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Besuch in der Autostadt zu Wolfsburg (Niedersachsen).
Visit in the car town to Wolfsburg (Niedersachsen).
Wolfsburg
Phæno arose from urban planning by the City of Wolfsburg. In 1998 City officials were developing a plot of vacant, public land immediately adjacent to Wolfsburg's railway station and just south of VW's huge, then-unfinished attraction Autostadt. An art museum was planned for the site, but Dr. Wolfgang Guthardt, then the City's Director for Culture, Sports and Education, knew that such an institution would compete with Wolfsburg's successful Kunst Museum (Art Museum) and needed other options.Guthardt visited Technorama, a science center in Switzerland and became convinced that a science center in Wolfsburg would complement both Autostadt and the Kunst Museum.
Preliminary planning began in November 1998, and one year later Joe Ansel, an American consultant and designer, was approached to handle the exhibitions and other operational aspects of the project. An architectural design competition was held in January 2000 and the prominent architect Zaha Hadid won, in conjunction with structural engineers, Adams Kara Taylor. About five years later, Phæno opened to the public on November 24, 2005 with over 250 interactive exhibits from Ansel Associates, Inc. all enclosed in an astounding concrete structure designed by Zaha Hadid, her German associate, Mayer Bährle architects and Adams Kara Taylor. The architectural design has been described as a "hypnotic work of architecture - the kind of building that utterly transforms our vision of the future." The design won a 2006 RIBA European Award as well as the 2006 Institution of Structural Engineers Award for Arts, Leisure and Entertainment Structures.
The building stands on concrete stilts, allowing visitors to the Autostadt to pass through without interfering with the workings of the building. Phæno is connected to the Autostadt by a metal bridge accessed by escalators and stairs either side. The underside of Phæno and the "stilts" are illuminated.
Dr. Guthardt is now Phæno's first Executive Director. Phæno has enjoyed high attendance and broad public acceptance since its grand opening. The Science Center has a theme song, "Phaenomenal," which was written and performed by American singer/songwriter Amanda Somerville for the opening.
The Phæno was included on a list of the 7 wonders of the Modern World (objects built since 2000) by The Financialist.
Wolfsburg - IMO 9941790
SFL Corporation Ltd Vehicles Carrier
Flag: Liberia
Built: 2023
Length: 199 m
Beam: 38 m
Gross tonnage: 69000
DWT: 18700 t
Operated for Volkswagen. Unloading cars at Tilbury.
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Blick vom Schiff aus auf dem Mittellandkanal in Wolfsburg (Niedersachsen).
View from the ship on the Mittelland Canal in Wolfsburg (Niedersachsen).
Architektur im Stadtteil Alt Wolfsburg von Wolfsburg (Niedersachsen).
Architecture in the district of old Wolfsburg of Wolfsburg (Lower Saxony).
Die Aufnahme entstand am Allersee in Wolfsburg (Niedersachsen).
The photo was taken at Allersee in Wolfsburg (Niedersachsen).
Wolfsburg
Volkswagen Arena, also known as the VfL Wolfsburg Arena due to UEFA sponsorship regulations was opened in 2002 and named after the automotive group Volkswagen AG. The Volkswagen Arena has a capacity of 30,000: 22,000 seats and 8,000 standing places. It is located in the Allerpark and is the home stadium of the football team VfL Wolfsburg.
The most striking feature of the stadium is its sophisticated roof, which was designed as a truss-supported membrane structure.32 radial trusses, each 40 metres in length, make up the support system for the fire-retardant PVC membrane, which is 15,000 square metres large. The membrane is translucent, aims to improve the atmosphere in the stadium for the spectators and supports the natural growth of the grass on the pitch.
Seating
The Volkswagen Arena is a two-tier stadium with a surrounding promenade. The lower level has an inclination of approximately 25 degrees, the upper level 40 degrees.The ground area of the entire plot is around 115,000 square metres and the floor space of the stadium is around 28,000 square metres. The stadium's capacity of 30,000 consists of 22,000 seats and 8,000 standing places. The standing places can be converted into 4,000 seats.[3] The guest block of the Volkswagen Arena contains 1,886 seats and 900 standing places with separate kiosks and toilet areas. All seats in the Volkswagen Arena are completely covered.
A total of 31 boxes with 332 seats are available at the stadium, which also offers 198 so-called Executive Seats, which are integrated into the VIP block, and 1,434 Business Seats with direct access to restaurants. The Volkswagen Arena is home to a 102-square-metre-large Skylounge above both grandstands with 35 seats.This offers a view of the entire stadium and is also used as a venue for other events and even weddings. The control room, which houses systems such as the fire alarm system and police equipment, is located above the Skylounge.
The special features of the Volkswagen Arena include seats and spaces for people with disabilities and their companions. Spectators with impaired vision are provided with a total of 10 seats with headphones so that they can hear the commentator during the match. Furthermore, 80 spaces are available for spectators in wheelchairs. Families with children can book seats in a separate area at the Volkswagen Arena. VfL Wolfsburg also offers childcare during all home games at the stadium. A separate area is provided for younger and shorter spectators so that they can get a better view of the match.
