Gudrun's photos
Valle de la Muerte
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Valle de la Muerte is in Cordillera de la Sal, a narrow 125km long fold belt to the west of Salar de Atacama. In the east above the Salar rises the Andean chain. Volcán Sairecabur (5971m) can be seen in the background.
Ruta 23
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Ruta 23 climbing Cordillera de la Sal. Taken from the point where the track through Valle de la Muerte meets the road again.
Cordillera de la Sal
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Cordillera de la Sal with Andean chain in the background, seen from the viewpoint on Ruta 23. Cordillera de la Sal is a 125 km long, 2,5 to 10 km wide fold belt that rises up to 300m above the Salar de Atacama.
Evolution of the Cordillera de la Sal
See clickable inset for a view in the other direction
Valle de la Muerte
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Valle de la Muerte is near San Pedro de Atacama in the Cordillera de la Sal. It is a place of eroded sedimentary rocks and sand dunes. The name Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley) is probably a corruption of Valle de Marte (Valley of Mars).
For freedom, peace and tolerance
Kehrwiederturm
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Kehrwiederturm ist the only surviving tower of Hildesheim's medieval city fortifications. Legend has it that the tower's bell once helped a noble girl lost in the woods to find back to town.
www.der-hildesheimer.de/index.php/de/hauptbeitraege/archiv-hauptbeitraege/1052-die-sage-der-hildesheimer-jungfrau-hildesia
Fence shadow
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Near Kreuzkirche in Hildesheim. Photo taken on a saturday;-) but nevertheless - HFF everybody!
Basilika St. Godehard
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Built between 1133 and 1172 as a Benedictine Abbey church, St. Godehard is in pure Romanesque style and has suffered little damage in WWII.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilika_St._Godehard_%28Hildesheim%29
St. Michaelis
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The ancient Benedictine abbey church of St Michael in Hildesheim is one of the key monuments of medieval art, built between 1010 and 1022 by Bernward, Bishop of Hildesheim. Listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 1985.
Mariendom Hildesheim
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Westwork of Hildesheim Cathedral , listed as UNESCO World Heritage since 1985.
www.dom-hildesheim.de/de
whc.unesco.org/en/list/187
RS 105 Ruth Opsahl
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Big sea rescue exercise north of Ørnes with boat and helicopter. The upper deck of MS Kong Harald was closed to passengers and smoke bombs activated to simulate a fire on board. See inset photos.
no.wikipedia.org/wiki/RS_%C2%ABRuth_Opsahl%C2%BB
"Neuschwanstein of the north"
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Schloss Marienburg is a castle built in gothic revival style in 1858-69 by King Georg V. of Hanover.
www.schloss-marienburg.de
Marienberg
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A sunny sunday morning on Marienberg with Schloss Marienburg in the background
Schloss Marienburg
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Schloss Marienburg is a castle built in gothic revival style in 1858-69 by King Georg V. of Hanover.
www.schloss-marienburg.de
Liebe - für ein schönes Zuhause
Glade
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The sculpture by Johannes Vogl called "Untitled (Glade)" is made of an octagonal camouflage net mounted on steel rods. As part of the "Lichtungen" event it is placed behind Hildesheim town hall.
Lichtungen
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Theater Hochkant actors on stilts in front of St. Jakobi , Hildesheim
Light installation Flora by Philipp Artus
Lichtungen - "Espectro"
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Espectro by Ghiju Díaz de León- light installation on St. Andreas church , Hildesheim
Video made in Picasa from 21 photos
EXIF: 2 sec • f/5.6 • 50.0 mm • ISO 800/ Canon EOS 6D/ EF24-105mm f/4L IS USM
