Germany portait of a fascinating country

GERMANY Portrait of a fascinating country

Germany Portrait of a fascinating country

Faith has inspired the most imposing palaces. And where faith is particularly profound, as in the strictly Catholic Rhineland, the palaces are especially splendid – here the Basilica of St Mary in Kevelaer.

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One of the most attractive legacies of the Romanesque style in Germany is Maria Laach Abbey, in the north of the Rhineland Palatinate. It shows how simplicity and beauty can combine in magnificent harmony.

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ZU DIESEM BUCH

Emperors and kings took their breaks at the seaside, and in their wake followed not only rich and beautiful commoners, but also painters, poets and most of all bon-vivants.

With this book, however, you can at least marvel and dream of Germany’s grandeur and diversity. This photographic volume takes its readers on a voyage

into the country’s every nook and cranny, encountering fantastic sights all along the way – wild, untouched landscapes that have resisted all human intervention;

magnificent towns and cities that have been turned into veritable treasure chests by historical events; and remote and enchanted areas, so much at peace within

themselves that you would want to make your way there straightaway. All this you will find in this book’s pages: a country of marvels, like a fantastic goodie bag.

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CONTENTS

Over the course of time, Germany has undergone many metamorphoses. And its industries were similarly affected. Yet they have made the most of structural change and found new destinies.

GERMANY’S NORTH SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN

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Helgoland

24

Sylt Föhr, Amrum, Pellworm Halligen Schleswig-Holstein Wadden Sea National Park

26 28 29 30

Angeln region Schleswig The Vikings Kiel Week Lübeck Holstein Switzerland Ratzeburg

32 34 35 36 38 40 41

HAMBURG Hamburg Hamburg, Old Town and New Town Hamburg, St Pauli Hamburg, St Pauli Piers and Port Hamburg, City of Culture Hamburg, Speicherstadt Hamburg, HafenCity Hamburg, Port

42 44 46 48 50 52 54 55

BREMEN Bremen Bremen, Old Town Bremerhaven

56 58 60

LOWER SAXONY Between Elbe and Weser

62

Eastern Friesland East Frisian Islands

64 66

Emden Papenburg Lüneburg Heath Lüneburg Celle Wendland Hannover Hildesheim Braunschweig

68 69 70 71 72 74 76 78 80

Monasteries have always been places of the faith and the spirit. This is why they were often equipped with grand libraries – one of the most amazing can be found in the Lower Bavarian Benedictine Abbey of Metten.

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GERMANY’S NORTH

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The district’s construction became necessary when Hamburg joined the German Customs Union. But merchants continued to enjoy the duty-free overseas trading, which took place in the Speicherstadt.

HAMBURG, SPEICHERSTADT

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HAMBURG, HAFENCITY

The name may be humble, but the project is immense: Unfolding right in the heart of Hamburg, just half a mile from the town hall and Binnenalster lake, is one of the largest urban development projects ever undertaken in a major European city. An entire district, with homes for 12,000 people and 40,000 workplaces, is being constructed over

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An island in the middle of the city, which long lay fallow and is now undergoing a Cinderella-like transformation. The HafenCity’s miraculous development is set to be completed over the next few years.

an area spanning 2.2 sq km (0.8 sq miles), which was once part of the freeport, and is completely surrounded by rivers and canals. This has meant demolishing almost all existing structures, apart from a few heritage-listed buildings. The new HafenCity will bear no trace of the area’s history as Hamburg’s execution site, which witnessed the

deaths of famous delinquents like the pirate Klaus Störtebeker and his Victual Brothers, and will instead see resident numbers and space in the heart of Hamburg virtually double. Ensuring that no traditions are betrayed, however, the HafenCity’s architecture, for all its concrete, also pays tribute to northern Germany’s love affair with red brick.

BRAUNSCHWEIG

What remained is little more than a distant memory – and of course the town’s proud emblematic animal, the bronze lion, erected by Henry in 1166 in front of the cathedral as a symbol of his fighting courage.

Sometimes you can find tasty local delicacies as well as plenty of history. One of the typical pastries in Braunschweig is “Ulen un Apen”, or owls and monkeys in local di-

alect; this goes back to the arch trickster Till Eulenspiegel, who was born not far from Braunschweig and who plied his mischievous tricks as a journeyman baker in

Braunschweig, the town of Henry the Lion.

