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... of a dense forest. Its picturesque location has made it one of the most popular attractions in Germany and a favorite subject of numerous painters, including R.J.W. Turner and Edward Lear. Its fame among ...
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Dominating the skyline of Cologne , Germany is their world famous cathedral--Kölner Dom. By far their most famous landmark for hundreds of years, the Cologne cathedral is part of the Roman Catholic Church ...
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With a history of habitation that stretches back over hundreds of years, Dresden , Germany has an exceptionally rich cultural heritage. While a great deal of Dresden was destroyed during the firebombing of 1945, ...
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... as a great tourist site in Germany. Perhaps the single greatest hardship suffered by the citizens of Dresden, Germany was the firebombing that took place toward the end of World War II. On Valentine's Day, ...
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... a drive to bring back those who were driven away from the city because of National Socialism. Frankfurt Germany has striven to make its population even more cosmopolitan and can boast a foreign population of more ...
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... Constance, known as Bodensee by the Germans, is a very large lake located along the borders of Germany, Austria , and Switzerland . Fed by the River Rhine as it flows down from the Alps, Lake ...
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... two states of Baden and Württemberg and declared Stuttgart as its capital. The history of Stuttgart Germany hosts several important inventions. Two of these include the creation of the motorcycle, and the ...
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... a mammoth beer festival that takes place every year over the last week of September and the first of October. Germany is famous for its wide selection of beer, and there’s simply no better place to sample them than ...
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... grounds for the ancient Romans, a base for the mighty Hapsburgs, and a part of Nazi Germany Austria. Today, its history is on display across the land, characterized in its people, its buildings, and ...
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... loans to the camp's private builders, as did Dresdner Bank, which is based in Frankfurt, Germany . Originally, Mauthausen was reserved for common criminals, and was more of a prison camp. This ...
