Tagged With "Adolf Hitler"
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Re: Tampa Bay Automobile Museum: 1) Museum Overview and its Czech collection
Thanks for the comments, guys. I really was not aware of what beautiful and innovative designs the Czechs had. I can believe that they are reliable. And I can believe that Adolf Hitler was capable of doing almost anything. Stealing the plans for a car seems almost a footnote in his twisted mind.
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Re: Tampa Bay Automobile Museum: 1) Museum Overview and its Czech collection
Actually, there are a number of different stories of how Ferdnand Porsche, under Hitler's direction, designed the Beetle. Another fascinating possibility surfaced last year in the Daily Mail (UK), showing similarities to a project by a German Jewish engineer, Josef Ganz, which Hitler saw at an auto show in 1933. Another aspect: the sort of streamlined design represented in all of these cars was not a unique design at the time; aerodynamic research was starting to have an effect on car design...
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Re: Finding Reiner #7: Shrapnel & Bones
Originally Posted by Carlin Scherer: Beautiful image - grabbing on to the spider web and flying into a peaceful land/world. Reiner wrote beautifully!!! Reiner was a great writer, and I'm sure in the original German it's even more elegantly phrased than in this fine translation! PHeymont -- agree with the sentiment. Believe we'll always have evil, power grabbing tyrants in our midst and our challenge is not to keep them from seizing power. Not an easy task. I've been reading Eric Metaxas...
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, October 18, 2014: Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Rumor has it that even the deranged Adolph Hitler saw the significance and beauty of the bridge and refused to bomb it as he retreated from Italy. Perhaps the only decent thing that man ever did.
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Scenes of Cesky Krumlov
Gumbo's mystery destination this past week was no mystery to a number of readers. Join us for scenes from this UNESCO World Heritage town.
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Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg (Where Gumbo Was #125)
The Heiliggeistkirche, to give it its German name, is the most imposing church in Heidelberg; it stands out above the Altstadt (Old City) section of the city so distinctively that I dared not include an exterior view among the clues. I make amends...
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Arc de Triomphe, Paris (Where Gumbo was #262)
Gumbo was visiting one of Europe's best known landmarks. Commissioned by Napoleon but completed after his death, it offers some of the finest views of Paris.
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Just one of those things…
Bob Cranwell, the Amateur Emigrant, remembers a long ago visit to the humid and hot city of Madras.
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Walking the Center of Berlin
Jonathan L shares a walk through Berlin's heart and tells us how he fell in love with it.
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National Atomic Testing Museum, Las Vegas (Where Gumbo was #264)
Gumbo was visiting the Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas. If you have any interest in physics or the development of atomic weapons, this is an excellent place to learn more about the historic and social perspective of atomic weapons.
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Finding Reiner #7: Shrapnel & Bones
Paweł and I are back in his little red car on one-lane Polish roads behind tractors. Google Maps underestimates our driving time, and we’re going nowhere fast. Nothing fazes Paweł though, and he's ready with cameras for any kind of...
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Finding Reiner: Disaster to Discovery
On Monday August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans. My son, my elderly German mother-in-law, Lütte, and I were hunkered down in my husband’s office at Tulane Medical School. Our decision to stay seemed smart at the time. My...
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Gumbo's World: The Exiled Statues of Budapest
This is, in a way, an essay on memory. Ever since ancient history, the winning side of history has erected monuments to itself, hoping to inspire greater love, respect or at least obedience. And, over time, newer rulers often change the script. ...
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Finding Reiner #2: Chasing Ghosts
I'm deep into last-minute research for my "Finding Reiner" adventure. My suitcase is packed with device chargers, plug adaptors, Swiss Army knives, bandaids, spare batteries, and clip-on, flat water flasks for the trail. But, my desk is covered...
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A Visit to Berlin's Reichstag (Where Gumbo Was #186)
Gumbo was visiting Germany's famous parliament building, the Reichstag. It has an interesting history and just a few decades ago underwent a brilliant modernization.
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Budapest's Exiled Memories
PHeymont muses on historical memory and historical influence, and why Budapest has a park full of formerly-honored statues.
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It's Euro-official: No more time switches
By a vote of Europe's Parliament, switching between daylight and standard will end in 2021—but each country is free to choose which it will stay with.
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Happy Birthday, Eiffel Tower!
Happy Birthday to one of the world’s most famous structures! The Eiffel Tower was officially completed 125 years ago today, on March 31, 1889, just in time for its role as the grand entrance to the Universal Exposition that opened on May 6 th ,...