Equally famous is the asparagus which is cultivated in the sandy soils of the environs.

Nor do Braunschweiger smoked sausages

have to hide behind the likes of frankfurters or Nuremberg sausages; having enjoyed an international following, they denote a type of liverwurst in the United States.

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WOLFENBÜTTEL

Giacomo Casanova had much more on his mind than women’s skirts. In June 1764, he came to Wolfenbüttel where he translated Homer’s “Iliad” in the library. Af-

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Wolfenbüttel may be a treasure trove of timber-framed architecture, yet its legendary Herzog August Library outshines everything. A monument in front of the town hall is dedicated to Duke Augustus the Younger.

terwards he noted: “I lived there completely happy, didn’t think either of the past or the future, and my spirit, which was totally sunk into my work, didn’t realize the pres-

ent.” Casanova was certainly not the only one who found happiness in the Herzog August Library. Voltaire and the Humboldt brothers, Georg Forster and Goethe were

all inspired by this unique collection of books. Goethe felt that “being in a library is like being in the presence of a large capital that generates incalculable interests”.

WISMAR

Since reunification, Wismar has once again been proudly bearing the title of Hanseatic City in its name – and rightly so, for it owes its fame and wealth to the Hanseatic League.

Anyone visiting the proud cities on the Baltic Sea coast today will notice a recurring contradiction: the unique discrepancy between dazzling magnificence and relative insignificance. These cities are, in fact, much too small for all their mighty churches, grand homes, sprawling marketplaces and palatial office buildings. Wismar is the perfect ex-

ample of such a place; a treasure chest of gabled brick structures and stunning religious sites like St Nicholas’ Church (Nikolaikirche, left), but which also moves at a very leisurely pace. History provides the key to explaining these contradictions in the form of a single institution: the Hanseatic League, which saw Wismar and many other northern cities

turn into prosperous centres of trade very early on, showcasing their wealth through impressive buildings. Wismar joined the Hanseatic League in 1259 and instantly became one of its most important cities, before the passing of the centuries sent it into a slumber, from which it still does not seem to have fully woken.

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ROSTOCK AND WARNEMÜNDE

Rostock and its Warnemünde district can boast a number of attractions – from splendid Hanseatic brick buildings, to magnificent churches like the threenaved St Mary’s Basilica (St. Marien, 13th to 16th century), to lakeside esplanades, spa resorts and lighthouses. But one attraction outdoes them all: Hotel Neptun, the most famous and also most

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A city forever married to the sea: Rostock achieved prosperity thanks to the Hanseatic League, establishing a magnificent Old Town and fervently retaining its maritime ties to this day.

notorious hotel in the former East Germany, which still soars eighteen floors up over Warnemünde’s beach. It was nicknamed the “Stasi Hotel” because of the many visitors from the West who would come and stay here to do largely legal business with the GDR big shots, and be indulged by the fair maidens of socialism, while being reliably filmed by the secret

police. The “minister-president” (premier) of Schleswig-Holstein, Uwe Barschel, was a regular guest here, and the infamous GDR currency maestro SchalckGolodkowski even had his own personal suite. Today, by contrast, visitors can stroll along the beachside promenade and take a break at “Schusters Strandbar” (left).

UCKERMARK

Clockwise: the Brick-Gothic St Mary’s Church in Prenzlau, the rare kingfisher, the Cultural History Museum at Prenzlau Monastery, ruins of Boitzenburg Monastery, the Niederfinow Boat Lift, and autumn woodland.

“Should you travel, you ask, through the Margraviate of Brandenburg? Take a chance, and you won’t regret it.” This recommendation made by Theodor Fon-

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tane in his “Wanderungen durch die Mark Brandenburg” (“Ramblings through the Margraviate of Brandenburg”) 120 years ago remains as convincing and relevant

as ever. For the Uckermark north of Berlin in particular is one of the most distinct, authentic landscapes in eastern Germany; a world of beech forests, cornfields

and countless lakes, which receives its visitors with an almost mystical silence. It is a place where one can sit on the shore, look down into the steel-blue depths, and

UCKERMARK

The name Uckermark is likely to have derived from the pagan Ukrani Slavic people, though it did not retain their godlessness. Christian missionaries made sure of this at monasteries like Chorin.

muse over the secrets lying hidden within. But geology has a sobering explanation as to why Uckermark is dotted with its dozens of lakes, reminiscent of divine

eyes: This landscape of earth and water is the work of the last Ice Age, whose glaciers modelled the Uckermark region.

