Robben Island, South Africa’s notorious prison island, lies approx. 10 km in front of Cape Town in the Atlantic Ocean. Already in the 17th century it served for the internment of criminal and politically unpopular people. Please watch the video here You are currently viewing a placeholder content from YouTube. To access the actual content, […]
Quebec – Impressions of a city tour
Quebec, the capital of the eponymous province in Canada, was founded in 1608 by Samuel de Champlain. Until 1759, Quebec remained under French government. After the British won the Battle of the Plains of Abraham, the city needed to surrender and the Treaty of Paris in 1763 brought Quebec and Canada under the British crown. […]
Warehouse district – Speicherstadt in Hamburg
The Warehouse district – Speicherstadt – in Hamburg is part of HafenCity (port city), a district of Hamburg and was originally part of the free port. The warehouse district, founded on timber-piles, was expanded continuously since 1883. 6 loading canals, the so-called Fleete, facilitated the transport to and from the warehouses. Since 1991 the warehouse district […]
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 […]
Prambanan on Java – Indonesia
Prambanan on the island of Java is the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia. It was built in 850 AD. The decline of Prambanan started after an eruption of the volcano Merapi in the year 930. In 1918 began the reconstruction. The temple compound consists of 8 main temples and around 250 smaller temples. The three main […]
Palacio Nacional da Pena – Portugal
The Palacio Nacional da Pena lies above the Portuguese town of Sintra. The palace was built by the Portuguese titular King Ferdinand II in 1840 on the ruins of a monastery and served as summer residence for the royal family. Ferdinand was married to Mary II out of the House of Braganza. Inevitably one feels […]