Bunker Valentin: "A Piece of German History"

Posted by juant3 (Bremen, Germany) on 19 February 2008 in Architecture.

Visit "Panoramas of World War II Landmarks" for more information about Bunker Valentin. This site also includes an amazing QuickTime VR image.

Taken last Saturday...

Comments (5)

e. from New York, NY, United States

Beautiful. The reflection really makes this photo unique.

19 Feb 2008 7:03am

@e.: Thanks e.! The reflection was really the reason which tempted me to take this shot!!!

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

A stunning composition. While I'm not sure I know what it is, I like looking at it very much! Great eye and beautiful shot!

19 Feb 2008 12:30pm

@Ron: Thanks Ron... Hope you did follow the link under the title! There you can find out a little about this "Piece of German History". For me this place is like something coming out of the "twilight zone". I only hope this photo won't be taking us there if we stare at it for too long.... :-)

Still Strands from Islamabad Lahore, Pakistan

That's a wonderful shot!

19 Feb 2008 2:35pm

@Still Strands: Thank you Still Strands!!!

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

From that website: "Length of the bunker 426 m, width 97 m hight 42 m, the walls where 4,57 m thick, the roof up to 7,5m thik. 35.000 square meters of ground where covered by the bunker. 5200.000 cubic meters of room, a real monster, until January 1945 500.000 cubic meters of cement!"

A very calm photo of this monster! Compliment!

19 Feb 2008 5:16pm

@MadScientist: Thanks MadScientist! Yes, a real monster which also destroyed the life of many... Who can think of it when you look at it now-a-days!

jennifer from Indianapolis, United States

i love history and i love photography so i love this photo! and way to get creative and artistic with it! i love the reflection!

20 Feb 2008 3:42am

@jennifer: Thanks Jennifer... A little history from time to time is not a bad thing to remind us of the past... whether good or bad! And what a perfect way to show it than with a photo! Cheers...

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