City of Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. Dresden has a long history as the capital and royal residence for the Electors and Kings of Saxony, who for centuries furnished the city with cultural and artistic […]
City of Cuxhaven
Cuxhaven is an independent town and seat of the Cuxhaven district, in Lower Saxony, Germany. The town includes the northernmost point of Lower Saxony. It is situated on the shore of the North Sea at the mouth of the Elbe River. Near the city of Hamburg. City of Cuxhaven and Hamburg. City of Cuxhaven. Water tower […]
City of Bremen
The City Municipality of Bremen is a Hanseatic city in northwestern Germany, which belongs to the state Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (also called just “Bremen” for short). As a commercial and industrial city with a major port on the River Weser, Bremen is part of the Bremen/Oldenburg Metropolitan Region. Bremen is some 60 km […]
City of Berlin
The Industrial Revolution transformed Berlin during the 19th century; the city’s economy and population expanded dramatically, and it became the main railway hub and economic centre of Germany. Additional suburbs soon developed and increased the area and population of Berlin. In 1861, neighboring suburbs including Wedding, Moabit and several others were incorporated into Berlin. In […]
City of Berchtesgaden
Year 1892. 22-07-1892. Summer holiday with Justine (Ernestine) Rose-Mahler (1868-1938) and Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921). Long period. Year 1896. 01-08-1896. Mahler and Natalie Bauer-Lechner (1858-1921) set off on bicycles from salzburg to visit Siegfried Lipiner (1856-1911) and Clementine Lipiner-Spiegler (1864-1926) in Berchresgaden. Walk to the Achau Pond. they spoke about Siegfried Lipiner (1856-1911)‘s Christus. Berchtesgaden is a municipality in the German Bavarian Alps. It is […]
City of Bayreuth
19th century In 1804, the author Jean Paul (1763-1825) (Jean Paul Richter) moved from Coburg to Bayreuth, where he lived until his death in 1825. The rule of the Hohenzollerns over the Principality of Kulmbach-Bayreuth ended in 1806 after the defeat of Prussia by Napoleonic France. During the French occupation from 1806 to 1810 Bayreuth was […]
City of Strasbourg
Strasbourg (Strossburi, Strassburg) is the capital and largest city of the Grand Est region of France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany in the historic region of Alsace, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. City of Strasbourg. Vosges Bridge – Protestant church and […]
City of Paris
Gustav Mahler himself in Paris (1900, 1907, 1909, 1910 and 1911). Late in the 19th century, Paris hosted two major international expositions: the 1889 Universal Exposition, was held to mark the centennial of the French Revolution and featured the new Eiffel Tower; and the 1900 Universal Exposition, which gave Paris the Pont Alexandre III, the […]
City of Cherbourg
Cherbourg-Octeville is a city and former commune situated at the northern end of the Cotentin peninsula in the northwestern French department of Manche. Cherbourg-en-Cotentin is protected by Cherbourg Harbour, between La Hague and Val de Saire, and the city has been a strategic position over the centuries, disputed between the English and French. Cited as […]
City of Helsinki
Helsinki (Helsingfors, Helsinge fors, i.e. Helsinge Rapids, Stadi, Helsset) When a town was founded in Forsby village in 1548 it was named Helsinge fors, i.e. Helsinge Rapids. The name refers to the Vanhankaupunginkoski rapids at the mouth of the river. The town was commonly known as Helsinge or Helsing, from which the Finnish name Helsinki […]