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Who, after all, speaks today of the annihilation of the Armenians?
The service on the Azerbaijan Airlines flight was appalling. Having been treated to an atrocious pre-flight video, an attendant who clearly desired to be everywhere but there started thrashing around cups of weak coffee and tried, indolently, to sell stale … Continue reading
Posted in Armenia, Caucasus, Europe
Tagged Armenia, Armenian Genocide, Genocide, Germany, Ottoman Empire, Syria, Turkey, WWI, Yerevan, Yerevan Memorial
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Unlikely matchings.
I was browsing some photos from the Landschaftspark Duisburg which I’d taken last year, and I stumbled upon this one. This roulotte was meant to be some indie food truck of sorts, but it struck quite an impression in my mind. … Continue reading
Zollverein Shaft XII – “The most beautiful coal mine in the world”
The whole city of Essen, suburbs included, sits on top of one of the largest coal deposits in the world. 300 million years ago this industrious corner of Germany was covered in a dense, thick deciduous forest; natural events – … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Germany
Tagged Coal, Coal mine, Essen, Germany, Industrial heritage, Rhineland, Schaft XII, Westphalia, Zollverein
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Zollverein Kokerei – The monument that was due to be sold as scrap.
Coking is the last step of a journey that started in the aptly named Carboniferous period, 300 million years ago. Despite that, it also was the first one I discovered in my journey through Essen’s industrial heritage. Biblical parallels (Blessed are … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Germany
Tagged Carbonifer, Coal, Coke, Deutschland, Essen, Europe, Germany, Industrial heritage, Kokerei, Mine, Rhineland, Ruhr, UNESCO heritage site, Westfalen, Zollverein
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The twentieth century’s cathedral: Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord (Part II)
From steel to grass The closure of the Rheinische Stahlwerke zu Meiderich bei Ruhrort left in its wake unemployment and pollution by the bucketful. Nowhere was this poisonous legacy more evident in the vast wasteland stretching between the towering blast furnaces … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Germany, Overlooked locations
Tagged Channel, Clear water, Climbing, Deutschland, Duck, Duisburg, Duisburg Nord, Garden, Germany, Landschaftspark, Latz + Partner, Park, Photography, Phytorestauration, Rheinische Stahlwerke zu Meiderich bei Ruhrort, Ruhr, Street photography, Urban exploration, Urban renovation
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The twentieth century’s cathedral: Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord (Part I)
“Düsseldorf?” asked Terry, taking a sip of coffee from his paper cup. “Me’ old man used to fly over there a lot”. Terry, a retired teacher from Newcastle, was flying on his daughter’s staff travel to New York; as for … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, Germany
Tagged Blast furnace, Düsseldorf, Decay, Deutschland, Duisburg, Duisburg Nord, Germany, Industrial heritage, Industry, Landschaftspark, Latz + Partner, Rhine, Ruhr, Steel, ThyssenKrupp, Urban exploration, Urban photography
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