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 there is also a little quieter, the harbor area offers numerous light sources by a special flair.

A nice overview of the harbor is obtained from the opposite side of the river piers in the district Steinwerder. In this 360 ° panoramic cylinder next to the piers and the two museum ships "Rickmer Rickmers" and the "Cap San Diego" can be seen.

The skyline of the city and the tower of St. Michael's Church (Michel), the 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 charged to this 360 ° panorama.

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In 1911, opened St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel - as opposed to the new Elbe and age Elbtunnel called - is 426.5 meters long and connects with its two tubes, the inner city of Hamburg at the St. Pauli landing bridges Steinwerder and its shipyards and industrial plants.

It passes under the North Elbe and is still used as a public highway. In his opening, he was considered a technical sensation and is a historical monument since 2003. In 2007 he was nominated for the "Historical landmark of civil engineering in Germany."

In his 1907 begun construction Compressed air was used to prevent, by means of the thus generated overpressure, the ingress of water. The beginning and end of vertical excavations nearby were performed using an iron caisson. The two horizontal tunnels were constructed using tunnel boring machines and lead to a total depth of 24 meters from the St. Pauli landing bridges to Steinwerder on the south bank of the North Elbe. The upper edge of the six meter high columns ("for a coach with a friendly stick") is twelve meters below the mean high tide. Between tunnel and the river bed was a three-meter-thick silt layer.

Of a total of approximately 4,400 workers who participated in this project, there were three workers died as a result of the overpressure in the building, through the bends were killed and two more in case of accidents. 689 more workers survived the bends. The total cost of Elbunterführung were at 10.7 million gold marks.

History of the tunnel:

• 1901: Decision to build - Start of planning
• 1907: Start of construction
• 1911: opening of the tunnel
• 1951: Expansion of the old DC in favor of fluorescent lighting.
• 1956: installation of ventilation systems in order to keep from increasing motor vehicle traffic increased carbon monoxide levels in check.
• 1959: Installation of three escalators for the rise in foot traffic.
• 1982-1983: full closure of the tunnel for the construction of a 210 m long reinforced concrete slab on the Elbgrund to secure the tunnels as part of the channel deepening.
• Since 1995: A comprehensive program to overhaul with the aim of restoring the original appearance of 1911, while the technical facilities of the state of technology. The work will be completed in 2010, so that the St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel will be released on his 100th anniversary of its former glory.
• 2003: The St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel is a historical monument.

The tunnel

This panorama was taken in the eastern of the two tunnels. It was about midway between the two approaches. The preview shows a spherical projection of the spherical panoramas. This creates the impression of two tunnels to be seen.

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The Burghalde the former imperial city of Kempten (Allgäu) has had a checkered history. Already inhabited in the Roman Empire, it later served as the seat of the governors of the city wall located in front of the pin. In various wars, the Swedes, Spaniards and Frenchmen their interlude. Today the site is on the edge of town, especially a popular recreation area and location of the Kempten-based open-air stage.

The oldest finds of the Burghalde date from the Roman Empire. Under pressure from the invading Alemanni from 233 AD, the attachment was a fort. At that time, the large country town Cambodunum given up on the Lindenberg and it was at the foot of the new settlement Burghalde Cambidanum, to the 5th Century AD, was settled. To use the Burghalde hill, there are only from the High Middle Ages re-secure information, as the Abbot - supposedly in 1223 - had built a tower in his castle. The remains of this great stone blocks tower in the west wall of the pavilion still exist. The castle was the abbot's face on the north side of the hill, the city, and was marked by a cross wall from the hill plateau delimited.

Through a ruse succeeded in 1363 the citizens of Kempten Burghalde take. The castle was badly damaged and while the Abbot and his bailiff managed to narrowly escape. After a long legal battle, which was won by the abbot, he sold the "keep the peace" in 1379 the castle hill to the town, which used it for agriculture and as a quarry. After 1488 the castle was extended into the city dump in attachment.

During the 30-year war occupied alternately by Sweden and the imperial troops Burghalde. In the War of Spanish Succession, it was 1703 by the French military built a fortress in 1705 and already razed on the orders of Prince Eugene.

The Keeper's House

Overlooking the old town

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Near the village in the Upper Allgäu Sulzberg is on a wooded limestone hills, the ruins Sulzberg. Mid-12th Century, built the castle housed the family of the Sulzberger (Sulciberch). After the end of the Sulzberger line the castle was in 1525, the Lords of Schellenberg.

The facility was built mainly in six sections. From the first half of the 12th Century, was built in the east of the Sandsteingrates a small tower castle with ramparts, moat and bridge, the 12th during the Century has been further extended. In the 13th Century they broke from the old city wall, paused on the residential tower and erected a high wall sign above the main gate.

