The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, currently under restoration.
There still is a room in the base of the tower
The Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church, currently under restoration.
There still is a room in the base of the tower
A Coventry cross
The first one to correctly name the three figures gets a cookie!
In the main room of the new church building nearby ("Puderdose")
So, today the Muslims had an open door day and I did use the chance to visit the Şehitlik-Moschee and the garden grilling.
The colorful inside, even though the building is relatively new
For something a little bit of the beaten path, there is the Buddhist house/temple in the very north of Berlin in Frohnau. It was completed in 1924 and is therefore the oldest Buddhist temple in Europe. Let the Karma flow, young Skywalker!
Going up an (artificial?) hill
The "Buddha" or "the enlightened one" aka Siddhārtha Gautama was born in a royal Hindu family. He taught the "Four Noble Truths": that suffering is an ingrained part of existence; that the origin of suffering is craving for sensuality, acquisition of identity, and annihilation; that suffering can be ended; and that following the "Noble Eightfold Path" is the means to accomplish this. It seems to be more a safeguard against suffering than a direct way to happiness.
The western concepts of religion don't seem to apply fully, Buddhism is somewhere between a religion and a philosophy. There is neither the creator God of monotheism, nor the polytheism of Hinduism - yet there are supernatural elements.
The house to the left and the temple to the right.
The inside of the temple was unfortunately too dark to be photographed
The library with a presentation from monks concerning faith in Buddhism
Muss man hier jetzt auch Englisch können?
Nöh Nöh, dö Söchsen hahm doch Engeland gegründet. Wir sprechen also Altsächsisch!
Vom gestrigen Tage
Am Potsdamer Platz
vorlezten Bild - fantastisch
Am gestrigen Sonntag
Besonders das erste Foto im obigen Posting ist ein tolles Stimmungsbild. Auch wenn die Lichtgrenze da gar nicht zu sehen ist aber man sieht das ganze Spektrum an jungen und alten gut gelaunten Menschen. Ich traue mich in der Regel nicht einzelne Menschen erkennbar zu fotografieren und falls es aus Versehen geschieht die Bilder zu veröffentlichen.
Ein wintriger Tag im Park Sanssouci