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Germany

The Germany route: 3 regions, 12 landmarks. Every landmark is built in three stages.

Hamburg

Route steps 1–12

• Elbphilharmonie

  

  

  

  This concert hall was built on top of an old brick warehouse and opened on 11 January 2017. Source: Wikipedia

• Speicherstadt Warehouses

  

  

  

  Speicherstadt is the world's largest warehouse district standing on oak log foundations. It became a UNESCO site in 2015. Source: Wikipedia

• Harbour and Cranes

  

  

  

  The Port of Hamburg is called Germany's ‘Gateway to the World’ and is the country's biggest seaport. Source: Wikipedia

• St. Michael's Church

  

  

  

  The church's 132-metre copper-covered spire has long been a landmark guiding ships on the Elbe. Source: Wikipedia

Berlin

Route steps 13–24

• Brandenburg Gate

  

  

  

  Built from 1788 to 1791, the gate is topped by a statue of a chariot pulled by four horses. Source: Wikipedia

• Berlin TV Tower

  

  

  

  At 368 metres including its antenna, this tower is the tallest structure in Germany. Source: Wikipedia

• Berlin Cathedral

  

  

  

  Today's cathedral was built on Museum Island from 1894 to 1905, ordered by Emperor William II. Source: Wikipedia

• Oberbaum Bridge

  

  

  

  Opened in 1896, this double-deck bridge carries cars below and underground trains on top. Source: Wikipedia

Cologne

Route steps 25–36

• Cologne Cathedral

  

  

  

  Work on the cathedral began in 1248 and it was only finished, to its original plan, in 1880. Source: Wikipedia

• Hohenzollern Bridge

  

  

  

  Over 1,200 trains a day cross Germany's busiest railway bridge, and its fences are full of love padlocks. Source: Wikipedia

• Colourful Old Town Houses

  

  

  

  The square in front of the colourful houses is called Fischmarkt, the fish market, a name first recorded in the 12th century. Source: Wikipedia

• Rhine Cruise Boat

  

  

  

  About 1,230 km long, the Rhine has carried boats full of goods since Roman times. Source: Wikipedia