Hi, I am Sig (junge1),
I was born in Dominikus- Krankenhaus in Berlin-Hermsdorf, Bezirk Reinickendorf in December 1939. Bezirk Reinickendorf was one of 20 Bezirke that made up Gross-Berlin before World War II and one of 12 Bezirke that made up former West-Berlin, the other 8 Bezirke were Russian occupied and became East-Berlin after the war. Moved from Berlin to Neurohlau (Nova Role) Sudetenland (now Czech Republic), in August 1943 (our entire block of apartment buildings was bombed out in November 1943) and returned back to Berlin in November 1945. Saw my dad the first time in my life in August/September 1946 after he returned from POW camp. Attended elementary school in Berlin-Waidmannslust, high school in Berlin-Hermsdorf, and trade school in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Was an apprentice for the trade of Klischeeaetzer (photo engraver) at Burrath & Schmidt on Friedrichstrasse between U-Bahnhof Kochstrasse (near to what later became Checkpoint Charlie) and Hallisches Tor.
While watching Allied planes supplying West-Berlin by air during the Berliner Luftbruecke in 1948-49 I developed my love for aircraft. I guess I could be considered a 'Berliner Grosschnauze", or at least I used to be.
'Wanderlust' led me to leave Berlin in summer 1960 to emigrate to Toronto, Canada and in February 1962 to move from Canada to New York City, NY, USA. In January 1963 I joined the United States Air Force, one step ahead of Uncle Sam drafting me. Became a United States citizen within 7 weeks after it became a security issue because of my military career. One day after I was sworn in as a citizen in Seattle, my entire unit left for Southeast Asia in June 1966. After nearly 5 years of active duty (extended 11 months to make it an 18 months overseas deployment) I got discharged and moved to New York City. In 1973 I moved to Phoenix, Arizona and two years later joined the Arizona Air National Guard.
Received my higher education at Arizona State University and the University of Georgia and worked for 22 years for the Arizona Department of Water Resources in various capacities. Upon military retirement in 1999 and State retirement in 2005 I looked at a number of things to keep me occupied. Traveling and joining 'renderosity' in September 2007 were a couple of them,
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Comments (26)
bazza
Very beautiful interior of this church , imagine the cost of doing something like this today. The workmanship is fantastic.. Great capture Sig!!
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
Dreamingbee
amazing architecture and great interior - wonderful shot Sig ! have a good start into weekend ;)
kbrog
Wonderful place and capture! :)
jayfar
Never easy to capture these church interiors, good shot.
drifterlee
Very beautiful building!
auntietk
I wonder about the little door waaaaaay up there, with its attendant staircases. I also wonder how they change lightbulbs in a place like that. And before lightbulbs, the candles must have been replaced even more frequently. They worked on I-5 near Olympia from the time I was a small child until just about ten years ago. Nobody thought they'd ever finish! But can you imagine something that took 300 years to put up? Not only did they work during your entire lifetime, and that of your parents and grandparents, but for 15 generations! When they put in the last bricks, they probably had a little ceremony and the guy said, my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-grandfather put in the first brick, and now I'm putting in the last one. Man. That must have been mythic!
flaviok
impressionante angulo e foto meu amigo, aplausos (5)
sandra46
REALLY GREAT GOTHIC STYLE
bobrgallegos
Wonderful photo of this beautiful church!!!
jocko500
wonderful work
Faemike55
Very beautiful capture
wotan
Beautiful shot... impressive POV and lighting!
Isabelle711
Most excellent POV and capture my friend. :))))) Thank you for sharing all the beauty you see. :))))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :)))))
bmac62
What a place. I have been in churches like this in Germany. There is a feeling of history in these places like I've felt nowhere else. Isn't the human eye amazing? This is one of those lighting situations where you can see so much more than you can photograph. Thanks for introducing me to this place in Pisa. Maybe we'll get there one day.
junge1
This place is so overwhelming, it was impossible for me to really capture it all. Going into churches I got from my mother, she usually went inside to say a prayer, I usually go inside and take a picture.
renecyberdoc
impressive.
delaorden_ojeda
great pov and excelent capture of these beautiful place , excelent
Feliciti
impressive building and POV too !!
fallen21
Excellent capture!
mariogiannecchini
Wonderful place and capture! Great perspective !
Minda
Beautiful photo love the way u captured this sig..
farmerC
Fantastice Photo.
angora
it's gorgeous!!!
flavia49
fabulous photo
danapommet
I’m a sucker for ceilings in older European churches. You were spot on with this shot.