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245 Aerial photos from Germany
from: Baden-Württemberg | Bavaria | Berlin | Brandenburg | Hessen | Mecklenburg-Westpommerania | Niedersachsen | Nordrhein-Westfalen | Rheinland-Pfalz | Saxony | Saxony-Anhalt | Thuringia |
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The New Palace (original: Neues Palais) was built
for representation purposes under Frederick the Great in the Park of Sanssouci. Frederick himself
was almost never here. Later Wilhelm II, the last
german emporer, has elected it as his most favourite
residence.
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Picture taken 16.6.2005 -
aerial photo #0003-0612
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Cologne Cathedral is the third largest church in the world and one of the best known architectural monuments in Germany. Construction of the Gothic church began in 1248 and took with interruptions until 1880. On of the treasures of the Cologne Cathedral is the shrine of the Three Kings. The sarcophagus from the 13th century contains the remains of the Three Wise Men and is one of the largest reliquaries in the world.
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Picture taken 1.5.2007 -
aerial photo #0011-1045
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The ''Schrammsteine'' are a paradise for free climbers
in Saxon Switzerland near Dresden on the north bank of river Elbe.
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Picture taken 24.7.2005 -
aerial photo #0005-0084
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