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Te Mata Peak, Havelock North, New Zealand. Rising 399m above sea level, the peak is steeped in Maori legend. It is said that Maori chief Te Mata O Rongokako, ancestor of the Ngati Kahungunu iwi, fell in love with the daughter of his rival, the Heretaunga chief. To prove his worthiness and win the beautiful Maori maiden’s love, Rongokako accepted a series of near-impossible challenges. The handsome chief choked and died attempting his final task, which was to eat his way through this rocky range. Te Mata Peak depicts the outline of his body and is called the Sleeping Giant by locals. #lovethevillage #hawkesbay #Landscapes #PhotographyOnFacebook #Photography #WeAreAlive #LandscapesPhotography #Sony #SonyDSLR #hawkesbaytoday #followme #follow4follow #nofilter #FineArtPhotography #ShutYourAperture #500px 500px #WorldPhotographyDay #Visual_wanderlust #nakedplanet #NatureAddict #DoYouTravel #TheGlobeWanderer #EarthPix #DiscoverEarth #travelawesome #fantastic_earth #wildernessculture #wonderful_places #welcometonature #hot_shotz Love Havelock North 100% Pure New Zealand Department of Conservation New Zealand Tourism D-Photo Magazine Wilderness Magazine Outdoor Photographer Magazine Havelock North, New Zealand Digital Photographer magazine Digital Photo Pro Magazine

Wissembourg, France was founded in the 7th century by #Benedictine monks who built an abbey here. The town was then built up around the #abbey and it became one of the most important in the region. However #Wissembourg had its own strives to deal with, due to its wealth not only in religion but also gold the town was frequently plundered, with raiding parties and its own fair share of war's. However the city still stands today testament to an old era. #France #UniteFrance France #france #townhall #oldtown #ancient #history #blackandwhite #BnW #BW #monochrome #architecture #fineart Fine Art Photography Black and White Photography Like & Share #shareme #sony #sonydslr Sony DSLR Photography Tips Wanderlust Paris Photography on Facebook 500px Photography D-Photo Magazine PhotoForum NZ #NZphotographer #Newzealander #travel #traveller #7thcentury

US Bank building San Francisco. - U.S. Bank was formed during the 1990s, though the name first appeared as United States National Bank of Portland, established in Portland, Oregon in 1891. #sanfran #sanfrancisco #skyscraper #BlackandWhite #BnW PhotoPills #photopills #fineart #monochome #architecture San Francisco, California SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco Art Institute #streetart #streetphotographer #nofilter Sony Sony Alpha Sony New Zealand U.S. Bank #USBank #banking #finance #financial #money #dollars #business

One Embarcadero! - The skyscraper, completed in 1971, stands 569 ft (173 m) tall with 45 stories without its flagpole. One Embarcadero Center is the second tallest building out of the entire complex, standing at slightly shorter than Four Embarcadero Center, which is the tallest in the complex. #sanfran #sanfrancisco #skyscraper #BlackandWhite #BnW #500px #500pxiso 500px Photography Photography on Facebook Fine Art Photography #fineart #monochome #architecture San Francisco, California SFMOMA San Francisco Museum of Modern Art San Francisco Art Institute #streetart #streetphotographer #nofilter San Francisco Art Exchange San Francisco Arts Commission #45stories Embarcadero Center #embarcadero One Embarcadero Center Sony Sony Alpha DSLR Sony Alpha Sony New Zealand

Neues Rathaus München - New Town Hall, Munich. Built between 1867 and 1908. It covers an area of 9159 m² having 400 rooms. The 100 meters long main facade towards the Marienplatz, München , Deutschland is richly decorated. It shows the Guelph Duke Henry the Lion, and almost the entire line of the Wittelsbach dynasty in Bayern, Germany and is the largest princely cycle in a #German town hall. The central #monument in the center of the main facade between the two phases at #Marienplatz above the guard house, is an equestrian statue of Prince Regent Luitpold. The bay of the tower contains statues of the first four #Bavarian #kings. The main facade is placed toward the plaza, while the back side is adjacent to a small park (#Marienhof). The basement is almost completely occupied by a large restaurant called #Ratskeller. On the ground floor, some rooms are rented for small businesses. Also located in the ground floor is the major official tourist information. The first floor hosts a big balcony towards the Marienplatz which is used for large festivals such as football championships or for concerts during the Weihnachtsmarkt. Its main tower has a height of 85 m and is available for visitors with an elevator. On the top thrones the Münchner Kindl. The #Rathaus #Glockenspiel, performed by an apparatus daily at 11am, 12pm and 5pm, is a tourist attraction. #Germany #Fineartphotography #500pxiso #500px D-Photo Magazine #Architechture #Tower #Townhall Landscape Photography Magazine PHOTOGRAPHY Photography on Facebook Fine Art Photography Sony #sonysponsorme Sony Alpha DSLR #photooftheday #shareme #followme