Around 1300 the castle was extended to the west. The goal area secured a mighty keep. In addition, creation of a new palace, a cistern, and the new main gate. 1480-1485 against the hilltop castle was expanded by kennels with gun washers. To the west was protected by a wide moat, the main castle. As a top latch was a triangular Vorwerk, which was created before digging. The south of the main castle also secured a low square tower.

Another reconstruction took place in mid-16th Century. After the massive destruction during the Thirty Years' War was one of the festivals in 1648 final.

As a result of the first restoration work in 1953 1983 was a fortress founded this association takes care of since the care and preservation of the remarkable facility.

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The two Egyptian rock temples, the pharaoh Ramses II was built on the western bank of the Nile between the first and second cataract, should demonstrate to the southern boundary of the Pharaohs, the eternal power and superiority over the Egyptian Nubia tributary.

Panoramas on the left is the Great Temple of Ramses II (1279 BC-1213 BC) to see. He is the kingdom of the gods Amun-Re (south), Horus of Mehu, the deified Ramses and Ptah himself ordained. The top edge is used as a pylon (gates). The data on the dimensions of the temple facade vary between 30 and 35 meters. The four massive colossal statues represent Ramses II and is 22 meters high. The two northern bear the inscription: "Ramses, the beloved of Amun" and "Ramses, the beloved of Atum," the southern statues "Ramses, Sun of the Empire" and "Ramesses, Ruler of the two countries." The sun god Ra appears out front in the middle of the temple facade, provided with the attributes sun (Re), Wsr sign in the right and left in the figure of Maat. These symbols can be read as a throne name of Ramses II, "User-Maat-Re", which the king was the incarnation of Ra, the "Great Soul of Re-Harakhti" is.

The small statues from the colossal statues represent family members: his mother Tuya, Queen Nefertari and some common children.

The upper end of the temple facade is a frieze of baboons, monkeys, or the so-called sun holy monkeys. This frieze was to draw attention to the 1813 Basel Jean Louis Burckhardt on the otherwise totally silted temple entrance. The frieze is the first part of the Temple of the Rising of the Sun is illuminated.

The somewhat smaller temple on the right side is Nefertari, Great Royal Wife of the deified Ramses, Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor and of Ibschek. This temple is driven into the rock. The carved from the rock figures show twice each Nefertari, Hathor and Ramses, each about ten feet high and are in the same size. This presents a special award for Nefertari, as the wives of kings were often shown smaller (as in the Great Temple of Abu Simbel).

The temple takes 21 meters deep in solid rock. Behind the entrance is a six-pillared hall, cross hall with two adjoining rooms and the sanctuary. Nefertari is addressed here as an incarnation of the goddess Hathor, which is comparable to the representations of Hatshepsut in her temple at Deir el-Bahari. The reliefs show coronation scenes and the protection of the queen by goddess of love and fertility.

The pictures were taken already in June 2005. They consist of six photographs that were taken without a tripod. The total resolution of the panorama is about 15 megapixels.

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Visible from afar, the Basilica of St. Lawrence, dominated by its two towers and the dome of the city of Kempten. As a monastery and church of the former Benedictine abbey of Kempten it provides, together with the monastery and residence, the first monumental sacred building in Germany after the war to 30th dar. the old abbey, which was destroyed in 1632 completely replaced. 1969, Pope Paul VI. The main church of the Allgäu in the rank of Minor Basilica.

The fünfjochige nave with a 65-meter-high twin towers at the west end is 40.5 meters long and 16.3 meters high. The two aisles are 6.8 meters with a little lower. On the first panoramic image, this major, see the two side aisles and the gallery. The main organ at the front end consists of 56 stops, dates from 1866 and was extended 1939th Two other organs (1740) in Rococo housings are in the choir room. The three organs are each individually, or operate on a common table.

On the second and third respectively panorama of the octagonal sanctuary of central and offset some perspective can be seen.

These panoramas were taken in HDR technology with multiple exposures. It consists of 117, or 120 frames and have a file size of over 4 gigabytes.

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The small sanctuary of St. Alban stands on a hill near Görwangs near Aitrang in the Allgäu. From there you not only a beautiful view over the landscape, but the Church has something to offer to the eye.

The church is popular with wedding couples because of their numerous decorations. The church is dedicated to St. Alban St., which contributed to the legend after his execution his own head to the tomb. This scene is also shown on the lushly landscaped coffered ceiling.

Built the church in 1510 and belonged to the monastery of St. Mang in Füssen. Between 1697 and 1704 it was rebuilt in 1895 and collapsed in the former West Tower.

Technology

This panorama was taken in HDR technology with multiple exposures to the high tonal needs. It consists of 117 individual images and has a total data rate of 4 gigabytes.

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