Palm House Schönbrunn

Great Palm House Schönbrunn in Vienna

The Great Palm House Schönbrunn (Großes Palmenhaus Schönbrunn) stands on the grounds of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. Its construction bases of 720 tons of wrought iron and cast iron. About 45,000 glass tiles enable a fabulous light.

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Pharmacy in Uherský Brod

Old pharmarcy at a central place of Uherský Brod
This old pharmacy with a fascinating facade stands at the marketplace of Uherský Brod, a town in the Moravian part of the Czech Republic. This town is regarded as one of the possible birthplaces of philosopher John Amos Comenius (Jan Amos Komenský). A local museum reminds us of his work. [German]

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Yenidze in Dresden

Former cigarette factory Yenidze in Dresden

The former cigarette factory building was designed by architect Martin Hammitzsch in 1907. The company name referred to the Ottoman place Yenidze (the Greek Genisea of today), where the tobacco was bought from. Today, the house serves as an office building. [German]

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Michaelertor in Vienna

Michaelertor in Vienna

On your walks through the historic district, you will almost inevitably pass through it: the Michaelertor in Vienna. The baroque portal frames the shortest path from the Heldenplatz to the expensive shopping streets near the Wiener Graben. [German]

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Dompropstei in Constance

Former Dompropstei in Constance

On my way from the Imperia statue  to the Rhine Gate Tower (Rheintorturm), I notice a striking red facade. Around 1300 the St. Konrad Hospital was built in this place, which integrated an existing chapel. The hospital later changed into the Dompropstei of Constance. [German]

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Bauhaus Museum in Weimar

Construction site of the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar

I love to visit construction sites of museums. They help to understand how the interior structure of the exhibition building is designed. With curiosity and blue protective coatings on my shoes, I enter the shell construction of the Bauhaus Museum in Weimar. Its opening is scheduled for April 2019. [German]

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Employment Office (1929)

Employment office by Walter Gropius in Dessau-Roßlau

Walter Gropius planned this building in the years 1928/29. Its former function as an employment office can still be read by a fading inscription (“Amt für Arbeit”). The building is an impressive example of how to align architecture to a process – in this case looking after job seekers. [German]

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