Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Elbe

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. Hartenfels Castle is a Renaissance castle that Elector Friedrich III. and his successors built into the new main residence. The construction of the palace was started in the 15th century by Konrad Pfluger and continued in the 16th century by Konrad Krebs. It is the largest completely preserved palace from the early Renaissance in Germany.

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. Hartenfels Castle is a Renaissance castle that Elector Friedrich III. and his successors built into the new main residence. The construction of the palace was started in the 15th century by Konrad Pfluger and continued in the 16th century by Konrad Krebs. It is the largest completely preserved palace from the early Renaissance in Germany. The bridge to the castle leads over the moat, where bears are traditionally kept. Being ogled by tourists all day long can be very tiring for a bear.

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. Hartenfels Castle is a Renaissance castle that Elector Friedrich III. and his successors built into the new main residence. The construction of the palace was started in the 15th century by Konrad Pfluger and continued in the 16th century by Konrad Krebs. It is the largest completely preserved palace from the early Renaissance in Germany. The bridge to the castle leads over the moat, where bears are traditionally kept.

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. The Marienkirche is a late Gothic hall church with older components. The construction goes back to Romanesque origins, which have been preserved in the west building of the church. They originate from a Romanesque basilica built between 1200 and 1220. The present hall church was probably built after 1380 starting with the choir. The roof truss was dendrochronologically dated to 1463. The Gravestone of Katharina von Bora, Martin Luther's widow, who died in Torgau in 1552. While fleeing the plague, she had an accident here in a carriage and succumbed to her injuries.

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. The Marienkirche is a late Gothic hall church with older components. The construction goes back to Romanesque origins, which have been preserved in the west building of the church. They originate from a Romanesque basilica built between 1200 and 1220. The present hall church was probably built after 1380 starting with the choir. The roof truss was dendrochronologically dated to 1463. Under the gothic vault

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. The Marienkirche is a late Gothic hall church with older components. The construction goes back to Romanesque origins, which have been preserved in the west building of the church. They originate from a Romanesque basilica built between 1200 and 1220. The present hall church was probably built after 1380 starting with the choir. The roof truss was dendrochronologically dated to 1463. The marble baptismal font from 1693 was made by Hans Nicolaus Meyer

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. The Marienkirche is a late Gothic hall church with older components. The construction goes back to Romanesque origins, which have been preserved in the west building of the church. They originate from a Romanesque basilica built between 1200 and 1220. The present hall church was probably built after 1380 starting with the choir. The roof truss was dendrochronologically dated to 1463.

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. The Marienkirche is a late Gothic hall church with older components. The construction goes back to Romanesque origins, which have been preserved in the west building of the church. They originate from a Romanesque basilica built between 1200 and 1220. The present hall church was probably built after 1380 starting with the choir. The roof truss was dendrochronologically dated to 1463.

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. It is claimed that the "Mohren Apotheke" is one of the oldest pharmacies in Germany. Founded around 1503 by Johann Scheffer, a member of the city council and in 1515 mayor of Torgau. In 1522 Elector Friedrich der Weise (Frederick the Wise) grants a sovereign privilege to Ambrosius Möllicher with reference to his predecessor Scheffer.

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. The town hall of Torgau was built from 1563 to 1578 in the Renaissance style on the large market square.

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. "Spielwaren Carl Löbner" is the oldest toy store in Germany. The first documented mention of the shop dates back to 1685. The company has always been passed down from father to son and is currently run by the twelfth generation. At the end of 1685 the master wood turner Christoph Loebner opened his wood turning workshop in Torgau and made wooden toys. At the time of his grandson Carl Loebner, company names were first officially registered, giving the company the name it still uses today. In 1780 Johann-George Loebner managed to build the house, which is still used today, and continued to manufacture wooden toys there, which he initially sold at the local markets and at the Leipzig Trade Fair. His initial product range included wooden dolls, drumsticks, spinning tops, skittles, whistles and billiard balls. From the sixth generation, the Loebners were pure merchants. Own production was given up. In 2010, the family company Spielwaren Carl Loebner celebrated its 325th anniversary. www.carl-loebner.de

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. Torgau gained international fame at the end of WWII when on April 25, 1945 Soviet and US troops met on the Elbe near the city and on April 26, 1945 this "Elbe Day" was staged for the cameras on the destroyed Elbe Bridge. The monument on the right commemorates this encounter between the two allied armies

