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Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart

 

Stuttgart (Swabian: Schduagert) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the "Stuttgart Cauldron." It lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living, innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.

 

Since the 6th millennium BC, the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley. The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive castrum near Bad Cannstatt, making it the most important regional centre for several centuries. Stuttgart's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, as a stud farm for his warhorses. Initially overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt, the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320. The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Württemberg, and they made it the capital of their county, duchy, and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918. Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production during World War II. However, by 1952, the city had bounced back and it became the major economic, industrial, tourism and publishing centre it is today.

 

Stuttgart is also a transport junction, and possesses the sixth-largest airport in Germany. Several major companies are headquartered in Stuttgart, including Porsche, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, and Dinkelacker.

 

Stuttgart is unusual in the scheme of German cities. It is spread across a variety of hills (some of them covered in vineyards), valleys (especially around the Neckar river and the Stuttgart basin) and parks. This often surprises visitors who associate the city with its reputation as the "cradle of the automobile". The city's tourism slogan is "Stuttgart offers more". Under current plans to improve transport links to the international infrastructure (as part of the Stuttgart 21 project), the city unveiled a new logo and slogan in March 2008 describing itself as "Das neue Herz Europas" ("The new Heart of Europe"). For business, it describes itself as "Where business meets the future". In July 2010, Stuttgart unveiled a new city logo, designed to entice more business people to stay in the city and enjoy breaks in the area.

 

Stuttgart is a city with a high number of immigrants. According to Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Travel Guide to Germany, "In the city of Stuttgart, every third inhabitant is a foreigner." 40% of Stuttgart's residents, and 64% of the population below the age of five, are of immigrant background.

 

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nigstra%C3%9Fe_(Stuttgart)

 

The Königstraße is Stuttgart's main commercial street. It is 1.2 kilometers long and is one of the busiest shopping streets in Germany.

 

According to a census in 2014, Königsstrasse was the third most frequented shopping street in Germany with 12,795 passers-by per hour. The proportion of chains is 93 percent. The rents for retail space are up to about 320 euros per square meter

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart

 

Stuttgart (Swabian: Schduagert) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the "Stuttgart Cauldron." It lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living, innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.

 

Since the 6th millennium BC, the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley. The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive castrum near Bad Cannstatt, making it the most important regional centre for several centuries. Stuttgart's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, as a stud farm for his warhorses. Initially overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt, the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320. The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Württemberg, and they made it the capital of their county, duchy, and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918. Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production during World War II. However, by 1952, the city had bounced back and it became the major economic, industrial, tourism and publishing centre it is today.

 

Stuttgart is also a transport junction, and possesses the sixth-largest airport in Germany. Several major companies are headquartered in Stuttgart, including Porsche, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, and Dinkelacker.

 

Stuttgart is unusual in the scheme of German cities. It is spread across a variety of hills (some of them covered in vineyards), valleys (especially around the Neckar river and the Stuttgart basin) and parks. This often surprises visitors who associate the city with its reputation as the "cradle of the automobile". The city's tourism slogan is "Stuttgart offers more". Under current plans to improve transport links to the international infrastructure (as part of the Stuttgart 21 project), the city unveiled a new logo and slogan in March 2008 describing itself as "Das neue Herz Europas" ("The new Heart of Europe"). For business, it describes itself as "Where business meets the future". In July 2010, Stuttgart unveiled a new city logo, designed to entice more business people to stay in the city and enjoy breaks in the area.

 

Stuttgart is a city with a high number of immigrants. According to Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Travel Guide to Germany, "In the city of Stuttgart, every third inhabitant is a foreigner." 40% of Stuttgart's residents, and 64% of the population below the age of five, are of immigrant background.

 

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannstatter_Volksfest

 

The Cannstatter Volksfest is an annual three-week Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair) in Stuttgart, Germany. It is sometimes also referred to by foreign visitors as the Stuttgart Beer Festival, although it is actually more of an autumnal fair.

 

The festival takes place at the Cannstatter Wasen from late September to early October, spanning a period over three weekends, ending the second Sunday in October. The extensive Wasen area is in the Stuttgart city district of Bad Cannstatt, near the river Neckar. A smaller variant of the Stuttgart festival, the Stuttgart Spring Festival, is also held each year in Wasen.

Stuttgart

 

Shadow pattern on a building facade at the corner of Schwabstraße/ Ludwigstraße in the neighborhood Stuttgart-West

 

Schattenspiele auf einer Fassade an der Ecke der Schwabstraße/ Ludwigstraße im Viertel Stuttgart-West

 

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Schnappschuss

770 mm

bewölkt

 

Kamera erst ausgepackt als ich sie gehört habe.