VfL Wolfsburg also became the first Bundesliga club to play in an LED-lit stadium when the Volkswagen Arena was equipped with a new LED floodlight system at the start of 2017. The old floodlighting of the Volkswagen Arena consists of more than 170 elements with lamps, each weighing about 35 kilos. They were all mounted under the roof and together produce about 1,500 lux. The 84 speakers in the stadium, which weigh 120 kilos each and are likewise mounted under the roof, produce a total of 600 watts. There are also two video walls covering an area of 53 square metres in the stadium.The pitch is covered in hybrid grass,which is natural grass that is reinforced with synthetic fibres, thus improving its weatherability. The Volkswagen Arena was the first Bundesliga stadium to introduce such a system.] From the outset, the pitch has been heated so that matches can be played regardless of ice and snow.
The Volkswagen Arena was also the first Bundesliga stadium to debut 5G technology on match day 5 of the 2019/2020 campaign against Hoffenheim.
Autostadt, Wolfsburg
The Premium Clubhouse reflects the Volkswagen Group’s premium thinking. It is situated, nestling like a jewel, in the curve of a little hill between the ZeitHaus museum and the five-star-superior hotel, The Ritz-Carlton, Wolfsburg.
The pavilion’s shape is inspired by part of the race track at Le Mans. In the 20s and 30s this famous circuit saw the motor-sport legend Bentley rise to fame.
The interior of the Premium Clubhouse not only takes up the “premium” idea, but brings it to life artistically: once you have stepped inside you are faced with Anselm Reyle’s light installation “Untitled”. The Premium Clubhouse’s exhibition area is reached after crossing a curved walkway and moving along a mirror installation. Here, at eye-level, a mirror-finish Bugatti Veyron 16.4 stands on a mirrored ellipse.
INFO Volkswagenwerk: de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volkswagenwerk_Wolfsburg
INFO Wolfsburg-Autostadt: www.autostadt.de/
Wolfsburg
The parish church of St. Christophorus is the oldest and largest Catholic church in Wolfsburg today. The listed church was built in 1950/51 according to plans by Peter Koller and belongs to the Wolfsburg-Helmstedt deanery of the Hildesheim diocese.
In October 1938, in the year the city of the KdF-Wagen was founded, an Italian priest who had come to the city to provide religious support to the Italian workers and the pastor from Gifhorn held Catholic services in the hall of the Zum Brandenburger Adler restaurant in Heßlingen. At that time, the closest Catholic church was the St. Michael Chapel in Fallersleben. From the end of 1939 the Heßlinger Saal was expanded into an emergency church.
On March 1, 1940, the Bishop of Hildesheim, Joseph Godehard Machens, commissioned chaplain Antonius Holling (1908–1996), then active in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg, to serve as parish vicar for the city of the KdF-Wagens and its surroundings. From March 1940 he used the hall of the restaurant Zur Gute Quelle in Rothenfelde for church services, until after a few weeks the Gestapo forbade this. From then on, the Catholics living in the city of the Kdf-Wagen had to go to the chapel in Fallersleben for the service. In a letter dated June 28, 1940, the Bishop of Hildesheim founded the curate of the city of the KdF-Wagens, and appointed Antonius Holling as curate, who was promoted from chaplain to pastor. From September 29, 1940, he was also able to use the hall of the Zum Brandenburger Adler restaurant in Heßlingen.
In mid-April 1945, the city of the KdF-Wagen was liberated from National Socialism by the invasion of American forces. On May 25, 1945, at the urging of the British occupying power, the city council decided to rename the previous city name "City of the KdF-Wagons near Fallersleben" to "Wolfsburg". As early as August 1945, Holling applied to the Wolfsburg mayor to designate a building site for a new church to be built, and in September 1945 to have the church built by the bishop. The episcopal approval was initially lacking, so that the building site was given to someone else. On August 1, 1950, the Wolfsburg Curate was elevated to a parish and on December 1, 1950 or 1954 to a parish.
Construction of the church began on September 17, 1950 with the groundbreaking ceremony by Heinrich Nordhoff, and the foundation stone was laid on December 3, 1950. Next to the foundation stone there are stone fragments from the Colosseum in Rome and from Hildesheim Cathedral to express the connection to the center of the Catholic world church in Rome and to the Bishop of Hildesheim. On August 12, 1951, the last service took place in the emergency church, with a procession to the St. Christophorus Church, consecrated on that day by Bishop Joseph Godehard Machens.
The church was built near the Volkswagen factory in Wolfsburg and named after the patron saint of motorists, St. Christopher. St. Christopher became the patron saint of the Catholic churches in the vicinity of the Volkswagen factory in Braunschweig and the Volkswagen factory in Hanover, St. Christophorus (Braunschweig-Rühme) and St. Christophorus (Hanover).
In 1958 the dean's office in Wolfsburg was established. In August 1963 the Heßlinger restaurant with the hall that had served as an emergency church was demolished. On May 24, 1986 Antonius Holling retired as pastor and stayed in Wolfsburg until his death. Martin Verdiesen (1923–2009) was appointed his successor. Since July 16, 1989, a stele created by Joseph Krautwald in Heßlingen has been commemorating the former emergency church. In November 1993, Martin Verdiesen retired and lived in Wolfsburg until his death, his successor was Prelate Heinrich Günther until June 2013. On September 7, 1996, the first pastor of the parish, Antonius Holling, died and was buried in the forest cemetery. In 2004 the Antonius Holling Foundation was founded, which has so far focused on the education of children and young people as part of the annual Kids Academy.