They ground and shaped, formed hills

and carved out hollows, including the many lakes they eventually filled with their meltwater. Chorin Monastery, built in 1258, is another relic of times past. The

entire complex is considered one of the highlights of north-German Brick Gothic, fusing Cistercian and Gothic architectural styles.

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BERLIN

The heart and soul of the Republic in Berlin: The Reichstag with its spectacular glass dome has become the symbol of a united Germany, as well as one of the most popular attractions in Berlin. Here, ordinary people can

Berlin is a city that won’t leave you feeling indifferent. It thrills most visitors, enchants them and puts a spell on them with its fatalistic easy-goingness and unquenchable

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thirst for life. Some, however, despair of the Berliners’ irreverence, their notorious sense of humour and their steadfast refusal to be ever such a tiny bit subtle. “It

lives there together such an audacious race of men that you will not get very far with delicacy, you have to have hair on your teeth and occasionally be a bit coarse

to keep your head above water”, so wrote the somewhat horrified great poet Goethe about the Berliners. The Berliners have always cultivated their idiosyncratic person-

BERLIN

look down upon the heads of the parliamentarians in the Plenary Hall of the Bundestag, and literally do what they are meant to do in every well-functioning democracy: holding their representatives to account.

alities with great success and have not allowed anyone to sway them. They don’t care if they are accused of provincialism and narrow-mindedness, as did the

sharp-tongued writer Kurt Tucholsky, who very bitterly stated that the horizon of the Berliners was nowhere near as expansive as that of their city. And they were to

be emphatically proven right with their pig-headedness. Today, Berlin is not only a metropolis of trendsetters and groundbreakers of the first rank, not only one of

the most popular travel destinations in the world that welcomes millions and millions of tourists every year, it is also Germany’s only cosmopolitan city.

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FRANKFURT

The finest skyline of all German cities: The view from the Main River towards the procession of high-rise buildings, dominated by that of the Commerzbank, is particularly impressive at twilight.

No other city in Germany is associated with more clichés than Frankfurt, whether it be “the city of banks”, “the city of drugs” or “the city of poets”. While each contains an element of truth, Frankfurt is much too complex and contradictory for a few keywords to encompass. Because everything that can be said about this city also encompasses the polar opposite.

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On the one hand, Frankfurt is Germany’s cosmopolitan city; nowhere else do so many people from so many different countries live so peacefully in such a small area. At the same time, Frankfurt is also a place of glowing patriotism, to the extent that some of its locals only leave their ancestral neighbourhood under great sufferance. Of course everything

revolves around money here, but Frankfurt is also home to a great many writers, matched in number only by Berlin. And of course all manner of urban post-war capital offences have been committed here, yet there are also places like the Mainufer – a giant public park. The one thing everyone agrees on, however, is that Frankfurt is an extremely liveable city.

And the best bit is: Behind the view is not hidden the grimace of cold, clinical commerce, but rather a city of a thousand facets, which often have very little to do with earning money.

FRANKFURT

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Clockwise: The “Lorenzhof” Black Forest open-air museum, Abbey of St Peter, a picturesque waterfall, Witches Hole Mill, hand carvings in the Gutach Valley, and timber-framed houses in Schiltach in the Kinzig Valley.

romanticism, either. “God’s pharmacy” is the name affectionately used by locals to describe their homeland, the Northern and Central Black Forest. But they could

just as easily call it “fairytale land” or “foodie land”, and they would be equally accurate. The mountain air and numerous thermal springs are beneficial to

NORTHERN AND CENTRAL BLACK FOREST

health. The enchanted valleys and villages evoke visions of characters from Wilhelm Hauff’s fairytales. And as for a gourmet heaven? Baiersbronn is fortunate enough

to have three Michelin-starred restaurants, including the “Schwarzwaldstube” run by Harald Wohlfahrt, who is held in high esteem by all restaurant owners.

