Architecture

Ceaușescu's home decor

Nicolae Ceaușescu and the cult of personality in the Communist Party - his villa in Bucharest, in which marble and gold were processed.

Country

Romania

In Antwerp train station

The entrance hall of Antwerp train station

The famous Antwerp train station is affectionately called the “Railway Cathedral” by Belgians. The historic building with its pompous entrance hall is one of the most beautiful buildings in the city.

Country

Belgium

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The Malecón of Havana

The Malecón of Havana, the Cuban capital, is made for strolling in the glow of the setting sun.

Country

Cuba

In Rjukan, everything revolves around electricity, just as we like it :-) The Vemork hydroelectric power station, built in 1911, was the largest in the world at the time and right in town you can see the Såheim hydroelectric power station today.

The Gaustabanen take you up the 1,900 meter high Gaustatoppen. We are lucky, the railways and access have just started seasonal operation and our summit ascent leads first over serpentines to 1170 m, then with railway 1 horizontally 850 meters into the mountain and from there with a funicular at 39° 1050 m wide and 850 meters high.

Country

Norway