The Rhine Tower is a popular attraction of Düsseldorf. The "television tower" wasn't one until 2004: Only since the installation of the DVB-T antenna...
The Radisson SAS Hotel on the edge of the Media Harbor was completed in 2005. It offers 135 rooms and 3 suites with a modern interior, two boardrooms,...
In August 2007, the Harbor Cinema Festival takes place on Uecker Square for the sixth time. The event is organized by the Filmwerkstatt Düsseldorf and...
The "Art and Media Center Rhine Haven", better known as the Gehry Buildings, was completed in the place of the old customs building in 1999. The American...
After six years of construction, the building of the NRW parliament was inaugurated in 1988. The design based on cylinders and arcs by architects Eller,...
The name "Fischmarkt" gives it away: This is where fish used to be traded in Aachen. Another witness is the name of the last fish shop in this place:...
On Mount Vaals, southwest of Aachen, the borders of Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet. At 323m above sealevel, the highest elevation in the Netherlands...
The market square is slightly elevated in the center of Aachen. In front of the city hall, emperor Karl is standing in a bowl of pea soup, if you take...
The Hühnermarkt ("chicken market") is situated downhill from the main market. The "Chicken Thief" is one of many figurative fountains in Aachen. House...
To the south-west of Aachen is the three-border point ("Dreiländereck"), where Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands meet. Halfway between Vaalserquartier,...
The boardwalk in front of the old town is the main docking place of the Köln-Düsseldorfer excursion boats. Since 1982, the road on the left bank is in...
Situated next to the museum Ludwig, between the cathedral and the Rhine river is this square, which is named after the writer Heinrich Böll. In honor...
The square on the south-side of the cathedral is named Roncalli-Square after the civil surname of Pope John XXIII. The square is bordered by the Domhotel...
At the northern end of the Rhine garden, between Heinrich Böll Square and river, is the Paolozzi fountain, which is also simply known as sculpture fountain...
The right bank of the Rhine river from the Deutzer bridge to the Tanzbrunnen is called Kennedyufer (Kennedy bank). Right next to the Hohenzollern bridge,...
The moats and ponds of Castle Wickrath are fed by the Niers river. The main castle and the secondary buildings were constructed on two artificial islands...
The "Lichthof Passage" is a canopied alley connecting Hindenburg street and Steinmetz street. With a mixture of retail stores and restaurants , the Lichthof...
The Europaplatz ("Europe Square") is in front of the main station of Mönchengladbach. The square is dominated by the bus stops. It was remodeled over...
The Vitusbad ("Vitus swimming pool") on Breitenbach street replaces the central swimming pool on Lüpertzender street. The old swimming pool burned down...
For about one year, the Museum Abteiberg for contemporary art of the 20th and 21st century was closed for renovation, before it was reopened in November...
The Hannen square is situated opposite of St. Andrew's church in Korschenbroich. The name "Hannen square" stems from the former location of the Hannen...
Liedberg, a district of Korschenbroich, is named after the highest elevation of Korschenbroich, the hill of the same name. The village center with its...
The Niederrhein-Clinic ("Lower Rhine Clinic") was opened ten years ago, in October 1997. The clinic for orthopedic and hemato-oncological convalescence...
St. Mary's church is located right in the middle of Pesch, which became a district of Korschenbroich in 1975. The church was built almost completely by...
On the first weekend in August, the Classic Days 2007 repeated the success of last year's first installment of the vintage car festival. On two sunshiny...
To the west of Grevenbroich lies the brown coal surface mine Garzweiler. It was named after the town Garzweiler, which was located at the center of the...
In August 2006 the park and roads surrounding Castle Dyck were the location of the first Classic Days vintage car festival. Approximately 20000 visitors...
Castle Brüggen and the mill have been documented first in 1289. The castle secured the crossing of two trade routes at the only passable ford across the...
The Hariksee is situated between Brüggen, Schwalmtal and Niederkrüchten in the district Viersen. The lake with a surface area of 20 hectares is fed by...
Amern is situated in the lower Rhine region. Since the amalgamation in 1970, it is a district of the municipality Schwalmtal, which consists of the two...
The restaurant "Altes Zollhaus" ("Old Tollhouse") is located in the building which used to be one of the two entrances to Castle Brüggen. The Schwalmpforte...
The small island castle on the south shore of the lake is an event location and day-trip destination for the numerous visitors, who want to hike around...
Mars
The picture was taken by the NASA robot "Spirit" over the course of 5 months. The "McMurdo panorama" is a combination of more than 1400 individual pictures...
The picture was taken by NASA robot "Phoenix". It shows the area surrounding the stationary lander, which arrived at its destination on May 25th 2008...