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SOUTHERN BLACK FOREST

The Black Forest is Germany’s most famous forest. Abroad perhaps even more so, it is considered the embodiment of a German pine forest, and a symbol of the Germans’ intense love for their trees. The landscape in this low mountain range is particularly dominated by the Southern Black Forest, where most of its hallmark specialities are made: Black Forest cake

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The Southern Black Forest is still vast and wild, despite having long been fully accessible to tourists. The views are truly unique, like here in St Margen.

and kirsch cherry brandy, the red pompom hat or “Bollenhut”, the now world-famous cuckoo clocks, and finally, Black Forest ham, which gourmets rate on a par with any Parma ham. For two centuries, Wutach Gorge has been emblematic of a romantic German forest landscape. At the eastern end of the Black Forest highlands, the Wutach cuts

through the rock to depths of 170 m (560 ft), leaving behind a 30-km-long (19-mile) canyon which has inspired painters and poets alike. The only thing the Black Forest cannot brag about is mountains, though it is still a popular destination for hikers, especially the 1,414-m (4,640 ft) Belchen – the fourth highest peak in the Black Forest (left).

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& D. Zielske, p. 181 L/Martin Linke, p. 181 H. & D. Zielske, p. 181 Look/

Falzone, p. 248 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 249 H. & D. Zielske, p. 249 H. & D.

Schmid, p. 301 M/Dr. Wilfried Bahnmüller, p. 302 M/Martin Siepmann, p.

ves, p. 356 A/Images Etc Ltd, p. 356 M/Manfred Bail, p. 356 A/Werner

mann, p. 114 G/Falk Herrmann, p. 115 C/Sabine Lubenow, p. 116 Look/

Daniel Schoenen, p. 181 L/Gernot Huber, p. 182 M/Alamy, p. 182 M/Anton

Zielske, p. 250 H. & D. Zielske, p. 250 Look/age fotostock, p. 251 C/Staffan

302 M/Christian Bäck, p. 303 H. & D. Zielske, p. 304 G/Dea Picture Library,

Dieterich, p. 357 M/United Archives, p. 357 Look/age fotostock, p. 357 H.

Konrad Wothe, p. 117 M/Andreas Jäkel, p. 118 C/Nico Stengert, p. 119 G/

Luhr, p. 183 M/Friedhelm Adam, p. 183 M/Friedhelm Adam, p. 183 M/

Widstrand, p. 251 C/Picture Hooked, p. 251 C/Cisca Castelijns, p. 251 G/

p. 304 M/Martin Siepmann, p. 304 G/A. Dagli Orti, p. 305 H. & D. Zielske,

& D. Zielske, p. 357 M/United Archives, p. 358 G/Wilfried Krecichwost, p.

Slow Images, p. 119 L/Gerhard Westrich, p. 120 M/Lothar Steiner, p. 121

Friedhelm Adam, p. 183 M/Friedhelm Adam, p. 183 M/Friedhelm Adam, p.

Danita Delimont, p. 251 C/Thomas Marent, p. 251 C/FotoFealing, p. 251 A/

p. 306 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 306 M/Martin Siepmann, p. 307 M/Robert

359 A/imagebroker, p. 360/361 G/Florian Werner, p. 362 C/Ocean, p. 362

C/Cornelius Paas, p. 122 C/Jaap Hoogenboom, p. 122 C/Willi Rolfes, p.

183 M/Friedhelm Adam, p. 183 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 184 Look/Brigitte

imagebroker, p. 252/253 M/Stefan Arendt, p. 254 Look/age fotostock, p.

Knöll, p. 307 Look/age fotostock, p. 307 M/Martin Siepmann, p. 307 M/

G/Dennis Fischer Photography, p. 363 G/Mos-Photography, p. 363 Look/

122 G/Norbert Rosing, p. 122 C/Dietmar Nill, p. 122 M/Andreas Vitting, p.

Merz, p. 184 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 184 Look/Karl Johaentges, p. 184