By-line - ERWIN EFFINGER

Copyright Notice - TUEBINGEN GERMANY

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Exposure Mode - Manual

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Der Airport Stuttgart (IATA-Code: STR, ICAO-Code: EDDS)

(auch genannt: Flughafen Stuttgart-Echterdingen)

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de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbus_A400M

 

Der A400M ist ein Schulterdecker mit vier Propeller-Motoren. Jeder Propeller hat acht Blätter. 30 Prozent des Flugzeugs sind aus Verbundswerkstoffen konstruiert und der Rumpf ist konventionell aus Metall.

www.luftwaffe.de/portal/a/luftwaffe/start/waff/tran/a400/...

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Der Airbus A400M „Atlas“ ist eines der ersten Flugzeuge bei dem das Prinzip umgesetzt wurde, dass sich die zwei Propeller an einem Flügel in entgegengesetzter Richtung drehen. Das bedeutet, dass sich beide Propeller zur Flügelmitte hin drehen, einer im Uhrzeigersinn, einer entgegengesetzt.

 

Zum Starten und Landen genügt dem A400M eine provisorische, 1.000 Meter lange Landebahn. Das Fahrwerk ist zudem für Gras-, Sand- und Schotterflächen ausgelegt.

 

Aufgrund seiner eher kleineren Ausmaße gegenüber anderen Transportflugzeugen kann der A400M niedrige Geschwindigkeiten fliegen. Durch diese niedrigen Geschwindigkeiten und die Fähigkeit als Tanker umgerüstet zu werden, ist der A400M in der Lage sogar Hubschrauber zu betanken.

 

Die Luftwaffe erwartet insgesamt 53 Maschinen A400M wovon 13 zum Wiederverkauf gedacht sind.

 

Verbände

  

Größere Abbildung anzeigen

 

Alle A400M der Luftwaffe sind am Standort Wunstorf beim Lufttransportgeschwader 62 stationiert.

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Hersteller:

Airbus Defence and Space

 

Triebwerk:

EPI TP400-D6-Turboprop-Triebwerk

 

Leistung:

8.250kW / 10.838PS

 

Länge:

45,10m

 

Höhe:

14,70m

 

Spannweite:

42,36m

 

Leergewicht:

78.600kg

 

Max. Abfluggewicht:

141.000kg

 

Höchstgeschwindigkeit:

750km/h in 10km Höhe

555km/h auf Meereshöhe

 

Reisegeschwindigkeit:

Mach 0,68

 

Dienstgipfelhöhe:

11.275m

 

Reichweite:

3.300km bei voller Nutzlast

4.535km bei 30t Zuladung

6.390km bei 20t Zuladung

8.700km für Überführungen

 

Besatzung:

3

 

Erstflug:

11.12.2009

54 03

Laderaumvolumen:

340 m³

 

Der A400M wurde als strategisches und taktisches Transport- und Tankflugzeug konzipiert. Personal und Material soll transportiert werden.

Der A400M kann wahlweise bis zu 116 Soldaten, zwei Hubschrauber Eurocopter Tiger, sechs Geländewagen vom Typ Wolf oder andere Kombinationen transportieren.

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Weitere Investitionen folgen

 

Bisher wurden der Luftwaffe 25 von insgesamt 53 Flugzeugen vom Typ A400M übergeben. 40 davon werden auf dem Fliegerhorst Wunstorf stationiert. Dafür wird der moderne Flugplatz zukünftig auch weiter ausgebaut. In den nächsten Jahren sollen weitere 160 Millionen Euro in neue Gebäude, insbesondere für die MedEvac-Rolle (Medical Evacuation), für Werkstätten und den Tower investiert werden.

 

Die übrigen 13 werden nach ihrer Auslieferung ihre Heimat auf dem Fliegerhorst Lechfeld finden, wo ab 2025 und den Folgejahren der Einsatzbetrieb aufgenommen werden soll. Ein großartiger Start für die Luftwaffe in das Jahr 2019.

 

Stained Glass Windows , above and behind the altar.

Building at the corner of Lindenspürstraße/ Senefelderstraße in Stuttgart-West

 

Gebäude an der Ecke der Lindenspürstraße/ Senefelderstraße in Stuttgart-West

 

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‘The most beautiful end of the world’. It was strange in a European city to come across this image of home. I think I souvenired a copy of the poster.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart

 

Stuttgart (Swabian: Schduagert) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the "Stuttgart Cauldron." It lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living, innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.