The University of Heidelberg has a long tradition as a center of learning, but students at the 500-year-old uni have often taken the view that "All work and no play makes Hans a dull boy." As long ago as the 16th Century, citizen complaints about carousing students led the university to open a Studentenkarzer, or Student Prison, where academic miscreants were kept off the streets for three days to four weeks at a time. Being jailed in the Studentenkarzer couldn't have been too unpleasant, because time behind bars was a rite of passage for many students. The Heidelberg Tourist Office describes "the much-coveted stay in the 'Student Prison' for Town vs. Gown offenses, such as disturbing the peace, womanising, unruly drunkenness, and setting the townspeople's ubiquitous pigs free." The prison is about the size of a large apartment, with a door that once allowed student prisoners to enter the Old University for classes during their confinement. #studentenkarzer #studentprison #prison #heidelberg #germany #disturbingthepeace #unruly #confinement #olduniversity #lockedup #nokey #staircase #tagging Heidelberg, Germany Heidelberg 4 you Universität Heidelberg Heidelberg Altstadt Photography Fine Art Photography 500px Share.me #shareme World Press Photo The Big Picture UNESCO D-Photo Magazine Digital Photo Magazine Better Photography magazine Digital SLR Photography Magazine PDN Practical Photography magazine

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Schloss Heidelberg - found in the altstadt of heidelberg a few 100 metres above the old town. Its half fallen walls from various seiges still stand to this day creating a dramatic scene for a beautiful town. Feel free to share me but always link. #castle #schloss #winter #snow #cold #sunset #germany #heidelberg Heidelberg 4 you Heidelberg Photography Heidelgraphy #shareme Fine Art Photography Photography Photography on Facebook #neverstopexploring

Königstuhl Heidelberg, Germany. An old guesthouse standing strong in the winter awaiting the love of its owner for a new era come 2017. Feel free to share me but always link. #Gasthof #Königstuhl #guesthouse #winter #snow #cold #sunset #germany #heidelberg Heidelberg 4 you Heidelberg Photography Heidelgraphy 500px #shareme Fine Art Photography Photography Photography on Facebook #neverstopexploring Heidelberg Altstadt Heidelberger Bergbahn

Heidelberg Castle (German: Schloss Heidelberg) is a famous ruin in Germany and landmark of Heidelberg. The castle ruins are among the most important Renaissance structures north of the Alps. The castle has only been partially rebuilt since its demolition in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is located 80 metres (260 ft) up the northern part of the Königstuhl hillside, and thereby dominates the view of the old downtown. It is served by an intermediate station on the Heidelberger Bergbahn funicular railway that runs from Heidelberg's Kornmarkt to the summit of the Königstuhl. The earliest castle structure was built before 1214 and later expanded into two castles circa 1294; however, in 1537, a lightning-bolt destroyed the upper castle. The present structures had been expanded by 1650, before damage by later wars and fires. In 1764, another lightning-bolt caused a fire which destroyed some rebuilt sections. #500px #500pxiso #fineartphotography Fine Art Photography Shutyouraperture Photography on Facebook #Photography #worshiper #prayer #cathedral #neverstopexploring #sonydslr #nofilter Sony Alpha DSLR #pictureoftheday #picoftheday Photography Top Photographers In The World #shareme Heidelberg 4 you Heidelberg Tourism and Info Goethe-Institut New Zealand #NZPhotographer Germany Heidelberg, Germany #Landmark #Renaissance #castle #king

In the Heidelberg Altstadt, Germany, off the centre of #Marktplatz stands the Church of the Holy Spirit, Heidelberg. It is first mentioned in a manuscript from 1239AD. In 1398, the #foundations of the current late #Gothic #church were laid on the site of a late #Romanesque #basilica which, in turn, had been erected in the place of an even older church. Thus the current church is the third #sacral #building on the site.The construction lasted for some one hundred and fifty years. In 1709, after the church had been set on #fire by the #French during the War of the Palatinian Succession, it was rebuilt and received a #baroque spire. It is also said that the church has been used by both Catholic and Protestant Religions both at the same time. #500px #500pxiso #fineartphotography Fine Art Photography Shutyouraperture Photography on Facebook #Photography #worshiper #prayer #cathedral #neverstopexploring #sonydslr #nofilter Sony Alpha DSLR #pictureoftheday #picoftheday Photography Top Photographers In The World #shareme Heidelberg 4 you Heidelberg Tourism and Info Goethe-Institut New Zealand #NZPhotographer