Bonn is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. It has a population of over 300,000. About 24 km (15 mi) south-southeast of Cologne, Bonn is in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region, Germany's largest metropolitan area and the second biggest metropolitan region by GDP in the European Union, with over 11 million inhabitants. The city served as the capital of West Germany from its formation in 1949 until 1990 and as the capital of reunited Germany from 1990 until 1999 when the seat of government was moved back to Berlin. Bonn is the birthplace of Germany's present day constitution, the Basic Law.
Bad Godesberg is a borough of Bonn, southern North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. From 1949 to 1999, while Bonn was the capital of the Federal Republic of Germany, most foreign embassies were in Bad Godesberg. Some buildings are still used as branch offices or consulates.
The Godesberg Program of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) was ratified in 1959 at a convention in the town of Bad Godesberg near Bonn. It represented a fundamental change in the orientation and goals of the SPD, rejecting the aim of replacing capitalism while adopting a commitment to reform capitalism and a mass party orientation that appealed to ethical rather than class-based considerations. It also rejected nationalization as a major principle of socialism.
Wiener Stadthalle is a multi-purpose indoor arena and convention center located in the 15th district of Vienna, Austria. Austrian architect Roland Rainer designed the original halls which were constructed between 1953 and 1958, and later expanded in 1974, 1994 and 2006. The main hall, a multi-purpose venue, is Austria's largest indoor arena with a seating capacity of approximately 16,152 people.
Bonn Hauptbahnhof is a railway station located on the left bank of the Rhine along the Cologne–Mainz line. It is the principal station serving the city of Bonn. In addition to extensive rail service from Deutsche Bahn it acts as a hub for local bus, tram, and Stadtbahn services.
The siege of Godesberg, 18 November – 17 December 1583, was the first major siege of the Cologne War (1583–1589). Seeking to wrest control of an important fortification, Bavarian and mercenary soldiers surrounded the Godesberg, and the village then of the same name, now Bad Godesberg, located at its foot. On top of the mountain sat a formidable fortress, similarly named Godesburg, built in the early 13th century during a contest over the election of two competing archbishops.
The Godesburg is a castle in Bad Godesberg, a formerly independent part of Bonn, Germany.
Rassel is a mountain of Hesse, Germany. It lies in the north of the territory of the hessian capital Wiesbaden and is its highest independent elevation.
Stadthalle Offenbach is a convention center that opened in 1966 in Offenbach am Main, Germany. It hosts concerts, sporting events, cabaret and variety performances. There are 3,000 seats. Notable past performers include Frank Zappa, Bob Dylan, The Moody Blues, David Bowie, Erasure, Heart, Kiss, Iron Maiden, Pink Floyd, Rammstein, AC/DC, Metallica, Oasis, Weather Report and Jimi Hendrix.
Bonn-Bad Godesberg station is on the Left Rhine line in the Bonn district of Bad Godesberg in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Independent Bonn International School (IBIS) is the oldest international school located in Bonn, Germany.
Olof-Palme-Allee is a station of the Bonn Stadtbahn rail system in Bonn, Germany. It is the final stop on the Stadtbahn's Stammstrecke. Lines 66 and 68 beyond that point do not continue to Bad Godesberg, but on the Siebengebirgsbahn towards Ramersdorf and Bad Honnef.
Max-Löbner-Straße is one of the 6 stations on the Bad Godesberg, Germany branch of Cologne Stadtbahn line 16 and the Bonn Stadtbahn all-day line 63 and peak hour line 67.
Wurzerstraße is one of the four underground stations on the Bad Godesberg branch served by both Cologne and Bonn Stadtbahn. This station is served by line 16, 63 and 67. Because the Bad Godesberg underground stations have 4-main color tiles, the Wurzerstraße have red tiles.
Plittersdorfer Straße is a Bonn Stadtbahn station in Bonn-Bad Godesberg, served by lines 16, 63 and 67. The tiles of the station are colored blue.
Theater Chemnitz is a German municipal theater organization based in Chemnitz. Performances of opera, ballet, plays, symphonic concerts, and puppet theater take place in its three main venues:
Albin Camillo Müller, also known as Albinmüller, was a German architect and designer active in Darmstadt. In 1906 he was appointed to the Darmstadt Artists' Colony, where he became the lead architect after Joseph Maria Olbrich's death (1908). In 1907 he was appointed a professor, and from 1907 to 1911 taught Applied Arts. In 1918 along with Kasimir Edschmid, Albinmüller was appointed the President of the newly created Art Council in Darmstadt. In 1926, Müller was appointed architect of the Deutsche Theaterausstellung in Magdeburg. In 1934 he turned to landscape painting and also worked as a writer.
The Redoute in Bad Godesberg, now part of Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, is a hall opened in 1792 for balls of the court of Archduke Maximilian Francis of Austria. When Bonn was the location of the government of the Federal Republic of Germany, from 1949 to 1990, state receptions were held at the Redoute. Today, the listed historical building is used for events.
Harald Weinberg is a German politician. Born in Bad Godesberg, North Rhine-Westphalia, he represents The Left. Harald Weinberg has served as a member of the Bundestag from the state of Bavaria since 2009.
The Schauspielhaus Bad Godesberg is the largest theatre in the city of Bonn and the first new theatre building in the Federal Republic of Germany in the post-war period. The building was constructed in the Bad Godesberg city centre in the early 1950s. It now belongs to the Alt-Godesberg district of Bonn and is located at Theaterplatz 9 / Am Michaelshof 9 ; it is under Denkmalschutz.
