Category: Site_visit

26 Nov 2025, HH: Das Rolf-Liebermann-Studio – Bau und Nutzung im Wandel

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26.11.2025, HH: Das Rolf-Liebermann-Studio – Bau und Nutzung im Wandel

Institut für die Geschichte der deutschen Juden (IGdJ), Winter-Vortragsreihe 2025/2026: Hamburgs Jüdische Geschichte(n): Entdecken – Verstehen – Einordnen.

26.11.25, https://igdj-hh.de/aktuelles/veranstaltungen/das-rolf-liebermann-studio-bau-und-nutzung-im-wandel: … besondere Bedeutung für die jüdische Gemeinde der Hansestadt Hamburg. Die damalige Synagoge am Bornplatz wurde … 1938 zerstört und im Juli 1941 ging der 1931 erbaute Tempel in der Oberstraße 120, das heutige Hamburger Rolf-Liebermann-Studio, in den Besitz der Stadt über. Nach 1945 baute der NWDR den Tempel in einen Konzertsaal um … Das ehemalige Tempelgebäude enthielt eine Hauptsynagoge, eine Wochentagssynagoge (den Heinrich-Levy-Saal) und Verwaltungsräume. Erbaut durch die Architekten Felix Ascher und Robert Friedmann im Stil des neuen Bauens … Führung durch das Gebäude … Branka de Veer und Dr. Björn Siegel…

Veranstaltungsort: NDR Zentrale, Rothenbaumchaussee 132, 20149 Hamburg.

12 Nov 2025, ♣ Alster-Radeltour: Fischwanderhilfen und Bauarbeiten / Alster cycling tour: Fish migration aids and construction work

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12.11.2025, Alster-Radeltour: Fischwanderhilfen und Bauarbeiten / Alster cycling tour: Fish migration aids and construction work

Baustelle 1: Barrierefreier Ausbau des Alsterwanderweges, nahe Rathenaustraße / Skagerrak-Brücke [Hamburg-Alsterdorf] / Construction site 1: Barrier-free expansion of the Alster hiking trail, near Rathenaustraße / Skagerrak Bridge [Hamburg-Alsterdorf].

Baustelle 2: Wehr Mellingburger Schleuse, Grundinstandsetzung [Hamburg-Sasel] / Construction site 2: Mellingburger Schleuse (weir), basic repair [Hamburg-Sasel].

Infotafel: Die denkmalgeschütze Stauanlage ist Hamburgs letzte noch erhaltene Holzschleuse der Alsterschiffahrt (1500-1910). Der LSBG [Landesbetrieb Straßen, Brücken und Gewässer Hamburg] rekonstruiert originalgetreu die Stauanlage und erneuert zwei Brücken … / Information board: The listed dam is Hamburg’s last remaining wooden lock on the Alster shipping route (1500-1910). The LSBG [Hamburg State Agency for Roads, Bridges and Waterways] is reconstructing the dam true to the original and renovating two bridges …

Fischwanderhilfe 1: Mäander-Fischpass der Fuhlsbütteler Alsterschleuse [Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel] / Fish migration aid 1: Meander fish pass at the Fuhlsbüttel Alster lock [Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel.

Infotafel: … 20 Rundbecken, die gegeneinander versetzt angeordnet und durch vertikale Schlitze verbunden sind … Die Mittelzone der Becken ist strömungsberuhigt und bietet somit Ruhezonen … auch für schwimmschwächere Arten … / Information board: … 20 round basins, arranged in a staggered pattern and connected by vertical slits … The central zone of the basins has a calmer current, providing resting areas … even for species that are weaker swimmers …

Fischwanderhilfe 2: Fischtreppe in der Ammersbek [Hamburg-Wohldorf-Ohlstedt] / Fish migration aid 2: Fish ladder in the Ammersbek [Hamburg-Wohldorf-Ohlstedt].

Radeltour / Cycling tour, ca. 45 km.

