Hamburg,+Germany

Hamburg, Germany and Emperor Charlemagne 1) My topic talks about Emperor Charlemagne, and how he founded the city of Hamburg, Germany near 800 A.D. He built the first building on this site, and he was the king of the Franks. He was also the King of Western Europe. Charlemagne was the son of Pepin, who was the son of Charles Martel, a powerful mayor of the Franks. Once Charles died Charlemagne became king. He defeated the Saxons while he invaded Germany, and he then forced them to convert to Christianity. Later he invaded Spain and conquered the Muslims living in the northeastern corner. Near 800 A.D. Charlemagne’s kingdom turned into an Empire. It covered if not all of central and western Europe. One day while worshiping at a church the pope placed a crown on his head and declared him new Roman Emperor. Charlemagne first made Aachen the capital of his Empire. What puzzled me was that Charlemagne actually encouraged education. Education wasn’t really a top priority in the early ages, but Charlemagne was one of the first Franks to realize its importance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg Hamburg, Germany and Emperor Charlemagne 1) My topic talks about Emperor Charlemagne, and how he founded the city of Hamburg, Germany near 800 A.D. He built the first building on this site, and he was the king of the Franks. He was also the King of Western Europe. Charlemagne was the son of Pepin, who was the son of Charles Martel, a powerful mayor of the Franks. Once Charles died Charlemagne became king. He defeated the Saxons while he invaded Germany, and he then forced them to convert to Christianity. Later he invaded Spain and conquered the Muslims living in the northeastern corner. Near 800 A.D. Charlemagne’s kingdom turned into an Empire. It covered if not all of central and western Europe. One day while worshiping at a church the pope placed a crown on his head and declared him new Roman Emperor. Charlemagne first made Aachen the capital of his Empire. What puzzled me was that Charlemagne actually encouraged education. Education wasn’t really a top priority in the early ages, but Charlemagne was one of the first Franks to realize its importance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg [] Hamburg has architecturally significant buildings in a wide variety of styles. There are, however, currently only a few skyscrapers. On the other hand, churches like [|St. Nicholas's church], the world's tallest building in the 19th century, are important landmarks. St. Nicholas’s church began to be built on in 1335, shortly after the Black Death. The current condition of the church is ruined due to air raids during World War two. Only the tower and the spiral survived. The building also suffered some harsh cracks in it. Amazingly it is still standing and hasn’t collapsed. St. Nikolai’s Church was the tallest building in the world from 1874 to 1876, and is now the second tallest building in Hamburg. It is originally one of the five Lutheran Hauptkirchen Churches, and since it’s in ruins it serves as a memorial and an important architectural landmark. The large amount of water runways in Hamburg are crossed by over 2300 bridges, more than those of [|Amsterdam] and [|Venice] combined.__ [21] __ Hamburg has more bridges inside its city limits than any other city in the world. http://www.geowiss.uni-hamburg.de/i-geogr/ichg/gfx/image006.jpg The many parks of Hamburg are distributed over the whole city, which makes Hamburg a verdant city. The biggest parks are the //Stadtpark//, the [|Ohlsdorf Cemetery] and [|Planten un Blomen]. The //Stadtpark//, Hamburg's "Central Park", has a great lawn and a huge water tower, which houses one of Europe's biggest [|planetariums]. The park and its buildings were designed by [|Fritz Schumacher] in the 1910’s. [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AlsterPanorama.jpg As a harbor city located in the far north of Germany, Hamburg has been known for centuries as the "gateway to the world." One of Hamburg's most famous sons, novelist Wolfgang Borchert, lovingly described the city as "more than a heap of stones, roofs, windows,  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg   ( []  ) Hamburg has architecturally significant buildings in a wide variety of styles. There are, however, currently only a few skyscrapers. On the other hand, churches like [|St. Nicholas's church], the world's tallest building in the 19th century, are important landmarks. St. Nicholas’s church began to be built on in 1335, shortly after the Black Death. The current condition of the church is ruined due to air raids during World War two. Only the tower and the spiral survived. The building also suffered some harsh cracks in it. Amazingly it is still standing and hasn’t collapsed. St. Nikolai’s Church was the tallest building in the world from 1874 to 1876, and is now the second tallest building in Hamburg. It is originally one of the five Lutheran Hauptkirchen Churches, and since it’s in ruins it serves as a memorial and an important architectural landmark. The large amount of water runways in Hamburg are crossed by over 2300 bridges, more than those of [|Amsterdam] and [|Venice] combined.__ [21] __ Hamburg has more bridges inside its city limits than any other city in the world. http://www.geowiss.uni-hamburg.de/i-geogr/ichg/gfx/image006.jpg The many parks of Hamburg are distributed over the whole city, which makes Hamburg a verdant city. The biggest parks are the //Stadtpark//, the [|Ohlsdorf Cemetery] and [|Planten un Blomen]. The //Stadtpark//, Hamburg's "Central Park", has a great lawn and a huge water tower, which houses one of Europe's biggest [|planetariums]. The park and its buildings were designed by [|Fritz Schumacher] in the 1910’s. [] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AlsterPanorama.jpg