254 M/Markus Lange, p. 254 Look/age fotostock, p. 255 M/Markus Lange,

Martin Siepmann, p. 307 M/Martin Siepmann, p. 308 C/Martin Siepmann,

Andreas Strauß, p. 364/365 Look/Florian Werner, p. 366 Look/Florian Wer-

122 G/Norbert Rosing, p. 123 M/Norbert Rosing, p. 123 C/Dietmar Nill, p.

Look/Brigitte Merz, p. 185 M/Heinz-Dieter Falkenstein, p. 185 G, p. 186 M/

p. 256 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 257 M/imagebroker, p. 258 M/Chris Seba,

p. 309 L/Tobias Gerber, p. 309 C/Franz-Marc Frei, p. 309 M/Martin Siep-

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123 C/Do Van Dijck, p. 124/125 A/Julie g Woodhouse, p. 126 L/Martin

Chris Seba, p. 186 G/Hans Georg Eiben, p. 187 Look/Brigitte Merz, p. 188

p. 258 A/Peter Schickert, p. 259 G/Blaine Harrington III, p. 259 M/Alamy, p.

mann, p. 309 M/Raimund Kutter, p. 309 M/Norbert Probst, p. 309 L/Tobias

Soltan, p. 369 Look/Ulli Seer, p. 370 C/Martin Ruegner, p. 371 G/Rainer

Kirchner, p. 126 L/Martin Kirchner, p. 126 M/United Archives, p. 126 M/

Look/age fotostock, p. 189 L/Jan-Peter Boening, p. 189 H. & D. Zielske, p.

259 C/Jose Fuste Raga, p. 260 Look/Daniel Schoenen, p. 260 L/Ralf Brun-

Gerber, p. 310 G/Habub3, p. 311 C/Franz-Marc Frei, p. 312 G/John Can-

Mirau, p. 371 G/Andreas Strauss, p. 372 G/F Pritz, p. 373 Look/Thomas

Andreas Vitting, p. 126 M/Michael Krabs, p. 126 L/Martin Kirchner, p. 127

189 Look/age fotostock, p. 189 Look/Brigitte Merz, p. 189 M/Manfred Bail,

ner, p. 260 Look/age fotostock, p. 261 Look/Brigitte Merz, p. 261 Look/

calosi, p. 312 A/Sabena Jane Blackbird, p. 312 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 312

Stankiewicz, p. 373 C/Jochen Schlenker, p. 373 Look/Thomas Stankie-

H. & D. Zielske, p. 127 H. & D. Zielske, p. 127 H. & D. Zielske, p. 128/129

p. 189 M/Karl F. Schöfmann, p. 190 H. & D. Zielske, p. 191 H. & D. Zielske,

Heinz Wohner, p. 262 G/Werner Dieterich, p. 262 M/Daniel Schoenen, p.

C/Martin Siepmann, p. 312 C/Ingo Arndt, p. 313 M/Martin Moxter, p. 313

wicz.

M/Catharina Lux, p. 130 M/Lothar Steiner, p. 130 H. & D. Zielske, p. 131 M/

p. 192 G/Stephan Rudolph, p. 192 M/Jeff O‘Brien, p. 192 H. & D. Zielske,

262 M/Silwen Randebrock, p. 263 M/Michael Weber, p. 263 M/Markus

M/Udo Siebig, p. 314 G/Panoramic Images, p. 314 Look/Thomas Stankie-

Lothar Steiner, p. 131 M/Lothar Steiner, p. 132 Look/Ulf Böttcher, p. 133

p. 193 Look/Brigitte Merz, p. 193 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 194 H. & D. Ziels-

