This year (2018) is a Chile top, followed by South Korea. For the next year (2019) recommends that objectives of the travel guide “Lonely Planet” to Sri Lanka and Germany as a travel.
Germany belongs to the world-renowned travel guide “Lonely Planet” of the ten Top countries in the coming year. In the new book, “Lonely Planets Best in Travel to 2019”, published on Tuesday, Germany is in second place behind Sri Lanka. Most recently, Germany was in the Top 10 countries, nine years ago.
2019 the fall of the wall anniversary in Berlin to 30. Time
As the reasons why Germany should of all people be in 2019, visited, in the travel book, among other things, the 30. Anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall and especially the 100. Anniversary of the founding of the Bauhaus. “For a year, the anniversary of this midwife of Modernity is founded in Weimar in 1919, and after a flowering time in Dessau by the Nazis in Berlin in 1933, in fact, forbidden – celebrated,” it says on the architecture and design school Bauhaus, which had initiated an aesthetic movement, whose vibrations are still felt around the world. “Glittering new museums are opening, there are a lot of accompanying Events and exhibitions all over the country.”
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowThe Bauhaus started as a school of art
Walter Gropius in 1919, the Director of the newly founded State Bauhaus, which was created from a merger of the Grand Ducal-Saxon Academy of fine arts and the school of arts and crafts in Weimar. Although Gropius as an architect at the art and design school came, however, a separate architecture Department was first established in 1927.
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowThere are craftsmen and artists wanted a
In the Bauhaus Manifesto of 1919, Gropius wrote: “we Form a new Guild of craftsmen without the divisive class pretensions that endeavoured to raise a prideful barrier between craftsmen and artists!” Influenced by modernism, the British Arts-and-Crafts movement, and constructivism, he spoke in favour of the idea that the Design of the community should serve.
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowIt put the greatest value on functionality
The fundamental principle of the Bauhaus was “Form follows function”. Buildings or objects should be designed according to their function by means of simple, but elegant geometric shapes. An example for this concept is that of Josef Hartwig designed chess, the stylized figures and the possible chess moves and the rank order recognize.
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowIt wanted to create a “total work of art”
Through the interdisciplinary approach of the art school debated by professors and students of the fine arts, graphic design, architecture and product and furniture design, together, about how people live in a modern world. Thus, they developed the romantic concept of the “total work of art”.
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowIt employed famous professors
At the Bauhaus school under some of the important artists were. This photo from 1926 shows, left to right, Josef Albers, Hinnerk Scheper, Georg Muche, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, Herbert Bayer, Joost Schmidt, Walter Gropius, Marcel Breuer, Wassily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Lyonel Feininger, Gunta Stölzl and Oskar Schlemmer.
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowBauhaus artists threw legendary parties
Although the Bauhaus for its minimalist style is known, invested students and professors in costumes, surprisingly, a lot of time in the design of a surreal Party, such as Farkas Molnar described in his Essay “Life at the Bauhaus” (1925). From the impromptu celebrations of productions, such as the “Triadic ballet” by Oskar Schlemmer, developed later.
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowThe Nazis forced the closure of the school
Political tensions have led several times to the closure of the art school. In 1925, she moved from Weimar to Dessau. As the Nazis took in the city’s control, had to close the school in 1932, again. The re-opening in Berlin, was of short duration. The Nazi Regime accused the Institution, to create “degenerate art”. In April 1933, the school was abandoned for good.
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowThe Bauhaus lived abroad
The former employee of the art school were not to be discouraged, to spread the idealistic concepts of the Bauhaus from exile. Jewish architects were involved in the design of the White city in Tel Aviv, which consists of around 4,000 buildings in the Bauhaus style, and since 2003, a world heritage site.
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowThe Bauhaus-influenced designers to this day
Modern, affordable, modular furniture, most think today, certainly at Ikea. However, the concept was not born in Sweden, but is inspired by the classic Work of the Bauhaus designers. The picture shows the legendary “cantilever” and other furniture from Marcel Breuer and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.
