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Steep tiled roofs over Luebeck bear witness to times when the city was Germany's main Baltic trade port
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Baroque facades hide the prevailantly Gothic-shaped old town of Luebeck. by the time Baroque came to be fashionable, Luebeck has already lost most of its prosperity from Baltic trade routes.
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The most precious goods of all - salt - was stored here, on an island shortly outside Luebeck. Salt from Lueneburg was stored here prior to shipping it through the Baltic sea to Scandinavia
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Brick buildings are typical for northern German architecture, here pictured in Luebeck
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Street scene in Luebeck
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Gothic parking lot, Luebeck
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Bicycle Nation, Luebeck
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Bicycle Nation, Luebeck
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Symbolic for the prosperity in the Middle Ages, stands the Gothic facade of The Holy Ghost Hospital in Luebeck, one of the first public hospitals in Europe.
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Dim lit by-street, Luebeck
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Glandorps courtyard is an example of philantropic activity in Luebeck in the Middle Ages. Rich merchant Glandorps has erected 7 houses for widows on his premises, back in the 17th century.
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Art Gallery "One Night Stand", Luebeck
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Artist in his own atelier, Luebeck
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Vinyl store, Luebeck
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Craftsmen working in a traditional jewellery store, Luebeck
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Local handmade clothing store, Luebeck
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Artist's atelier, Luebeck
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Traditional leather craftsman working on a horse saddle, Luebeck
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Weaver craftsman repairing old clothing, Luebeck
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This Scandinavian-style street is named Grube in Luebeck
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Architects of Luebeck have remained faithful to any fashionable style - they continued building houses with red bricks. The city today houses the largest ensemble of red-brick homes in Germany!
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The brick tower of St. Aegidien Church here demonstrates the Northern Gothic architectural style. From Luebeck, it has spread further north, ultimately influencing Danish, Swedish and Norwegian architecture.
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Once powerful and prosperous, city of Luebeck has come into decline after the discovery of Americas. Next centuries have preserved the Gothic face of this northern German town, until it was recognized by UNESCO as valuable heritage of the civilization.