Ebstorf Abbey

26 August 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  5 minutes

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Ebstorf Abbey (German: Abtei Ebstorf or Kloster Ebstorf) is a Lutheran convent of nuns that is located near the Lower Saxon town of Uelzen, in Germany.   read more…

St. Mary’s Church in Gdańsk

1 May 2024 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General, House of the Month Reading Time:  10 minutes

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© Aneta Pawska/cc-by-sa-4.0

St. Mary’s Church (Polish: Bazylika Mariacka, German: St. Marienkirche), or formally the Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, is a Brick Gothic Catholic church located in central Gdańsk, Poland. With its volume between 185,000 m³ and 190,000 m³ it is currently one of the two or three largest brick churches in the world. Only San Petronio Basilica in Bologna, comprising 258,000 m³ is larger, Munich Frauenkirche and Ulm Minster also comprise 185,000 to 190,000 m³.   read more…

The Hanseatic city of Rostock

18 January 2012 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  9 minutes

City Harbor Panorama © Lauchi

City Harbor Panorama © Lauchi

Rostock is the largest city in the north German state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Rostock is located on the Warnow river; the quarter of Warnemünde 12 km north of the city centre lies directly on the coast of the Baltic Sea.   read more…

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