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Comenius Mars 2012

Gapahuk

At the local shore where people go forpicnic and swimming during the summerhalf of the year, a shelter is now beingconstructed. The «gapahuk» will beopen all year for everyone to use. It isbeing built the same way the fishermenand farmers at the west coast ofNorway have built boathouses andbarns for more than a thousand years!

NORWAY

Old Outhouse

Outhouses are buildings people amongother things keep tools and firewood. Inthe old days people built their outhouseusing different materials and differenttechniques. This is a picture of a veryold outhouse near our school inRøvær.

Barn

In earlier days many families in Røvær had asmall barn. Their main income was usually byfishing, but beside this they could have a horse,a cow and some sheep. People kept theseanimals to be self-supported with meat and milk.The picture shows a barn that was built manyyears ago. As what was (or is) common withbarns, the owner stored hay at second floor, andthe first floor were used as a stable.

NORWAY

GERMANY

Rathaus – Town halltestifies to the former wealth ofthe cityfrom various stages ofconstruction, start 1517Special feature: plant towerwith two golden goats

GERMANY

Birnstilsches Haus

Renaissance town house from 1545former building of the Franciscanframework with many features

Former inn „Golden sun“

Renaissance town house from 15941670 – 1707 Inn „Golden sun“1831 – 1871 Postbuildingafter world war 1 Cinema2005 – 2007 extensively renovate

White villa

Representative Art NouveauFormerly belonged to the industrialistRichard BestehornIs currently being renovated extensivelyand will be a home for elderly people

Krukmannsches Haus

Renaissance – town house from 1572built by the merchant HerrmannKrukmann after his trip to Moscowextensively renovated in 1998

GERMANY

SPAIN

“ EDIFICIO MIRADOR SANCHINARRO”

This peculiar square building with a hole inthe middle is the most famous building inits neighbourhood. It is a modern buildingwith 21 floors. The views to theGuadarrama mountains are marvellous.

“THE TOWN HALL IN MADRID”

It was the former Communication Palace, built in 1918. Thesetwo white buildings are placed in the historic centre of Madrid,with 30,000 square metres. It is one of the first examples ofmodern arquitecture. The designer´s aim was to create “abuilding for people”. In 1993 it was declared a Monument ofCultural Interest. “THE TOWN HALL IN MADRID”

It was the former Communication Palace, built in 1918. Thesetwo white buildings are placed in the historic centre of Madrid,with 30,000 square metres. It is one of the first examples ofmodern arquitecture. The designer´s aim was to create “abuilding for people”. In 1993 it was declared a Monument ofCultural Interest.

SPAIN

“TORRES KIO” OR EUROPE GATE

These two towers, Kio Towers, areleaning15º respect the vertical position,with 114 metres and 26 floors. Theyare the second highest twin towers inSpain. They were the first leaningskyscrapers built in the world (in 1996).

“CAIXAFORUM”

This building was a power-station and itwas rebuilt with original results. This newmuseum has an open square with fountainsand cascades. You may appreciate a rustymetalic finish. One of its lateral fronts has aspectacular vertical garden, a green carpetfull of hundreds of plants. This museumhas circular stairs reminding theGuggenheim Museum in New York.

SPAIN

“MUSEO DEL PRADO”

The National Prado Museum, built in the19th century, is one of the mostimportant and most visited museums inthe world. A portico integrated by sixTuscan columns is in the front centralpart of the building. There is a statue ofthe famous artist Velázquez outside themuseum.

“TEMPLO DE DEBOD”

This is a 2,200 years-old temple from theold Egypt placed at the West of “Plaza deEspaña”. It stands in the same direction asit was from East to West. It was a presentfrom Egypt to Spain to acknowledge thehelp of our government in the constructionof the Aswan Dam in 1968.

ITALY

a tower house in Piazza Grande

Arezzo cathedral

ITALY

Saint Mary parish tower

the entrance of the Fraternity of Lay palace

ITALY

the old courthouse

The Vasari arches

_eský Krumlov, the CzechRepublic - one of the beautifulhouses in the historic centre

THE CZECH REPUBLIC

_eský Krumlov, the Czech Republic - thefacade of an emblematic Renaissancebuilding

THE CZECH REPUBLIC

_eský Krumlov, the CzechRepublic - the rounded six-storied tower of the Castle

_eský Krumlov, the Czech Republic - thethree-storied covered arched bridge - partof the Castle

_eský Krumlov, the Czech Republic - the view of the Castlecomplex, the Church of St. Vitus and some of the typical houses inthe centre