 

Since the 6th millennium BC, the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley. The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive castrum near Bad Cannstatt, making it the most important regional centre for several centuries. Stuttgart's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, as a stud farm for his warhorses. Initially overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt, the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320. The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Württemberg, and they made it the capital of their county, duchy, and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918. Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production during World War II. However, by 1952, the city had bounced back and it became the major economic, industrial, tourism and publishing centre it is today.

 

Stuttgart is also a transport junction, and possesses the sixth-largest airport in Germany. Several major companies are headquartered in Stuttgart, including Porsche, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, and Dinkelacker.

 

Stuttgart is unusual in the scheme of German cities. It is spread across a variety of hills (some of them covered in vineyards), valleys (especially around the Neckar river and the Stuttgart basin) and parks. This often surprises visitors who associate the city with its reputation as the "cradle of the automobile". The city's tourism slogan is "Stuttgart offers more". Under current plans to improve transport links to the international infrastructure (as part of the Stuttgart 21 project), the city unveiled a new logo and slogan in March 2008 describing itself as "Das neue Herz Europas" ("The new Heart of Europe"). For business, it describes itself as "Where business meets the future". In July 2010, Stuttgart unveiled a new city logo, designed to entice more business people to stay in the city and enjoy breaks in the area.

 

Stuttgart is a city with a high number of immigrants. According to Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Travel Guide to Germany, "In the city of Stuttgart, every third inhabitant is a foreigner." 40% of Stuttgart's residents, and 64% of the population below the age of five, are of immigrant background.

 

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannstatter_Volksfest

 

The Cannstatter Volksfest is an annual three-week Volksfest (beer festival and travelling funfair) in Stuttgart, Germany. It is sometimes also referred to by foreign visitors as the Stuttgart Beer Festival, although it is actually more of an autumnal fair.

 

The festival takes place at the Cannstatter Wasen from late September to early October, spanning a period over three weekends, ending the second Sunday in October. The extensive Wasen area is in the Stuttgart city district of Bad Cannstatt, near the river Neckar. A smaller variant of the Stuttgart festival, the Stuttgart Spring Festival, is also held each year in Wasen.

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart

 

Stuttgart (Swabian: Schduagert) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the "Stuttgart Cauldron." It lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living, innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.

 

Since the 6th millennium BC, the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley. The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive castrum near Bad Cannstatt, making it the most important regional centre for several centuries. Stuttgart's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, as a stud farm for his warhorses. Initially overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt, the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320. The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Württemberg, and they made it the capital of their county, duchy, and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918. Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production during World War II. However, by 1952, the city had bounced back and it became the major economic, industrial, tourism and publishing centre it is today.

 

Stuttgart is also a transport junction, and possesses the sixth-largest airport in Germany. Several major companies are headquartered in Stuttgart, including Porsche, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, and Dinkelacker.

 

Stuttgart is unusual in the scheme of German cities. It is spread across a variety of hills (some of them covered in vineyards), valleys (especially around the Neckar river and the Stuttgart basin) and parks. This often surprises visitors who associate the city with its reputation as the "cradle of the automobile". The city's tourism slogan is "Stuttgart offers more". Under current plans to improve transport links to the international infrastructure (as part of the Stuttgart 21 project), the city unveiled a new logo and slogan in March 2008 describing itself as "Das neue Herz Europas" ("The new Heart of Europe"). For business, it describes itself as "Where business meets the future". In July 2010, Stuttgart unveiled a new city logo, designed to entice more business people to stay in the city and enjoy breaks in the area.

 

Stuttgart is a city with a high number of immigrants. According to Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Travel Guide to Germany, "In the city of Stuttgart, every third inhabitant is a foreigner." 40% of Stuttgart's residents, and 64% of the population below the age of five, are of immigrant background.

 

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staatstheater_Stuttgart

 

The Staatstheater Stuttgart (Stuttgart State Theatre) are a multi-branch-theatre with the branches Oper Stuttgart (Opera Stuttgart), Stuttgart Ballet (Stuttgarter Ballett) and Stuttgart Drama Theatre (Schauspiel Stuttgart) in Stuttgart, Germany. The state that its name refers to is Baden-Württemberg.