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Design made in Germany: 10 facts about the Bauhaus, you should knowThe Bauhaus will soon be 100
The Bauhaus celebrates 2019 100. Birthday with many special exhibitions and three new museums in the cities in which the art school was once location: Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin (in the picture, the Berlin Bauhaus-Archiv). The anniversary exhibitions of design classics are present, as well as never-before-exhibited treasures, which are created at the Bauhaus.
“Best in Travel 2019” recommends in his Chapter on Germany, a “travel plan” of two weeks with a concert “in the stunning Elbphilharmonie” in Hamburg, parties in Berlin Clubs, as well as stations in Dessau, Weimar, Munich and on the middle Rhine.
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Also a visit of cities such as Cologne and Frankfurt, lohne, because they are very own, but combined in the diversity of the offer in terms of culture, cuisine and history. “Germany enchants and surprises, even those who live here.”
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandThe little sister of Switzerland
The success story began about 200 years ago: two Swiss painter taught at the Dresden Academy of art and took a trip before the gates of the city. The majestic rocks reminded her of the mountains of their homeland. You missed the Elbe Sandstone mountains with its new name: Saxon Switzerland.
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandLeinen los!
Even today, Dresden is the best starting point for an excursion to the Saxon Switzerland. Directly in front of the Baroque Silhouette of the magnificent buildings are built of Sandstone, lay the steam-ships and set a course for the rock world of the Elbe.
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandMountains in sight!
After only two hours upriver, in the direction of the Czech border, the goal is achieved. Whether you’re in Wehlen, Rathen, königstein and Bad Schandau from the Board, everywhere, there are only a few steps in the mountain world.
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandSculptures of nature
Wind and weather had in millions of years, enough time to transform the soft Sandstone in idiosyncratic forms. The people gave them fanciful names: hound of hell, locomotive, Talwächter. Here on the image: the pillars of Hercules, in the Bielatal.
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandHiking made easy
A well-developed network of trails leads the way. There are routes for beginners and Advanced; in a confined space variety is guaranteed: rocks, mesas, plateaus, canyons. And even if it goes uphill, every climb is rewarded at the end with a great view.
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandLandmark stone
Many Hiking routes lead to the Bastei, the most famous rock formation in the Saxon Switzerland. Earlier, the knights lived here, and later the romantics, and today, the tourists came. Alone is rare, but the view of the country, 200 meters above the Elbe river is just too beautiful.
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandCradle of Climbing
With more than 1100 summit, the Saxon Switzerland is Germany’s largest climbing area. In 1874, was climbed for the first time, a summit without a center. From the “Saxon” was later climb, “free climbing”. Still no hooks and wedges may be driven into the wall. Is secured only at a few rings with knots or loops.
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandImpregnable Fortress King Stone
It is one of the largest fortresses in Europe and was held in its 800-year history, each attack. Thanks to the thick walls, and a hundredweight of heavy cannons. The king of Saxony, August the Strong took advantage of his fortress as a state prison, but also for sumptuous receptions. The wine cellar can be visited today.
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandFrom mountain to mountain
From the king stone, the view stretches to the Lilienstein, one of the distinctive table-top mountains of Saxon Switzerland. The Elbe river keeps a respectful distance and settles into the curve. Finished another postcard.
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Nice Views Of The Saxon SwitzerlandFarewell on wheels
Who’s Hiking and Climbing still plenty of Elan, the ride on the Elbe river bike path back to Dresden. Gradients are not expected to, just one last look at the rock world of the Elbe!
In the category of “Not to be called” miss the Scramble between the rocks of the Saxon Switzerland national Park near Dresden and the Bavarian Royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof.