30 Oct – 1 Nov 2025, Avignon

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30.10.–1.11.2025, Avignon

Le pont Saint-Bénézet, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pont_Saint-B%C3%A9n%C3%A9zet: … a medieval bridge across the Rhône … UNESCO World Heritage Site … An early wooden bridge …was built between 1177 and 1185 … destroyed in 1226 during the Albigensian Crusade … Beginning in 1234 the bridge was rebuilt with 22 stone arches … about 900 m … in length and only 4.9 m … in width … abandoned in the mid-17th century as the arches tended to collapse each time the Rhône flooded … Four arches and the gatehouse … have survived. The Chapel of Saint Nicholas which sits on the second pier … was constructed in the second half of 12th century but has since been substantially altered … The western terminus, the Tour Philippe-le-Bel, is also preserved …

Palais des Papes, incl.

  • The gardens of the Palace of the Popes, https://palais-des-papes.com/en/les-jardins-du-palais-des-papes/: … The Jardin du Pape and the Jardin du Palais join the Orchard Urbain V … to complete the triptych of the Gardens of the Palais des Papes
  • Collection de carreaux de Châteauneuf-du-Pape, XIVe siècle
  • live beehive.

City wall and misc.:

  • Walls of Avignon, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walls_of_Avignon: … Les Remparts d’Avignon … a series of defensive stone walls that surround the city … built in the 14th century during the Avignon papacy … continually rebuilt and repaired throughout their subsequent history … now around 25 entrances through the city walls. Of these, ten are restricted to pedestrians …
  • Les Halles, http://www.avignon-leshalles.com/: … la ville d’Avignon s’est engagée en 2006 dans un projet audacieux: installer un mur végétal aux halles. La végétalisation de sa façade nord (30m x 11,50m) … Le mur végétal, soumis à un régime d’irrigation sophistiqué, est actuellement composé de 20 végétaux par mètre carré.

UNESCO: Historic Centre of Avignon: Papal Palace, Episcopal Ensemble and Avignon Bridge, https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/228: In the 14th century, this city … was the seat of the papacy. The Palais des Papes, an austere-looking fortress …, dominates the city, the surrounding ramparts and the remains of a 12th-century bridge over the Rhone. Beneath this outstanding example of Gothic architecture, the Petit Palais and the Romanesque Cathedral of Notre-Dame-des-Doms complete an exceptional group of monuments that testify to the leading role played by Avignon in 14th-century Christian Europe.

Cf.: 13.9.-1.10.2024, Tour de Mémoire near Mediterranean coasts, incl. Trieste, Venezia, Sanary-sur-Mer, Avignon, Aix-en-Provence, Mt. Ventoux, incl. earlier visits to France

29 Oct 2025, Φ Bruxelles / Brussels: Stalingrad village

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29.10.2025, Bruxelles / Brussels: Stalingrad village

www.brussels.be/stalingrad: Stalingrad project – Redevelopment of public space … The Avenue de Stalingrad (Stalingradlaan) … a popular link on the city’s north-south axis, connecting the Gare du Midi with the historic centre … heavily used by motorists … currently being renovated into an attractive and lively place for local residents and all other users … (walkers, children, tourists, cyclists, shopkeepers,…) … meets the objectives and principles of the Pedestrianisation Plan … Metro 3 currently under construction beneath the Avenue de Stalingrad … A single lane will be accessible to motorists in the centre of the avenue. The reclaimed space will be given back to biodiversity, businesses and active modes of transport … cycle path … to simplify bike commutes … 14-metre pavement … two main focal points: a forecourt in front of the Palais du Midi, highlighting its remarkable façades with benches and a water fountain, and a small square located outside the future Toots Thielemans metro station … So as not to lose any of its architectural heritage, the style of the revamped Avenue … will be in keeping with that of a 19th-century boulevard. The four existing rows of trees will be restored … Landscape quality will be enhanced by the replanting of 70 tall trees  …and the planting of 168 shrubs and bushes, including multi-stems and low shrubbery. Benches, bike storage and water fountains will complete the design. To manage run-off water … creation of large permeable areas … … … What purpose? … To develop the green network as a support for active transport methods and biodiversity. To rebalance and diversify the uses of public spaces. To improve the safety and quality of public spaces … to reduce soil sealing in the City … and make its public spaces greener … ensure accessibility to all modes of transport for people with reduced mobility … To strengthen residents’ links with water by its presence and related uses in public spaces …