A building designed by Friedensreich Hundertwasser. It was completed in 2005. It is the last project that Hundertwasser worked on before his death. With the Hundertwasser School in Lutherstadt Wittenberg, he artistically designed another building in Saxony-Anhalt. The house is located in the city center in the immediate vicinity of the Domplatz and the Landtag. Until the […]
Johann Sebastian Bach – The final resting place in Leipzig
German composer and musician of the Baroque period. He is known for instrumental compositions such as the Brandenburg Concertos and the Goldberg Variations, and for vocal music such as the St Matthew Passion and the Mass in B minor. Johann Sebastian Bach been generally regarded as one of the greatest composers of all time. Bach died on […]
Hundertwasserhaus – A house in harmony with nature in Vienna
An apartment house, built after the idea and concept of Austrian artist Friedensreich Hundertwasser with architect Joseph Krawina as a co-creator. The house was built between 1983 and 1985 according to the ideas and concepts of Hundertwasser with architect Univ.-Prof. It features undulating floors, a roof covered with earth and grass, and large trees growing from inside […]
Prague Orloj – The world’s oldest clock still operating in Prague
The oldest part of the Orloj, the mechanical clock and astronomical dial, dates from 1410
Pamir – One of the lifeboats is being exhibited in Lübeck
The famous sailing ship was built in Hamburg and launched in July 1905. She was the fifth of ten near sister ships – with a length of 375
The Karlsschrein – The Shrine of Charlemagne in Aachen
Charlemagne was the King of the Franks from 768, the King of the Lombards from 774
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The birthplace of the classical composer in Salzburg
Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Mozart was born on 27 January
Nicolaus Copernicus – The final resting place in Frombork
A Polish mathematician and astronomer, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at the center of the universe. Nicolaus Copernicus attributed the heliocentric theory to Aristarchus of Samos. The publication of Copernicus’ model in his book De revolutionibus orbium coelestium, just before his death in 1543. Toward the close of […]
