Title

The Friedrichsburg

Caption

The Friedrichsburg, built in 1589 as an observation and flanking tower and now used as a registry office, and the view from the fortress over the Elbe valley and the surrounding Saxon Switzerland during a thunderstorm, Koenigstein Fortress, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Apr 11, 2015

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Ullrich Gnoth

Reference

BRK23D17_371

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

46,0Mb (2,1Mb) / 16,4in x 10,9in / 4928 x 3264 (300dpi)

Keywords

Central Europe Dresden East Germany Eastern Germany Elbe Elbe Sandstone Mountains Elbe valley Elbsandsteingebirge Europe Europe's FRG Famous Place Fort castle German German Federal Republic Germany International Landmark Kumulonimbus Koenigstein Middle Europe Nimbostratus Nimbostratus cloud No People Observation tower Overlook Pirna Renaissance period Republic of Germany Saechsische Schweiz Saxon Switzerland Storm cloud Storm clouds Saechsische Schweiz Thunderstorm atmosphere activities activity administration administrations architecture atmospheric attraction attractions audience authorities authority bad weather body of water building monument building monuments cloud cloud atmosphere cloud atmospheres clouds cloudy cloudy atmosphere cloudy mood cloudy sky constructions countryside cultural monument cultural monuments dark day trip day trips deserted dramatic dreary empty erosion erosions excursion facing fortress fortresses gloomy government agency governmental guard tower history landmark landmarks landscape landscape photo landscape shot landscapes low mountain range national nature no one nobody observation observation booth observations observe observing overcast overcast sky overlook overview place of interest rain cloud rain clouds recreational activities recreational activity register office registry office registry offices renaissance river river Elbe rivers rock rocks sandstone sandstone rock sandstone rocks sandstones scenery severe weather sight skies sky sky with cloud spectator state stormy atmosphere stormy atmospheres thundercloud thunderhead thunderstorm thunderstorm mood thunderstorms tour tourist attraction tourist attractions tourist landmark tower towers travel photography trip trips uninhabited uplands valley valley of Elbe valleys view view into view of, View of view over wall walls watch watch tower watching watchtower watchtowers Sachsen Saxony atmosphere building buildings construction historic historical mood structure water waters