Sunday, June 28, 2015

Germany, Lübeck - a typical medieval mountain city

Photo by Bo. W
Northern Germany in May, just have spring, and flowers to be open. Just weather in May, it changes too fast, sometimes the weather is nice, sometimes heavy rain dripping. I ride the train through a large farm, the grass, slowly into the Luebeck Central Station hall.






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Lübeck Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station serving the Hanseatic city of Lübeck, in the German state of Schleswig-Holstein. It is a through station at the western edge of the city centre, right on the border with East Germany. For many reasons, many years, Lübeck train station has not been electrified railway. In December 14, 2008 new electrified railway power network operation.




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From Luebeck Central Station hall, through the century-old train station, only a few meters, but I felt like a time through. Luebeck Central Station building by the Lubeck -BüchenerEisenbahn (LBE) was built in 1908. At that time, most LBE operation around Lubeck railway, including the express train. Station building was designed by Fritz Klingholz, and replaces the previous, outdated building.




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I follow map instructions out of the railway station, along the left hand side of the road, go straight ahead. About five minutes, I embarked on a bridge, the bridge seems to be called the doll (German is: Puppenbrücke). It was built in 1776. Statue on the left side of the bridge is Mercury and Neptune, it represents the incarnation of peace and freedom. Statue on the right side of the bridge is in harmony with the river god, it symbolizes the courage and wisdom of the Warriors




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On Dolls Bridge, you could see not far from the Holstentor, next to it is a salt warehouse (German: Salzspeicher), which is six red brick house in a historic building, bigger than townhouses. It is located next to the Trave River, built in the 16th - 18th centuries. It is a transit, boat transport of goods to the Baltic region.









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Along the Trave River, which is to protect the city, I walked slowly to the south. Old buildings from my eyes move slowly. Trave River of water with a light flowing sound in my ear. Museum Harbor (German: Museumshafen) in the traditional sailing vessels and history boat, they lie on the Trave River, as if to tell you the story of a long history.





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Schabbelhauses owner, a very wealthy, he died in 1904. He donated Schabbelhauses to Lübeck City. His contributions to Lübeck city, brought huge economic base. World War II did not destroy the centuries-old buildings, it’s well-kept in the shore of the Trave. Now it is a very characteristic restaurants.








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The Karnin Lift Bridge (German: Hubbrücke Karnin) is a railway bridge over the Peenestrom estuary in North Germany that was opened in 1933 and destroyed in 1945. It was part of the old Ducherow–Swinemünde railway. The lifting part of the bridge has stood since the end of the Second World War as a relic and technical monument in the middle of the Peenestrom. It was nominated for designation as a Historic Symbol of Engineering in Germany.



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Schiffergesellschaft in Lubeck, because early modern sailing associations and famous. It is a historic building, which now houses a restaurant, operates seafarers and sailors style meal.











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I walked into this corner, the Museum Behnhaus Drägerhaus sits there (at the top of a small statue the house ). It is a picture of classical and modernist warehouse in the 19th century.








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A long narrow street, covered with millions of stone bricks, after hundreds of years of wind and frost, until today, we are still able to see the relics of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classicism. Alleys and streets, churches and convents, residential, handicraft workshop and fortifications, to show once glorious Lubeck.






Tip:

Lübeck Old Town is very small, a lot of ancient buildings, be careful you do not miss attractions. To look at a map to find the location of attractions.