Lawn at the corner of Hasenbergsteige/ Hohenzollernstraße on the hill 'Hasensteige' in the neighbourhood Stuttgart-West

 

Wiese auf dem Höhenzug 'Hasensteige' an der Ecke der Hasenbergsteige/ Hohenzollernstraße im Viertel Stuttgart-West

 

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Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen // [D] S-SB 5209 // Linie 71

Stuttgart Heslach

 

Public pool Heslach

 

Hallenbad Heslach

 

Mörikestraße, Stuttgart

architects: 'Franz Cloos und Friedrich Fischle'

 

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Parking garage at the square 'Leonhardsplatz' in Stuttgart-Mitte

 

'Breuninger' Parkhaus am 'Leonhardsplatz' in Stuttgart-Mitte

 

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Corner of Schwabstraße/ Ludwigstraße in the neighborhood Stuttgart-West

 

Ecke der Schwabstraße/ Ludwigstraße im Viertel Stuttgart-West

 

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Jugendkulturzentrum "Arche" Stuttgart Leinfelden-Echterdingen

 

Olympus XA, AGFA APX100 (old), Rodinal 1:50, 15min.

Lumix G6 & Walimex Fisheye 7,5mm

Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuttgart

 

Stuttgart (Swabian: Schduagert) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. Stuttgart is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known locally as the "Stuttgart Cauldron." It lies an hour from the Swabian Jura and the Black Forest. Its urban area has a population of 609,219, making it the sixth largest city in Germany. 2.7 million people live in the city's administrative region and another 5.3 million people in its metropolitan area, making it the fourth largest metropolitan area in Germany. The city and metropolitan area are consistently ranked among the top 20 European metropolitan areas by GDP; Mercer listed Stuttgart as 21st on its 2015 list of cities by quality of living, innovation agency 2thinknow ranked the city 24th globally out of 442 cities and the Globalization and World Cities Research Network ranked the city as a Beta-status world city in their 2014 survey.

 

Since the 6th millennium BC, the Stuttgart area has been an important agricultural area and has been host to a number of cultures seeking to utilize the rich soil of the Neckar valley. The Roman Empire conquered the area in 83 AD and built a massive castrum near Bad Cannstatt, making it the most important regional centre for several centuries. Stuttgart's roots were truly laid in the 10th century with its founding by Liudolf, Duke of Swabia, as a stud farm for his warhorses. Initially overshadowed by nearby Cannstatt, the town grew steadily and was granted a charter in 1320. The fortunes of Stuttgart turned with those of the House of Württemberg, and they made it the capital of their county, duchy, and kingdom from the 15th century to 1918. Stuttgart prospered despite setbacks in the Thirty Years' War and devastating air raids by the Allies on the city and its automobile production during World War II. However, by 1952, the city had bounced back and it became the major economic, industrial, tourism and publishing centre it is today.

 

Stuttgart is also a transport junction, and possesses the sixth-largest airport in Germany. Several major companies are headquartered in Stuttgart, including Porsche, Bosch, Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG, and Dinkelacker.

 

Stuttgart is unusual in the scheme of German cities. It is spread across a variety of hills (some of them covered in vineyards), valleys (especially around the Neckar river and the Stuttgart basin) and parks. This often surprises visitors who associate the city with its reputation as the "cradle of the automobile". The city's tourism slogan is "Stuttgart offers more". Under current plans to improve transport links to the international infrastructure (as part of the Stuttgart 21 project), the city unveiled a new logo and slogan in March 2008 describing itself as "Das neue Herz Europas" ("The new Heart of Europe"). For business, it describes itself as "Where business meets the future". In July 2010, Stuttgart unveiled a new city logo, designed to entice more business people to stay in the city and enjoy breaks in the area.

 

Stuttgart is a city with a high number of immigrants. According to Dorling Kindersley's Eyewitness Travel Guide to Germany, "In the city of Stuttgart, every third inhabitant is a foreigner." 40% of Stuttgart's residents, and 64% of the population below the age of five, are of immigrant background.

 

Source: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgholzhof

 

The Burgholzhof (formerly also Holzburg ) is a district of the Baden-Württemberg state capital Stuttgart . Together with the districts Altenburg, Birkenäcker, Hallschlag , Neckarvorstadt and Pragstraße on the one hand, and Cannstatt-Mitte, Espan, Im Geiger, spa gardens, Muckensturm, Schmidener suburb, Seelberg, Sommerrain , Steinhaldenfeld, Veielbrunnen, Wasen and Winterhalde on the other hand, he forms the district Bad Cannstatt . The first group of districts lies on the left, the "Old Stuttgart" Neckarseite. The Burgholzhof is partially military by US forces used. Since the late 1990s, there was a 12.7-acre development area.

Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart / Yi Architects

Stuttgart Heslach

 

Building at the corner of Schwabstraße/ Schickhardtstraße

 

Stadthaus an der Ecke Schwabstraße/ Schickhardtstraße

 

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Auf der Murrtalbahn bei Schleißweiler in Richtung Stuttgart

Southern portal of the tunnel 'Schwabtunnel' in Stuttgart Heslach

 

'Schwabtunnel' in Stuttgart Heslach am südlichen Portal

 

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Bonhams

Les Grandes Marques du Monde à Paris

The Grand Palais Éphémère

Place Joffre

Parijs - Paris

Frankrijk - France

February 2023

 

Estimated : € 160.000 - 220.000

Sold for € 310.500

 

"It's one of the world's most luxurious cars. In fact, only the Rolls-Royce Phantom comes close. It can carry a driver, front passenger and up to three rear passengers on a serene, silent and spacious journey." – Autocar magazine on the Maybach 57 S.

 

Few industry observers would have predicted the revival of the Maybach brand after almost 50 years of dormancy, but that is exactly what Daimler-Benz did in 1997 when it presented a luxury concept car at that year's Tokyo Motor Show. In pre-war days Maybach had represented the absolute pinnacle of automotive technology, producing some of the most advanced, luxurious and expensive cars the world had ever seen, and its resurrection signalled Mercedes-Benz's intention to compete head-on with BMW-owned Rolls-Royce. Although it had not built any cars since 1940, Maybach had lived on as a manufacturer of proprietary engines, latterly as MTU Friedrichshaven, until its purchase by Daimler-Benz in 1960.

 

The revived brand's new dawn commenced in 2002 with the launch of the Maybach 57 and 62: a brace of high-performance luxury saloons that, inevitably, incorporated a good deal of contemporary Mercedes-Benz technology. The model designations were derived from their approximate lengths: 5.7 metres in the former's case and 6.2 metres in the latter's, and both were powered initially by a 5.5-litre 542bhp twin-turbocharged V12 engine. The 57 was intended for the owner/driver, while the longer 62 was aimed at the chauffeur-driven elite.

 

An enhanced version of the 62 - the 62 S, for 'Special' - was introduced for 2007 and featured the 6.0-litre, 604bhp V12 from the 57 S. Costing an additional £40,000-plus, the 60-or-so extra horsepower had little effect on performance, shaving a fraction of a second from the 0-60mph (0-96km/h) time while the top speed remained limited to 275km/h (170.9mph). A base price of around £360,000 ensured that only a privileged few would get to experience the 62 S's stupendous performance at first hand. Autocar magazine hailed the Maybach 62 S as "an even more incredible – and incredibly expensive – place from which to command your business empire".

 

Unfortunately for Daimler AG (as the group had become), Maybach failed to establish the kind of brand identity enjoyed by its parent Mercedes or the Rolls-Royce and Bentley opposition. Sales were disappointing and in August 2012 Maybach was discontinued, only to be revived again as a sub-brand of Mercedes in November 2014.

 

Purchased by the current vendor and delivered new to Switzerland, this imposing Maybach has covered a mere 268 kilometres from new. Stored for several years, the car will require re-commissioning before returning to the road. Accompanying documentation includes a purchase invoice (listing its outstanding specification), and Mercedes-Benz's receipt for US$690,000.

 

Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart, Deutschland

Stuttgarter Straßenbahnen // [D] S-SB 7716 // Linie 42

Stuttgart-West

 

View along the Schwabstraße from the tunnel 'Schwabtunnel' in Stuttgart-West - in the back the trees of the square 'Bismarckplatz' and the church 'St. Elisabeth'

 

Blick entlang der Schwabstraße vom Portal des 'Schwabstunnel' in Stuttgart-West - im Hintergrund die Bäume des 'Bismarckplatz' und die Kirche 'St. Elisabeth'

 

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"Klösterle" erbaut 1463. Im Mittelalter Sozialstation der Beginen. Ältestes Wohnhaus Groß-Stuttgarts.

mein Liebelingsbild aus der Serie

The door to an old rice silo (which doesn't look like it's being used anymore) in Stuttgart, Arkansas.

Stuttgart (2012-03-21 19:38 138x8mm@30Sec@f/5.6@ISO100)

Die obere Senefelderstrasse in Stuttgart. Experimental

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