The place was first mentioned in a document from 973. It fell under the rule of the Holy Roman Empire, and a stone castle was built, around which the settlement congregated. A market is attested in 1119. Torgau belonged to the duchy of Saxe-Wittenberg, which in 1356 was raised to be the Electorate of Saxony. After the last Ascanian duke died without issue in 1423, the Electorate passed to the Wettin dynasty, which took up its residence at Torgau. After 1485 Friedrich III, Elector of Saxony and his successors had Schloss Hartenfels (Hartenfels Castle) at Torgau built. During the Reformation, the town council closed all monasteries in 1523. Citizens of Torgau destroyed paintings and statues of saints in the churches and stormed the Franciscan monastery. Torgau gained international fame at the end of WWII when on April 25, 1945 Soviet and US troops met on the Elbe near the city and on April 26, 1945 this "Elbe Day" was staged for the cameras on the destroyed Elbe Bridge.

From the tower of the church you can see the Elbe river west of Sandau. Here you can cross the river, which is about 200 meters wide, by ferry. As early as 1272, the margraves of Ask allowed the town of Sandau to operate a "free ferry". Today's cable ferry can transport up to twelve cars at the same time.

Hamburg is the second largest city by population in Germany and the second smallest German state by area. "Hammaburg" was the name of a castle, that Charlemagne commissioned here between the River Alster and the River Elbe. In 1189 Frederick I (aka "Barbarossa") granted Hamburg freedom from customs duties for ships sailing the Elbe from Hamburg to the North Sea. Burgers in Hamburg.

Hamburg is the second largest city by population in Germany and the second smallest German state by area. "Hammaburg" was the name of a castle, that Charlemagne commissioned here between the River Alster and the River Elbe. In 1189 Frederick I (aka "Barbarossa") granted Hamburg freedom from customs duties for ships sailing the Elbe from Hamburg to the North Sea. So the the second largest port in Europe developed here - and just near to the harbour the "Reeperbahn", where once ropes (reep = rope) were produced. Today the area is a centre of Hamburg's nightlife and as well a red-light district. "Tanzende Tuerme" ("Dancing Towers", aka "Tango Towers") are two high rising buildings at the adress "Reeperbahn Nr. 1". The disputed buildings were completed in 2012. The buildings house offices, a restaurant, a rooftop bar, a hotel and - in the basement - the "Mojo Club". When the photo was taken, the towers were still under contruction. It was taken from the roof of the old Endo-Klinik, when the cafeteria up there was under renovation. Meanwhile the cafeteria is moved to groundfloor of the new building - and this pov is "out of reach".

Hamburg is the second largest city by population in Germany and the second smallest German state by area. "Hammaburg" was the name of a castle, that Charlemagne commissioned here between the River Alster and the River Elbe. In 1189 Frederick I (aka "Barbarossa") granted Hamburg freedom from customs duties for ships sailing the Elbe from Hamburg to the North Sea. So the the second largest port in Europe developed here - and just near to the harbour the "Reeperbahn", where once ropes (reep = rope) were produced. Today the area is a centre of Hamburg's nightlife and as well a red-light district. "Gruenspan", situated in Grosse Freiheit, next to the Reeperbahn, is a music club, founded in 1968. In the early 70s, "Gruenspan" was a place to be, similar to "Paradiso" in Amsterdam. www.gruenspan.de/ Indra, the music club to the left, is the place, where the Beatles performed on 18 August 1960, just a day after they had arrived from Liverpool. At that time a hen it was a five-piece band with Pete Best was on drums and Stu Sutcliffe on bass. Sutcliffe left the Beatles, enrolled in the Hamburg College of Art, but died in Hamburg from an aneurysma on 10 April 1962. indraclub64.de/

Hamburg is the second largest city by population in Germany and the second smallest German state by area. "Hammaburg" was the name of a castle, that Charlemagne commissioned here between the River Alster and the River Elbe. In 1189 Frederick I (aka "Barbarossa") granted Hamburg freedom from customs duties for ships sailing the Elbe from Hamburg to the North Sea. So the the second largest port in Europe developed here - and just near to the harbour the "Reeperbahn", where once ropes (reep = rope) were produced. Today the area is a centre of Hamburg's nightlife and as well a red-light district. Between 1960 and 1962 the (still unknown) Beatles played in several clubs around the Reeperbahn. Their first recording was done in the "Star Club". John Lennon is quoted: "I might have been born in Liverpool – but I grew up in Hamburg".