A tour of Europe (Part 5)

[Note: This is Part 5 of Mini-Europe. It includes Germany, Luxembourg and Poland. (Don't ask me why these two countries are sandwiched in the visit of Germany...it was that way in the park!)]

Germany: the Holstentor in Lübeck and behind it the Salzspeicher warehouses where they store salt from Leneburg

Germany: the Burgtor, an example of medieval fortification with a trefoil ogival arch, also in Lübeck.

Germany: The Brandenburger Tor in Berlin. I just visited it, so you'll see photos of the actual thing soon later!

Germany: The other side of the Brandenburg Gate, where there is (was) the Berlin wall. It was no longer there when I went to Berlin.

They even put a real piece of the Berlin wall there.
(If I remember well, there was a miniature (or a fake full-sized?) wall there that people wrote on. I remember saying with my mother that it was pointless since it wasn't the real wall anyway...or was I dreaming? lol)

Germany: The Spire Cathedral (in Spire)

Luxembourg: the Pont Adolphe. It was the first bridge made of natural stone to be built with such a large span (84m)
I believe I took photos of this bridge when I went to Luxembourg...but I didn't know that :P

Poland: Artus Court in Gdansk, with the Neptune Fountain in front of it.

Poland: The Monument to the Fallen Shipyard Workers (known as the "Three Crosses"), also in Gdansk

Germany: The Millennium Tower in Magdeburg. At 60m, it is the highest laminated wood tower in the world. It is also known as the world tower because of its depiction of 6000 years of history of man and technology. Er...how? I don't really know...

Germany: The building on the right is the Osthofentor, a 16th century fortified gateway which formerly constituted part of the city wall in Soest. On the left...I don't know. :P
(maybe it's Bonn...there's a House of Beethoven there, but I think I caught the back of the houses. Too bad...)

Germany: The Eltz Castle situated in the narrow valley of the Eltz (I'm guessing Eltz is a mountain range). According to the guidebook, this "Ganerbenburg" (Its German name is Ganerbenburg?) is home to several heirs, with each family in a different tower.

Germany: The Wallfahrtskirche or pilgrimage church in Wies. A special painting technique was used to achieve an optical illusion of relief.

Germany: The Porta Nigra in Trier

The next part is the last! :)