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National World War II Museum, New Orleans
A museum that houses a massive collection of artifacts, but uses them to tell the story of the war through the eyes of individuals.
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Jan. 7, 2016: The Biggest Hotel in the World! Could you be the First Guest ?
On Germany's Baltic Sea island of Rugen, a 3-mile long hotel, built during the Nazi era, has never had hotel guests...but that may be changing.
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Fuhrerbunker, Berlin, Germany
This unremarkable parking lot sits atop a very remarkable piece of history...the Fuhrerbunker.
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Is the clock running out on Spain's 'wrong time?'
Spain may be ready to undo the Franco-era decision to share a time zone with Germany rather than England...and it may bring even more change with it.
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January 14, 2016: World's Largest Granite Bowl, Berlin, Germany
On a guided walking tour of Berlin, I came across this unexpected gem.
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June 19, 2016: Midland Hotel, Manchester, England
Built by the Midlands Railroad at the turn of the 20th century, it's an amazing example of Edwardian baroque and self-congratulation.
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A Rambler's Munich
Munich, like all big cities, is a great place to wander and to take note of interesting sights and sites, PHeymont finds.
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Re: Sept. 4 2016: Rockefeller Center Decoration
Several of the original 14 Rockefeller Center buildings, mainly the ones facing Fifth Avenue, were to be the 'international buildings,' each named for a European country, and each intended to attract commercial and government tenants from that country, and decorated with matching art. The British Empire Building is across a promenade called Channel Gardens from La Maison Francaise; the next building up is the Palazzo d'Italia. The next two, International Building and International Building...
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Re: Fuhrerbunker, Berlin, Germany
I am glad that there is no monument or memorial at the site. An empty dirt parking lot is more than the tyrant deserves.
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Re: Les Invalides and the Army Museum, Paris (Where Gumbo was #175)
That guy Napoleon had a lot of sins to answer for. He wanted total domination of Europe - like Adolph Hitler - but the French regard him as a hero. Unlike his more modern 20th Century counterpart. So I suppose your morals depend on whether you're on the winning side. But as we know - no one wins. Some "Red Herrings" thrown in to put us off the scent - but an interesting chase DrF. Good one !
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Re: St. James Park, London
Thank you for the interesting article on St. James's Park, London. I agree that it can be crowded at times, although these days it is a pleasure to see plenty of people together without masks. I attach a picture of spring flowers and the lake. Until recently, the Royal College of Pathologists' office building was overlooking the Mall (it has since moved), and in 2011 Fellows were able to watch the Royal Wedding procession from the balcony. Just nearby is an unusual memorial to Giro (A...
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Re: The Empty Plinth, Regina
Sadly, many public statues do not show us history for " what is was, warts and all," but rather a distorted image of it. Let us be clear: removing a statue is not removing history, it is removing a statement about history. When statues of Saddam Hussein were torn down in Iraq, no one thought they were saying he hadn’t happened, but rather that he shouldn’t have been honored. For the same reason, there are no Hitler statues in Germany. The same could be applied to those in Revolutionary War...
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Remembering Olof Palme, Stockholm
DrFumblefinger visited the site of Prime Minister Olof Palme's assassinaiton and his grave when he visited Stockholm. The story behind the killing captured Sweden's attention for many years and may finally be solved.
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New Market Battlefield Military Museum, Virginia
A change in plans took George G to this museum with its fascinating display of artifacts from wars across America's history
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Place Broglie: Strasbourg's Big Market
PHeymont revisits one of his favorite markets and reminisces over some of the favorite treats he's enjoyed there.
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Into the Past: Gettysburg Museum of History
Stephanie shares some of the unusual and quirky historic artifacts found at the Gettysburg Museum of History.
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The Surrender Museum, Reims, France
The 'room where it happened,' site of Germany's 1945 surrendered, is an impressive site, but PHeymont was disappointed in its other exhibits.
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The Many Lives of Berlin's Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
In central Berlin, a small cemetery has served different roles over its 260-year history
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Marienplatz: Heart of Munich
For nearly 900 years, Marienplatz has been the scene of much of Munich's daily life, history and sometimes turmoil.
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Landsberg am Lech: Touched by History
A picturesque small town in Bavaria whose 20th century history has made it both famous and infamous.
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Visiting the Reichstag, Berlin
The Reichstag building, home these days to Germany's Bundestag, offers visitors a great view of the city and the building's history.
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Wandering in Prague
Prague draws a lot of visitors these days, drawn by its picturesque historic center, its cultural elan, its beautiful river setting, its long and varied history...and maybe also just because everyone else is going.