Lonely Planet selects each year ten “best” countries, regions and cities. “Every place, every Region, every country for themselves, celebrate something Unique, or was simply overlooked for too long,” explains Uta low straßer of the “Lonely Planet Germany” by the publishing house MairDumont in Ostfildern, near Stuttgart. “Best in Travel” is one of a variety of editorial lists, allegedly said trendy destinations of the year crown. Also known is the list of “52 Places to Go is…” in the prestigious “New York Times”.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesNeuschwanstein Castle
Barely four years in office and 23 years young Ludwig II, designed in 1868, his first castle. And what for one! Neuschwanstein is today the castle is Germany’s most famous and one of the most visited in Europe. A medieval knight’s castle, modeled perched on a rocky outcrop in the allgäu mountains above the village of Schwangau. Every year it attracts 1.5 million tourists from all over the world magical.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesThe Singers ‘ Hall
The largest room in Neuschwanstein castle, the singers ‘ hall. Inspired by the Original, the singers ‘ hall at Wartburg castle, leaving Ludwig to him with scenes of the medieval world say decorate. A truly Royal ambience for large festivals and music events. In the enjoyment of the visitors to the annual come today, the castle concerts -.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesRose island
Ludwig II loved places, which guaranteed him solitude. So, too, the rose island in lake Starnberg. His father, Maximilian II. had a summer house to build the “Casino”. It is surrounded by a Park, have at their heart a rose garden. Shielded from prying eyes by Ludwig II met here with his cousin, the Austrian Empress Elisabeth.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesHerrenchiemsee Castle
Other island, other castle. In 1873 king Ludwig II acquired the Herreninsel in the Chiemsee. Here at last is a “temple of glory” for his model, the French sun king Ludwig XIV.,. A Versailles in Bayern. Herrenchiemsee castle was the last and most expensive construction project. Because Ludwig died II. of 1886, did not live to see the king of Bavaria, the completion of his dream castle.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesThe hall of mirrors
Versailles or Herrenchiemsee? As a perfect copy of the castle of Versailles, Herrenchiemsee got a mirror gallery. 98 meters long with 17 arched Windows and just as many Mirrors. To do this, 33 chandeliers and 44 standing candelabra. This room is today the biggest attraction in the castle, and with 98 metres, seven metres longer than the Versailles model.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesLinderhof Castle
The favorite of king Ludwig II of Bavaria, the smallest of his three castles was the castle at the same time. Actually, here’s an imitation of Versailles. But the terrain was simply too small. Instead, it was a castle in the Rococo style. The Royal birthday Linderhof always celebrates romantic with the night lights and candlelight.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesVenus grotto
The music was dedicated to Ludwig II. on Linderhof a space of their own. With the difference that the Venus grotto was reserved for only him and closest Confidants. Here, the melancholy king was fond of Opera arias to present. The artificial grotto with a lake and waterfall, is the stage image of the first acts of the Wagner Opera “Tannhäuser”. Ludwig, an ardent Fan of Richard Wagner.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesSchloss Nymphenburg
This castle has Ludwig II was not built. Here, everything took its beginning: In the estate of the fairy king was born. The Royal birth rooms can be visited during the Castle tour. Around 300,000 visitors come annually. In the summer, visitors can expect a special attraction. You can then glide by gondola through the canals of the Park.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesKing’s house on SCHACHEN
The view is spectacular, the building is surprisingly simple. In 1866 meters of altitude, in the weather stone mountains, appreciated by the king of Bavaria, this place as a refuge during his stays in the mountains. Only a four-hour walk leads up here. Louis wouldn’t be Louis if he can’t even for this building something Special had come up with.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria and his castlesTurkish Hall
Opulent Oriental style, which occupies the entire first floor of the king’s house on SCHACHEN. A greater contrast to the barren mountain world, it’s hard to imagine. King Ludwig celebrated here are some of his names and birthdays. Suitable for an ambience the guests were dressed as caliphs and sultans. The Bosporus-Feeling in the high mountains.
“Lonely Planets Best in Travel 2019” is the 14. Edition of the travel book. Germany was previously represented rarely. For 2018, Hamburg was in the cities. In 2016, Bayern was the regions in eighth place. For the year 2010, Germany was once number two in the countries, at the time, behind El Salvador.
Gregor Tholl (dpa)