olympic Stadium Montreal
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 […]