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Architectural highlight in Tbilisi

The skybridge in the capital of Georgia is known worldwide for its connecting bridges at dizzying heights, but locals love it for something else

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Self-portrait in round mirror © Vivian Maier, Courtesy of the Estate of Vivian Maier

Vivian Maier: A life through the viewfinder

A decade ago, experts and the general public were surprised by the impressive photographic work of a previously unknown artist

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HR Giger gravestone, 1940 to 2014 in the Gruyères cemetery. The black granite stone bears a motif from the series Biomechanoid, Biomechanical Matrix / © Photo: Georg Berg

HR Giger’s Alien in the Castle

The dark nightmare worlds of the surrealist artist from films such as Alien, Dune and Poltergeist live on in the HR Giger Museum. A visit is a must for science fiction fans and a test of courage for everyone else

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Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera surround the Rivera Court at the Detroit Institute of Arts. They were created between 1932 and 1933 and were considered by Rivera to be his most successful work / © Photo: Georg Berg

Detroit Institute of Arts

The DIA has a collection of around 65,000 works, making it one of the largest and most comprehensive art collections in the United States

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Artist Sevcan Çerkez (born 1961 in Nicosia) has received numerous awards for her expressive ceramic works. She also uses her figures to address the problems of Cyprus / © Photo: Georg Berg

Strong women

On our travels, we often meet women with exciting CVs and unusual professions that require creativity, courage and perseverance

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Avatar of the Sorcerer's Apprentice / AI / © Georg Berg

The grim secret of the Tellerrand stories

I woke up from a terrible nightmare. In it, the authentic Tellerrand stories were just hallucinations of an artificial intelligence, and I was the celebrated sorcerer’s apprentice who is even proud of it [Watch the AI-generated video]

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The old telephone booth in the Waldhaus is now a cell phone retreat for the benefit of all guests who want to use the lounges and many other places in the house to read, play, talk or think. Pleasant times when the telephone was located in its own booth and not in everyone's pocket / © Photo: Georg Berg

Phone booth for mobile calls

The old telephone booths of the Hotel Waldhaus have been converted into exclusive locations. This is the only place where cell phones may still be used

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Renovated Michigan Central Station will shine in its former glory at the end of 2023. The building has an eventful history. Decades of decay began in the 1970s. In the years after 1988, the building changed hands several times, once for less than 80,000 dollars. The station building became a stomping ground for vandals, homeless people, sprayers and junkies. From 2024, Ford Motor Company will use it as a mobility research campus / © Photo: Georg Berg

Michigan Central Station

The Ford Motor Company is planning to turn the former Detroit train station into a central research campus for the future of global mobility

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Christmas decorated street in the old town of Valletta, Malta / © Photo: Georg Berg

Lametta in Valletta

In Malta and Gozo, almost every street and square glitters in the run-up to Christmas. Angels, stars and often the three holy kings are brought into position in every village

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Frequent flyer with a message

People Need Love is the first single by the pop band Abba in 1972. It is a simple song with a simple wish for peace and harmony, which unfortunately never became a catchy tune

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Political Street Art in Georgia

The statements on the house walls are striking. Simple statements have the greatest persuasive power. In their entirety, they convey an unfiltered picture of the mood

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Everyone wants stollen!

The original Dresdner Christstollen has an eventful history and is now Saxony’s best-known ambassador of indulgence. The fact that Dresden Christmas Stollen is so popular also has to do with Augustus the Strong

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