Keller, p. 263 H. & D. Zielske, p. 263 M/Michael Weber, p. 263 Look/Sabine

wicz, p. 315 Look/age fotostock, p. 316 H. & D. Zielske, p. 317 M/Ernst

M/Thomas Robbin, p. 133 M/Karl F. Schöfmann, p. 133 Look/Ulf Böttcher,

ke, p. 194 H. & D. Zielske, p. 194 H. & D. Zielske, p. 195 L/Hardy Mueller,

Lubenow, p. 264 M/Markus Lange, p. 265 Look/Ingolf Pompe, p. 265 M/

Wrba, p. 317 L/Tobias Gerber, p. 317 G/Danita Delimont, p. 317 C/Martin

p. 133 M/Alamy, p. 133 H. & D. Zielske, p. 133 Look/Ulf Böttcher, p. 134 C/

p. 195 Look/Florian Werner, p. 196 C/Top Photo Corporation, p. 197 C/Top

Daniel Schoenen, p. 265 Look/age fotostock, p. 265 Look/Heinz Wohner,

Siepmann, p. 317 L/Tobias Gerber, p. 318 M/P. Widmann, p. 318 Look/

Philip Gould, p. 135 H. & D. Zielske, p. 136 Look/Ulf Böttcher, p. 136 Look/

Photo Corporation, p. 198 Look/Brigitte Merz, p. 199 L/Gerhard Westrich,

p. 265 Look/Ralf Greiner, p. 265 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 266 M/Andreas

Heinz Wohner, p. 319 L/Toma Babovic, p. 319 H. & D. Zielske, p. 319 M/

Konrad Wothe, p. 137 Look/Hauke Dressler, p. 138/139 C/Jon Hicks, p.

p. 200 M/Alamy, p. 200 M/Alamy, p. 200 M/Alamy, p. 200 M/Alamy, p. 200

Vitting, p. 266 G/Panoramic Images, p. 267 Look/Brigitte Merz, p. 267

Westend61, p. 320 M/United Archives, p. 320 A/Martin Moxter, p. 321 H. &

140 G/Siegfried Layda, p. 140 C/Murat Taner, p. 141 C/Gerd Ludwig, p.

M/Alamy, p. 200 Look/Holger Leue, p. 200 M/Alamy, p. 201 M/Alamy, p.

Look/Brigitte Merz, p. 267 Look/Brigitte Merz, p. 267 Look/Daniel Schoe-

D. Zielske, p. 321 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 321 H. & D. Zielske, p. 322 C/

142/143 G/fhm, p. 144 C/Wilfried Krecichwost, p. 145 M/Alamy, p. 145 L/

201 A/blickwinkel, p. 201 A/blickwinkel, p. 201 A/blickwinkel, p. 201 G/Joe

nen, p. 268 A/Vladimir Khirman, p. 269 L/Dorothea Schmid, p. 269 L/Doro-

Christina Krutz, p. 322 G/Frank Rothe, p. 322 C/Fotofeeling, p. 323 M/Da-

Jan-Peter Boening, p. 145 L/Adenis, p. 145 C/Fabrizio Bensch, p. 146 C/

Petersburger, p. 202 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 202 Look/Heinz Wohner, p.

thea Schmid, p. 269 L/Dorothea Schmid, p. 269 L/Dorothea Schmid, p.

vid & Micha Sheldon, p. 323 G/Norbert Rosing, p. 323 G/Konrad Wothe, p.

Jon Hicks, p. 146 Look/Torsten Andreas Hoffmann, p. 147 L/FritzEngel, p.

202 H. & D. Zielske, p. 202 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 202 Look/Heinz Woh-

270 Look/Ingolf Pompe, p. 271 Look/age fotostock, p. 271 H. & D. Zielske,

323 Look/age fotostock, p. 323 C/Francesc Muntada, p. 324 C/Grand Tour

147 Look/Joris van Velzen, p. 147 L/Hans - Christian Plambeck, p. 148 C/

ner, p. 202 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 203 H. & D. Zielske, p. 204 L/Andreas

p. 271 H. & D. Zielske, p. 271 H. & D. Zielske, p. 271 Look/Ingolf Pompe, p.

Collection, p. 325 M/Martin Siepmann, p. 325 M/Martin Siepmann, p. 325

Bettmann, p. 148 C/Bettmann, p. 148 C/Hulton - Deutsch Collection, p.

