The ruins of Alttrauchburg is one of the best preserved castles of the Allgäu. It is above the small hamlet of Weitnauer community in the county in Swabia Upper Allgäu. From the high-to post-medieval castle wall remnants still remain greater.

The hilltop castle probably dates back to a previous system and the Earl of Veringen Nellenburg. These festivals will appear for the first time 1041 in the written sources.

Around 1150, a branch of the lords of Rettenberg invested with the rule and called himself "from Trauchburg". Beginning of the 13th Century moved Berthold Trauchburg of the castle to its present location, and built a permanent house or a residential tower. As early as 1258, the feud passed to the Steward of Waldburg, who could purchase the debt from the 1306 rule count. The tower-like core structure has now been expanded and built upon. In the south, the roomy forecastle was pushed forward with the strong square tower.

During the Peasants' War, the Trauchburg was sacked in 1525 and damaged. 1546 The troops occupied the castle of the Smalcald League. For these reasons we put in the 16 Century, a kennel at the inner castle, which was reinforced by artillery roundels. The fixing of the outer bailey is enhanced on this occasion.

1628 were able to acquire the Imperial Count Waldburger title in 1690 and settled on her castle after Kißlegg. From 1729, we used the empty Trauchburg as a quarry for the new palace in Kißlegg. Other parts have been discontinued for the 1784-1788 construction of the castle at New Trauchburg Isny.

1772 died in the line of the Jacobin Waldburger with Count Franz Karl Eusebius. The inheritance went to the line of the Counts of Waldburg-Zeil. Even today, the castle has been owned by this family.

Virtual Tour

The panoramas of Alttrauchburg are linked. You can do as a virtual tour of the ruins. Click on one of the hotspots in the panorama (the animated circle) to switch the view on this point.

The panoramas were taken as a spherical HDR panoramas in technology and each composed of 114 individual shots.

Gallery

The courtyard seen from the gallery.

Stairwell

The courtyard of the staircase.

Burghof

The courtyard of Alttrauchburg.

Dürnitz

At the courtyard joins the Knights' Hall. It was residence of merchants and itinerant mercenaries. Above there was the palace of the Knights' Hall, the rule space.

Castle wall

From the castle wall has a magnificent view of the valley, Wengen.

St. George's Chapel

On the plateau below the Alttrauchburg is the St. George's Chapel. It was built in 1980/1981 from the mountain gentian companionship.

Shoot Date: 12.10.2010

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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 first citizen of Bavaria bridge connects the village fisherman and PFOS above the Iller Altusried breakthrough. What makes this 84 meter long suspension bridge, however, that it was built by volunteers 30 hours in some 1,200 workers.

Since the end of the Second World War to 2001's there were between Altusried and Dietmannsried, a privately operated ferry service, which was used by hikers and cyclists. When she was recruited, was the great demand from walkers and cyclists is an important argument to advance the construction of a bridge over the Iller.

Since the inauguration of the bridge in August 2007, the "Oberallgäuer circular route" are again committed throughout. The Swabian-James pilgrimage route has thus found a shorter and more attractive captivity.

Data from the bridge

• 84 m span
• Tread width 1.5 m
• 33.2 tons of steel
• 2750 screw

The panorama consists of 114 single exposures to 360 ° to a spherical panorama in HDR technology have been put together.

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Who 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 with stone Werder and his shipyard and industrial plants.

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

In 1907 began building his air was used to prevent excess pressure generated by the so-water intrusion. The beginning and the end nearest vertical excavations were carried out with the help of an iron caisson. The two horizontal tunnels were built in shield tunneling process and lead to a sole 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 tubes ("for a coach with raised sticks") is situated twelve meters below the mean high water. Between tunnel and river bed lay a three meter thick layer of silt.

Of a total of approximately 4,400 workers who were involved in this project were three workers died as a result of excess pressure in the building, through the bends were killed and two more in 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 pedestrian traffic.
• 1982-1983: full closure of the tunnel for the construction of a 210 m long reinforced concrete slab on the Labský důl to secure the tunnels as part of the channel deepening.
• Since 1995: A comprehensive program for basic repairs 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 appear on his 100th anniversary of its former glory.
• 2003: The St. Pauli Elbe Tunnel is placed under monument protection.

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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