This is what I recognised: 0:54 Cochem Castle 1:29 Hamburg Harbour 1:36 Cologne Cathedral 1:53 Munich Frauenkirche (Cathedral of our dear lady) 1:56 Brandenburg Gate, Berlin 2:00 Deutsches Eck (lit. German corner; the rivers Mosel and Rhine meet here) 2:06 Burg Eltz (Eltz Castle; they say it’s the most German of all castles) 3:03 Reichstag in Berlin (seat of the German parliament) 3:06 Victory column, Berlin 3:10 Museum Island, Berlin 3:24 Frankfurt Skyline 3:28 Holstentor, Lübeck (old city gate) 3:56 Cologne Cathedral (again) 4:03 Schwerin Castle 4:38 Rhine River (lots of castles there) 4:56 Neues Rathaus, Leipzig („new townhall“) 4:57 Monument to the Battle of the Nations, Leipzig 5:05 Rothenburg ob der Tauber 5:31 Holstentor, Lübeck (again) 5:34 Hauptmarkt, Trier 5:54 Marktplatz, Bremen 6:22 Hermann Monument 7:32 Bastei, Saxon Switzerland National Park 7:41 Heidelberg Castle 7:48 Cologne Cathedral (again) 7:57 Sanssouci Palace, Potsdam 8:53 River Elbe in Dresden 8:59 Hofkirche Dresden (Dresden Cathedral, the king of Saxony built it for his catholic wife. It’s still the most important Catholic Church in Dresden) 9:17 Semperoper, Dresden (the famous opera house) 9:27 Zwinger, Dresden (palace complex) 9:39 Frauenkirche, Dresden (Church of our dear Lady, it looks so blocky because it was destroyed in WW2 and rebuilt using the old dark stones) 10:40 Frauenkirche, Munich (again) 10:59 New Town Hall, Munich 11:37 Kyffhäuser Monument, Thuringia (a monument to Emperor William I - it includes a statue of a sleeping Emperor Barbarossa. Legend has it that the medieval emperor wakes up when Germany needs him most) 11:56 Binnenalster, Hamburg (Inner Alster Lake, an artificial lake in the middle of the city) 12:01 Michl church, Hamburg 12:02 Elbe Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg 12:08 Speicherstadt, Hamburg (the biggest warehouse district in Europe) 13:41 Frankfurt Skyline (again) 13:46 Frankfurt Cathedral 13:48 Römerberg, Frankfurt (city square) 13:52 Frankfurt Opera House 14:04 The big round thing is the Radisson Hotel, Frankfurt 14:16 Saarschleife (Saar River Loop)

Ich bin Deutscher und ich selbst bin von den Videos beeindruckt.Wir Deutschen reden unser Land schlecht,aber was ich hier gesehen habe,ich bin stolz auf das was ich sehen konnte.Danke🥰

Fun fact: Germany has far more castles (ca. 20,000) than the U.S. has McDonalds restaurants (ca. 15,000)!

Germany is one of the most beautiful and underrated places in the world, and germans are so polite, precise and helpful. Love it. Cheers from Denmark.

I live in Denmark and I've been to Germany many times. To say it's beautiful is an understatement it's just awesome. Germany is the most beautiful country in the world

Germany is really beautiful. Sometimes we Germans forget what a great country we live in. Thanks, this video shows again why. Thanks for the great reaction.

Germany is awesome and Germans are such a friendly and helpsome and open minded people, i really love my Southern cousins. You should go give them a visit if you ever get the chance. viele grüße aus Dänemark, 🇩🇰

I think what's truly mindblowing here, is that the younger generations don't even realise when watching this video, is that so many of these towns and cities were completely destroyed, raised to the ground, with bare shells of the buildings standing at best, not more than 75 years ago and today, it's as if nothing ever happened. Germany is the very epitome of what it means to be broken and hopeless, but still picking yourself up by your bootstraps and being reborn in a new glory for the ages ahead. All that, but on a scale of an entire nation. Absolutely inspiring!

I am British and I love Germany. I lived in Germany (Minden) for 6 years (as a young boy) when my father was a British soldier stationed there in the late 60's early 70's, then in the mid 1980's I lived there again as a soldier myself, I lived in Krefeld for 3 more years, I absolutely love Germany and the German people. If you get the chance, go there!

6:35 technically it actually is a statue of liberty. That's the statue of Arminius who was able to unite the Germanic tribes against the Roman Empire and won against the Romans. The battle in the Teutoburger forest was the essential beginning of Germany even tho it took over 1860 years till Germany actually was united as one country.

7:57 Sanssouci Palace is in Potsdam. A beautiful 1030 years old Town.

My favourite place in the world. I wouldn't live anywhere else. Many other countries have beautiful natural landscapes... but Germany's cities and towns will make you fall in love. Seeing it every day, we Germans tend to take such beauty for granted. Videos like this are good reminder of how good we have it.

Um all die schönen Orte in Deutschland zu besuchen und zu geniessen , langt ein leben nicht . Jeden Tag gibt es was neues zu entdecken .

It took 632 years to build this "church" (Not castle) called the Kölner Dom or Cologne Cathedral and therefore that building is now about twice as old as the United States is as an independent country. Which I've always found very crazy.

As a german, i love the landscape of my country so much. Big thank you Universe for putting me here. I live in Heidelberg♥

Although the towns and clties of Germany had suffered enormous of wars etc. still so many gorgeous 'fairytale' places to visit. I (Dutch) live only 8 km. from the German border so being there frequently. I have German friends and speak some German.

