The Palace of Westminster (Westminster Palace) is a monumental, neo-Gothic style building in the City of West Ermin ester in London. Together with the West Mister Abbey and St. Margaret's Church at Parliament Square, the palace was in close proximity to government offices at Whitehall in 1987, declared by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Palace of Westminster is the UK Parliament since 1295, which consists of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, as a parliamentary seat. For this reason it is commonly became known as the Houses of Parliament.

The oldest surviving parts of the Palace of Westminster Hall are from the year 1097 and the Jewel Tower, which was built around 1365th Originally it served as the residence of the kings of England, but since 1529 no monarch has lived there longer. Of the original building has been preserved very little, because there on the 16th October 1834 was destroyed in a devastating fire almost completely. The architects were responsible for the reconstruction of Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin.

The most famous part of the palace is the Clock Tower (Clock Tower) with the bell Big Ben. Facing him on the southwest corner is the Victoria Tower. The square tower, with its 98.45 meters, the highest tower of the building.

The main rooms of the palace are the council halls of the House of Commons and the House of Lords. There are some 1,100 additional rooms, including meeting rooms, libraries, lobbies, dining rooms, bars and gyms. The term Westminster in British parlance is often synonymous with the parliamentary business.

Palace of Mr. West in the sunset

In this panorama is Palace of Mister West in the last light of day to see.

The recording was made on 23.06.2001 at 21:40 clock

Palace of Mister West

The panorama shows the Lambeth Bridge, Palace of Westminster Bridge and Mister West shortly before sunset. On the right side you can still see parts of the London Eye and County Hall.

The recording was made on 23.06.2001 at 21:05 clock

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St. Peter's in Rome, in the German-speaking countries generally St. Peter called (also: Basilica of St. Peter, St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican Basilica, Italian: San Pietro in Vaticano, Latin: Sancti Petri in the Vatican or Templum Vatican), is the largest of the major basilicas in Rome and the center of the independent State of Vatican City.

The church is dedicated to the apostle Simon Peter, on whose grave suspected it was built. Already around the year 324 Constantine had built the Great at this place a church (Old St. Peter). Foundation stone laid for the present building was 18 April 1506th

The inner surface of 211.5 m and 132.5 m tall building is approximately 15 160 m² and offers some space for 20,000 people. Thus, the Basilica is not only one of the largest church building in the world, but he even has one of the largest interiors in the world. The nave has a length of 187 m and a width of 27.50 m, the transept is 138 feet wide. The construction took about 120 years.

The double dome of St. Peter's Basilica is the largest free-standing brick building in the world. It has a diameter of 42.34 meters (86 inches less than the Pantheon, but is higher with 43.20 m) and is supported by four pentagonal pillars with a diameter of 24 meters. The inner dome frieze is available in two-meter-high letters, the quotation from the Gospel of Matthew: Tu es Petrus, et super hanc petram aedificabo ecclesiam meam et tibi dabo claves regni caelorum (You are Peter [Latinized petros of Greek πετρος: the rock], and this rock I will build my church, and I give you the keys to the kingdom of heaven.) The lantern of the dome is to reach over 510 levels. The first 190 steps to the roof terrace can be overcome with a lift.

From the lantern is a superb panoramic view of the Vatican Hill, St. Peter's Square and surrounding Rome.

Data of the Cathedral

• Length: 211.5 m
• Width: 187 m
• Dome height: 132.5 m
• Area: 15 160 m²
• Construction time: 120 years
• Completion: 1626
• Date of commencement: 20.11.2008

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The Saint Paul's Cathedral in London is one of the largest cathedrals in the world. It is located in the municipality City of London, about 300 m north of the Thames and is the seat of the diocese of London. In addition to the Westminster Abbey it is also regarded as the most famous church in the British capital.

As early as the 7th Century was in this position a church. The former wooden building was destroyed by fire several times and built a total of five times again. The Normans began around 1087 with the construction of a cathedral, which was one of its completion in 1314 of the longest and tallest buildings in the Middle Ages. Currently, Henry VIII began a decline of the church building. When a lightning strike in 1561 and 1666 one of the towers of the entire building in the Great Fire of London was destroyed completely.

London at that time probably the most important architect, Sir Christopher Wren designed, among many other buildings and the new St. Paul's Cathedral. His model was the " St. Peter's Basilica in Rome , "from which the great similarity of the two buildings resulted. His original design was rejected as too radical and too expensive. Only in 1675 a much leaner plan was adopted. During the 40-year construction plan have been many changes made so that the beginning of the 18th Century cathedral is like finally accomplished more than the original draft version of the 1675th

The cathedral has a cruciform base, which is aligned east-west direction. In the middle of this cross, there is a dome, which is located on a 750-ton lantern, which ends at 111 m altitude. 111 m correspond to 365 feet high, one foot for each day of the year.

The dome is the second largest church dome in the world (after the " St. Peter's Basilica in Rome "). Inside, about 30 meters in height is a gallery with about 34 meters in diameter. These "Whispering Gallery" is famous for the fact that reflections of the sound, which are caused by the curvature of the dome, every whispered word on the opposite side of the gallery heard.

Who the 426 steps of the ascent of the dome is not afraid (143 steps to the "whispering gallery" + 117 steps to the "Stone Gallery" + 166 steps to the "Golden Gallery"), can have a stunning view over the rooftops of London . glad Who does not want to ascend themselves, can view the panorama here.

Data of the Cathedral

• Length: 170 m
• Width: 75 m
• Dome height: 111 m
• Height of tower: 47 m
• Construction time: 40 years
• Completion: 1708
• Date of commencement: 22.06.2001

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The Alster lake is about 164 acres in size, up to 4.5 m deep and is the larger, northern part of the Alster lake. It is fed by the Alster lake in the north, and the Osterbek Wandse in the east and flows south from the Inner Alster. In the evening they presented themselves in a very special light.

The banks of the Alster lake is planted almost entirely. Around the lake attract bike and walking paths that are at rest and hamburgers for the very popular for jogging. The nearly continuous waterside trail was marked for joggers and runners with half kilometer markers and is 7.4 km long. The Alster lake itself is used like for sailing and rowing. When sailing it is not quite as simple as possible here, the strong wind conditions may require some sailing skills.

Evening

The panorama invites around the Alster many hamburgers you to linger. Shortly after sunset provides you with the many lights in your bank an impressive sight. An impression, this 360 ° HDR panorama.

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The Port of Hamburg in the St. Pauli landing bridges is one of the most popular destinations for tourists visiting the Hanseatic city. At night, when it also there is a little quieter, the port area has through the numerous light sources, a special flair.

A nice overview of the port is obtained from the opposite side of the Elbe in the district jetties Steinwerder. In this 360 ° cylindrical panorama alongside the piers and the two museum ships "Rickmer Rickmers" and the "Cap San Diego" are shown.

The silhouette of the city and the tower of St. Michaelis Church (Michel), Kehrwiederspitze, identify the Hamburg concert hall still under construction and the tent of the Musical Theatre "Lion King".

Location of the recording was the viewing platform at the southern exit of the " St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel "in Steinwerder.

This panorama was taken in HDR technology with multiple exposures. The 27 individual images were then allocated to this 360 ° panorama.

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