Saturday, 27 December 2008

St Mary Church, Addington Village

St Mary's Church the Blessed Virgin Church is an Anglican church located in Addington Village, South Croydon, UK. A church has been in this location since 1080.

Six Archbishops worshiped at St Mary's from 1808 to 1896 while staying in their summer residence Addington Palace (Addington Palace is located close to the church).

The church has a belfry containing a clock and six bells. The oldest bell is dated to 1380.

8:15pm
Location: 51°21'30.24"N 0° 1'56.60"W

Thursday, 11 December 2008

Traffic Lights at Potsdamer

Replica of original traffic lights at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin. The original lights were installed here in 1882! I took two photos, one in daylight and one at night. The red and white tent in the foreground is one of the Christmas stalls at Potsdamer Platz.

Photo taken during the day - 1:27 pm

Photo taken at night - 6:24pm


Location: 52°30'33.25"N 13°22'34.50"E

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church Clock

I took these photos of the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at night time without a tripod so they are a bit grainy.

There are four clocks, one on each side of the tower but the clock is only lit up on one side.

The church is located in Kurfürstendamm, Berlin. It was badly damaged in a bombing raid in 1943. The church has been restored, but one side has been left in it's ruined state as a memorial.


At the bottom of this photo you can see the stalls from the Christmas market. The church was surrounded by the stalls.

4:36pm and it was dark and very very cold.

In this photo you can see the difference between the clock that has been lit up and the other clocks. The damaged part of the tower can also be seen.

Location: 52°30'17.54"N 13°20'6.44"E

St Marienkirche, Berlin

St Marienkirche (St Mary's Church) is a 14th century church. It is located close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin on Karl-Liebknecht-Straße.

The church is Protestant (since the Reformation in 1539). It was damaged during World War II but has now been restored.

Martin Luther King preached here on one occasion and there is now a statue of him outside the church.There was a lot of fog, but if you look at the carefully you can see Fernsehturn (TV Tower) in the back ground.
2:34pm on a very misty day.

Location: 52°31'14.22"N 13°24'23.45"E

Rotes Rathaus - Town Hall

This is the town hall in Berlin refered to in German as 'Rotes Rathaus'. The building is very striking. The clock shows 2:10pm.

Wednesday, 10 December 2008

World Time Clock

The World Time Clock is in Alexanderplatz, Berlin. The clock was designed by Erich John and built by Hans Joachim Kunsch in 1969. The height of the clock is 10 meters.

The picture below gives an idea of the size of the clock.

The TV Tower (Fernsehturm) can be seen in the background.





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