Meichsner, p. 204 L/Heiko Meyer, p. 204 L/Andreas Meichsner, p. 204 L/

271 Look/Ingolf Pompe, p. 272 H. & D. Zielske, p. 273 H. & D. Zielske, p.

M/Martin Siepmann, p. 326 Look/Quadriga Images, p. 326 M/Egon

148 L/Hans-Christian Plambeck, p. 148 L/Amin Akhtar, p. 149 G/Sean Gal-

Stefan Thomas Kroeger, p. 205 L/Clemens Emmler, p. 206 H. & D. Zielske,

274 Look/Guenther Bayerl, p. 274 Look/Guenther Bayerl, p. 274 Look/

Bömsch, p. 327 M/Egon Bömsch, p. 328 M/Martin Siepmann, p. 328 M/

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24 Look/Ulf Boettcher, p. 25 C/Bas van den Boogaard, p. 26 C/Sven Hagolani, p. 27 Look/Konrad Wothe, p. 27 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 27 G/Jorg Greuel, p. 27 G/Sabine Lubenow, p. 27 Look/Sabine Lubenow, p. 27 Look/ Heinz Wohner, p. 28 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 28 M/Ingo Boelter, p. 28 G/ Heinz Wohner, p. 29 M/Norbert Rosing, p. 29 G/Sabine Lubenow, p. 29 M/ Sabine Lubenow, p. 29 M/Ingo Boelter, p. 29 M/Sabine Lubenow, p. 30 G/ Manuel Gutjahr, p. 30 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 30 Look/Sabine Lubenow, p.

30 Look/Ulf Boettcher, p. 30 Look/Sabine Lubenow, p. 30 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 31 Look/Thomas Grundner, p. 32 M/Wolfgang Diederich, p. 33 M/Peter Schickert, p. 33 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 34 H. & D. Zielske, p. 34 H. & D. Zielske, p. 34 H. & D. Zielske, p. 34 H. & D. Zielske, p. 35 H. & D. Zielske, p. 35 H. & D. Zielske, p. 36 M/Peter Lehner, p. 36 M/Peter Lehner, p. 37 M/Peter Lehner, p. 38 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 39 H. & D. Zielske, p.

39 H. & D. Zielske, p. 39 Look/Konrad Wothe, p. 39 H. & D. Zielske, p. 39 M/Torsten Krüger, p. 39 H. & D. Zielske, p. 40 Look/Arnt Haug, p. 40 Look/ Heinz Wohner, p. 41 M/Thomas Ebelt, p. 41 M/Justus de Cuveland, p. 42 M/White Star, p. 43 H. & D. Zielske, p. 44 A/blickwinkel, p. 45 M/Thomas Robbin, p. 45 L/Hans Madej, p. 45 M/Christian Ohde, p. 45 Look/Engel & Gielen, p. 45 H. & D. Zielske, p. 45 M/Christian Ohde, p. 46 L/Joerg Modrow, p. 47 L/Gerald Hänel, p. 47 L/Dagmar Schwelle, p. 47 C/Jon Hicks, p. 47 L/Modrow, p. 47 M/Alamy, p. 47 L/Achim Multhaupt, p. 48/49 L/Ralf Brunner, p. 50 H. & D. Zielske, p. 51 M/Christian Ohde, p. 51 Look/Engel & Gielen, p. 51 M/Alamy, p. 51 L/Samuel Zuder, p. 51 L/Joerg Modrow, p. 51 M/Ingo Boelter, p. 52/53 C/Michele Falzone, p. 54 C/Carsten Leuzinger, p.

54 M/Axel Schmies, p. 55 H. & D. Zielske, p. 55 G/Jerome Esch, p. 56 H. & D. Zielske, p. 57 H. & D. Zielske, p. 58 Look/age fotostock, p. 58 M/J.W.Alker, p. 59 M/Kurt Amthor, p. 59 H. & D. Zielske, p. 60 Look/Olaf Jainz, p. 60 Look/Olaf Jainz, p. 61 Look/Olaf Jainz, p. 62 M/Justus de Cuveland, p. 63 Look/age fotostock, p. 63 Look/Sabine Lubenow, p. 64 Look/Heinz Wohner, p. 64 M/Steffen Beuthan, p. 65 M/United Archives, p. 66 Look/Sabine Lubenow, p. 66 M/Christian Bäck, p. 66 M/Christian Bäck, p. 66 Look/Ulf Böttcher, p. 67 M/Christian Bäck, p. 68 Look/Ulf Böttcher, p. 69 M/Thomas Frey, p. 70 H. & D. Zielske, p. 70 H. & D. Zielske, p. 71 A/Kuttig - Travel, p.

71 G/Juergen Sack, p. 72 M/Chris Seba, p. 72 Look/Torsten Andreas Hoffmann, p. 72 Look/Torsten Andreas Hoffmann, p. 73 H. & D. Zielske, p. 74

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