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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,
Sig..
Comments (22)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God bless.
poet001
Wow... beautiful shot here! Everything about that Church is art. Very nice shot and great lighting!
jocko500
lovely place
rbowen
Beautiful photo!
starship64
It's a beautiful place. Great photo.
ronmolina
Magnificent!
jayfar
Very ornate and beautiful Sig.
SunriseGirl
Interesting to see the inside. Definitely stuffed full to the brim of art. Thanks for sharing
dakotabluemoon
Wow such a beautiful place lots to look at here.
Rob2753
I just love visiting the orthodox churches there is always something special about each and every one, beautifully taken
illkirch
What a contrast with a roman Church !
flavia49
gorgeous
farmerC
Exellent.
bobrgallegos
Great shot of this beautiful place!
photosynthesis
What a densely ornate space - the antithesis of minimalism. Nice shot...
drifterlee
Very beautiful interior!
Faemike55
Very beautiful and ornate Great capture Sig!
Cyve
OUTSTANDING !!!
danapommet
It is not the Blue Mosque but is still very beautiful inside!
auntietk
Now that's ornate!! So much detail ... I would either get sucked in and spend a week looking at everything, or run screaming from overload in the first five minutes. Terrific shot!
Jay-el-Jay
A nice shot of this very ornate place of worship.
myrrhluz
I'm not a big fan of ornate, but this is very interesting. I'd be interested to see a service and see where different elements of the service take place. It looks so packed with objects. I like the floor. Great capture.