From Wikipedia: Essen [ˈɛsn̩] is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Located on the Ruhr river, it ranks as the second largest city of the Ruhr area and as the 8th largest city in Germany. Population: 586,205 (as of 30.06.2004).
Despite its size, Essen has less prominence than other cities of comparable size. Essen remained an insignificant agricultural town...
From Wikipedia: Bielefeld University (German: Universität Bielefeld) is a university in Bielefeld, Germany. Founded in 1969, it is one of the country's newer universities, and considers itself a "reform" university, following a different style of organization and teaching than the established universities. In particular, the university aims to "re-establish the unity between research and teachi...
From Wikipedia: Düsseldorf International Airport is an airport located eight kilometres from Düsseldorf, Germany. The airport has the IATA Airport Code DUS.
The airport supports flights to 180 destinations on four continents and hosts 70 airlines. The airport has 500 takeoffs and landings per day.
The Aachen Cathedral (Wikipedia), frequently referred to as the "Imperial Cathedral" (in German: Kaiserdom) of Aachen, is the oldest cathedral in northern Europe. Charlemagne began the construction of the Palace Chapel in 786. When he died in 814, he was buried in his own cathedral, and his bones are still preserved in a special shrine...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Zayed_road
Sheikh Zayed Road is a highway in western Dubai, United Arab Emirates and runs from Trade Centre Roundabout to the border with the emirate of Abu Dhabi, in the area of Jebel Ali. It is the centrepiece of a new Central Business District which includes buildings such as the Emirates Towers, the tallest buildings in the Middle East, and many ne...
Overlay of Hiroshima Castle Pre- and Post the atomic bomb.
Hiroshima Castle is placed under a kilometer (under half a mile) from Ground Zero.
After zooming in, fade out the Pre-picture, and the Post-picture reveals.
A reconnaissance picture of the concentration camp Dachau near Munich made during WWII.
In total, over 200,000 prisoners from more than 30 countries were housed in Dachau. Beginning in 1941, Dachau was also used for extermination purposes. Camp records list 30,000 persons killed in the camp, with thousands more who died due to the conditions in the camp. In early 1945, there was ...
Map of the new central station and the new street tunnel at the heart of Berlin
http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/bauen/strassenbau/en/lehrter_vorhaben.shtml
http://www.stadtentwicklung.berlin.de/bauen/strassenbau/en/tts_start.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berlin_City_Palace
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palast_der_Republik
After German reunification, the name of the plaza was changed back to Schlossplatz, and the Palast was found to be unsafe due to asbestos. Despite vocal opposition from groups who claim that the Palast is itself historically important and should therefore be saved, in November 2003, th...
In the heart of Midtown Atlanta, Piedmont Park has a surprising history unknown to most who enjoy it. It has served as a farm, a World War I encampment, a driving club, and as the grounds for the 1895 Cotton States and International Exposition - all before becoming a public park.
Over the years, this historic site has hosted many of the events that have helped shape Atlanta. Near...
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