THE CZECH REPUBLIC

AUSTRIA

Die Wotruba Kirche

The Church of the holy of holiest Trinity in Vienna, better known as the Wotruba Church , is locatedon the Sankt Georgenberg in Mauer in the 23rd District of Vienna. It was built between August 1974 andOctober 1976 on the basis of a model by Fritz Wotruba.The church startles at first glance, resembling more an enlarged piece of abstract sculpture. It providesvisitors with the unique opportunity to enter into an art form more often viewed on a much smaller scale.Fritz Wotruba wanted to show that being poor is not the same as ugly, and that believing in God iswonderful even if it is in a very similar building.Lots of visitors have come to see that building even before it was finished.

The building consists of 152 asymmetrically arranged concrete blocks of a size between 0.84 m3 to 64m3, the highest block measures 13.10m.

The new railwaystation - westRebuilding 2008-2011Since mid-September 2008 a series of undertakings havebeen commenced at Wien West, including the renovation ofthe listed ticket hall, the removal of the expensive, redundantflag poles outside of the station and the construction of newbuildings to the left and right of the main hall, all of which arepart of the new BahnhofCity project.To the left, above the park on the corner of MariahilferStraße and Neubaugürtel, an office building with a largeatrium, on the other side another modern office complex withintegrated hotel are being constructed. The plan includesspace for roughly 100 shops and various restaurants.During this construction period the entire ticket hall and theEuropaplatz in front of it have been shut down. A provisionalstation has been created to the left of the main hall so thatthe station may remain in operation. Austrian FederalRailway (31 October 2008). Retrieved 29 November 2008.

AUSTRIA

The Mur-island in GrazThe Murinsel in Graz, Austria, is actually not an island at all,but an artificial floating platform in the middle of the Mur river.This landmark of Graz was designed by New York artist VitoAcconci on the occasion of Graz becoming the 2003 EuropeanCapital of Culture.The building in the form of a giant sea shell measures 50m inlength and 20m in width.Two footbridges connect it with both banks of the Mur. Thecentre of the platform forms an amphitheatre. Below a twistedround dome there is a café and a playground. The Murinsel isbuilt for a maximum number of 350 visitors.

AUSTRIA

Open Space Murau - Hotel - LoungeCafe - Bar - GasthofThe Open-Space cafe looks like a wide openmouth over the river Mur. It seems like it wouldhang over the Mur. It's part of a restaurant of the13. century, ten meters high and standing outtwelve meters over the river. A sensational view ina nice athmosphere is guaranteed.

Das Loisium

The architect Steven Holl from New Yorkcreated with his Vinedestination Loisium anunusual place for the avangard landarchitecturcombined with the theme vine. The Loisium isa symbios of a modern vine-center, a hotel, amystic vine cellar and vineyards. It's a vine -adventure-center in Austrias famoust whitevinearea. A new combination: 900 years oldvinecellars very modern enacted.The bulding is a silver cube with an angle ofinclination of 5 degrees to the south. So theview between the building, the vinecellar andthe vineyards is very impressioner.

Modernes Einfamilienhaus in Wien

The onefamily-house was built in 2000 in a viennesealloment garden. It could be a prototyp for a moderngardenhouse.In a very populated area, near the Hans ChristianAndersen school, there exists a small ground with250qm. The architect built a small house, scopping outall posibilities to create a lot of room.A teacher of our school lives in this unusual house withher family.

AUSTRIA

FRANCE

The fly house

The fly house is the smallest house ofColmar and perhaps the smallest in France.Located at the crossroad between SchoolPlace and Market. This house has13 m2, forthis reason, the Colmar residents named it :« The fly box » or « fly house ».

Pfister house

The most famous house of the city isthe Pfister house. Built in 1537, inRenaissance style, for mister LudwigScherer who was hatmaker, this houseis made of stone and wood.

FRANCE

The KoifhusThe fountain Schwendi, on the former CustomsPlace w as built byBartholdi and is dedicated to Lazare de Schwendi, who was commander ofthe imperial army against the Soliman’s in Hungary. According to the legendSchwendi brought back the Tokay , the most famous vine variety in Alsace.

FRANCE

Little Venice

From this small bridge, we can see awonderful landscape of the « Lauch »river and the houses long the river.

Unterlinden MuseumThis museum is sized on a former convent of thedominicans and its church. It is the most visitedmuseum out of Paris.

The most famous piece of the museum is the« retable d’Issenheim ».