City Photos News Germany/Bonn

Haribo

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 06:49:08 +0000

Thomas Gottschalk The text on the certificate says: "Guinness World Records Certificate The longest time advertising the same brand is 14 years by Thomas Gottschalk (Germany) for Haribo as of October 2005." .
Bonn, Germany, photo by liesel.

Haribo

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 06:49:07 +0000

Haribo.
Bonn, Germany, photo by liesel.

Mother of God with "Seven Pains" (1650), Sterntor

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:48:31 +0000

The Sterntor, which is a romantic fantasy building of the rest of the old city wall, is the only place which reminds of the monumentality of Bonn's medieval city fortification. Unfortunately, the city planners of the late 19th century regarded this last part of the city fortification of the 13th century as an obstacle in terms of traffic engineering, so that it was pulled down in 1898 after a resolution of the municipal council. There is only a little rest of the city fortification left now, which was originally erected around 1245. The remains of the Sterntor were re-established at another place next to an old half tower. Right next to it is a gate construction from 1900, into which the outer archway of the old Sterntor was inserted. It displays two portraits: Christ crucified with Maria and Johannes (late Gothic) and the Mother of God with 'seven pains' (1650). Most of all the reconstruction suffered from the details and the construction as a whole. This is why the demolition is regarded as more than regrettable, which is also due to the fact that the "old" Sterntor is one of the city's oldest profane monuments and at the same time one of the most important architectural monuments of the fortification art of the 13th century. .
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Sterntor (Star gate)

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:48:26 +0000

Sterntor (Star gate)

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:41:51 +0000

At the northern side of the Bottlerplatz the Sterntor rises into the sky, a reminiscence to Bonn's old city fortification. The Sterntor, which is a romantic fantasy building of the rest of the old city wall, is the only place which reminds of the monumentality of Bonn's medieval city fortification. Unfortunately, the city planners of the late 19th century regarded this last part of the city fortification of the 13th century as an obstacle in terms of traffic engineering, so that it was pulled down in 1898 after a resolution of the municipal council. There is only a little rest of the city fortification left now, which was originally erected around 1245. The remains of the Sterntor were re-established at another place next to an old half tower. Right next to it is a gate construction from 1900, into which the outer archway of the old Sterntor was inserted. It displays two portraits: Christ crucified with Maria and Johannes (late Gothic) and the Mother of God with "seven pains" (1650). Most of all the reconstruction suffered from the details and the construction as a whole. This is why the demolition is regarded as more than regrettable, which is also due to the fact that the 'old' Sterntor is one of the city's oldest profane monuments and at the same time one of the most important architectural monuments of the fortification art of the 13th century..
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Sterntor (Star gate)

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 10:41:47 +0000

Max Plank Institute for Mathematics

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:56:05 +0000

Max Plank Institute for Mathematics.
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Church, Detail

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:45:38 +0000

Church, Detail.
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Church, Detail

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:45:33 +0000

Church, Detail.
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Church, Detail

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:32:46 +0000

Church, Detail.
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Church, City Centre

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:26:49 +0000

Church, City Centre.
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Outsite Wall of the Church

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:22:15 +0000

Outsite Wall of the Church.
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Fountains

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:10:35 +0000

Fountains.
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Hofgarten, field near University

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:06:04 +0000

Many a mass demonstration used to be held on this large meadow in the center of Bonn, for instance against the American war in Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s. But now that Bonn is no longer the capital, the big demonstrations tend to be held in Berlin. Calm and quiet have returned to Bonn, and the Hofgarten is used mainly by university students for sunbathing and pick-up soccer games. As the name implies, this Hofgarten was originally laid out as the Court Gardens at the Palace of a local ruler, Clemens August I. (1700-1761), who was a Kurfuerst (Elector) and also the Archbishop of Cologne. One of the reasons Bonn was chosen as the site of a new university in 1818 was that the palace was empty at that time and was an ideal place to hold lectures and seminars. .
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.

Bonn University

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:06:00 +0000

Bonn University.
Bonn, Germany, photo by Inga.