Gudrun's photos with the keyword: Rügen

Die Bank steht falsch herum;-) Aussicht auf den kleinen Hafen von Vitt, aber nicht auf Kap Arkona.... HBM!

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HFF folks, have a good first advent weekend!

This former lifeguard station was built in 1968 by local architect Ulrich Müther (1934-2007) whose concrete shell constructions in the former GDR are important examples of modern architecture. The station is now an outpost of Binz registry office used for weddings. Deutsch: www.bpb.de/geschichte/zeitgeschichte/deutschlandarchiv/147753/ulrich-muethers-schalenbauten?p=all www.tagesspiegel.de/kultur/ulrich-muether-bauen-wie-das-meer/1023394.html HFF everybody! I'm away for a while- see you in 2 weeks:-)

Granitz hunting lodge was built 1838-46 in neo-Renaissance style after designs by Berlin architect Johann Gottfried Steinmeyer. The famous central tower planned by Karl Friedrich Schinkel was added later. A cantilevered circular staircase consisting of 154 cast iron steps leads to a platform giving panoramic views of Rügen island. www.jagdschloss-granitz.de www.ruegen-inselinfo.de/sehenswert/jagdschloss.html

Granitz hunting lodge was built 1838-46 in neo-Renaissance style after designs by Berlin architect Johann Gottfried Steinmeyer. The famous central tower planned by Karl Friedrich Schinkel was added later. A cantilevered circular staircase consisting of 154 cast iron steps leads to a platform giving panoramic views of Rügen island. www.jagdschloss-granitz.de www.ruegen-inselinfo.de/sehenswert/jagdschloss.html

Granitz is a wooded ridge (mainly beeach and oak) and nature reserve on the island of Rügen. On the highest point is the 19th century Granitz hunting lodge. The gate cottage is now used by the forestry commission. HFF!

From the "Circus" in Putbus a horse chestnut avenue leads into the landscape park. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putbus

Putbus town and residence were built in neoclassical style in the early 19th century by prince Malte of Putbus. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Putbus Schlosspark was originally created in 1804 in the style of a french garden and later remodelled into an English style landscape park.

Kap Arkona is a 45m high cape in the NW of Rügen island. The cape boasts of two lighthouses, a navigation tower (see inset photo), several WWII bunkers and a 9th century Slavic fortification (Jaromarsburg). The chalk cliffs are unstable, on boxing day 2011 a girl was killed by a rockfall. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Arkona

Dawn on the pier at Binz on the island of Rügen HFF!

The octogonal chapel ( designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel) was built in 1806-16 for the fishermen of Vitt by pastor and writer Ludwig Gotthard Kosegarten. 10-Week Picture Projects: Shapes, Week 9: Diamond

Built in 1844-46 (arch. Friedrich August Stüler and Johann Gottfried Steinmeyer) in classicist style as a Kursaal (spa building) it was converted into a church in 1891/92. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schlosskirche_Putbus

From Fischerstrand near Binz a path leads up into the beech forests of Granitz.