The building you were asking for (0:50) is the cologne cathedral, the biggest church in the world, measured by the internal height of the nave. Construction began in 1248 in Gothic style and was completed in 1880 (600 years later!!!) in neo-Gothic style. The church is so big that it needs to be repaired continuously. Once you're done with repairs, you have to start all over again. For me, the cathedral in Cologne is one of the most impressive buildings ever built. Of course, it is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Reactions like this are giving me a whole new appreciation for the country i am proud to be born in. There is no place like home 🇩🇪

Even me as a german who visited many of those places I'm always stunnes how beautiful germany is. I get in tears seeing thos pictrues. You never get used to those views.

I was stationed in the city of Nuremberg for two years. I loved it there. I liked going to the smaller towns in the area because of the charm of the small towns and how nice the people were. I want to go back one more time.

I Went to Germany for a school holiday, and to say that its stunning and beautiful is beyond an understatement. The Black Forest region is amazing with stunning views in every village and town. And that's when i was 12 or 13 years old and its left an impression ever since.

By the way, Germany is also the country where the name Heidi comes from 😉

Hello Heidi, I put together some guidelines for old European architecture: 1. if it has a cross on top, it is always a church - for most of the time, the church was the most important building, so they are often very splendid. May have one central tower or two identical towers next to each other, If the towers are extra spiky, it is a gothic-style church from the middle ages (like the Cologne dome) 2. a complex of buildings on a hilltop, surrounded by a wall: a defensive castle or fortress, most likely medieval - lots of tough neighborhoods back then. 3. very elaborate building complex with lots of fancy decorations, surrounded by a park: a residential palace of the former king, duke or whatever - definitely post-medieval (as medieval palaces would overlap with castles). 4. similar type of show-off building, but less fancy and in the middle of the city, next to the central marketplace: usually the city hall. Because the mayor and the city council were as important as the monarch and deserved an equally impressive building, right? 5. a row of big old-style houses, cramped on one side of the marketplace: those are the houses of the bigwigs of former times, like politicians or rich merchants who could afford the most prestigious real estate in the city center. 6. a big, circular building, often with a dome/cupola: most likely a theater or opera house. 7. a single tower just in the middle of the streets: this is a watchtower from the old city walls, often next to a gate or with a gated passage at the bottom level. You had to monitor who goes in and out and keep the bad guys from coming in. Note that this only identifies the original use - of course, a castle may have become a palace over time or the residential building might have become the city hall when the king or duke was kicked out. Most of the churches are still churches though. And finally, 8: If there are skyscrapers, it is Frankfurt - or "Mainhattan" as we call it. Never heard a comparison with Las Vegas, but that might fit as well.

I am Dutch, but my ancestors come from Germany. And I think Germany is a very beautiful country. However, if you come to Europe, be prepared for a mild culture shock. Prepare well. Maybe a week in Amsterdam first to get used to Europe a bit and you won't have a language problem there because everyone speaks good English. In shops and restaurants you are often addressed in English. But especially enjoy beautiful Germany. It's really very beautiful!

"German Statue of Liberty" made me smile, thank you so much. It is - kind of. It's the Hermannsdenkmal, a statue for Arminius, a germanic military leader who was in the roman army but turned on the Romans. He defeated them somewhere in the vicinity of the Teutoburger Wald - a few thousand germanic tribesmen against several roman legions of 10k highly trained soldiers each. It was one of the turning points of roman rule over Germania.

09:45 - This is the Frauenkirche (Womens Church) in Dresden. The building was completely destroyed during the bombing of the city from 13 to 15 February 1945 during the Second World War. It lay in ruins for decades and was only rebuilt after the reunification of Germany. The dark stones visible in the otherwise light facade are the only remaining original stones of the original building. 14:00 - This is the city of Frankfurt am Main, the German banking capital and the only German city that has a skyscraper skyline similar to many US Cities. 17:20 - This is Moritzburg Castle, a hunting lodge of August the Strong, Elector of Saxony.

I have lived my entire life in this country and this video shows me how beautiful it is. In everyday life, you often forget this, but in concentrated form with this music, it touches me in a very emotional way. As Germans, we often criticize ourselves the hardest and overlook the great legacy we have as a nation. In a globalized world, this probably matters less and is less significant, but even if it's not commonly acknowledged in this country. I am a little proud of my ancestors (except for a certain period in time that we would have been better off skipping). Seeing how you, as a U.S. citizen, enjoy it reminds me of what it is. Simply beautiful.

8:00 Hey Heidi. This is Castle Sanssouci in Potsdam - east germany. It's more than 250 years old. If you watching the original Video from Dr. Ludwig and turning on the subtitles, then you will get all the information you need about most of the individual places/cities and buildings in this Video. Dr. Ludwig connected the specific time stamps with the name of the original places.Thank you for share the beauty of germany with your followers and comment about it. Nice video. Greetings from northern germany.

What you called "The german Statue of Liberty" is Armenius or "Herman der Cherusker". His Story is kinda the birth of Germany! He was the first Leader who united germanic Tribes to fight the Romans in the Year 9 AD in the "Varus Battle" (Varusschlacht). It was a great victory for the Germans and is the Birthmyth of Germany!

Germany does have beaches and Ive been there with my family many times. But Germany is also way further north than most of the US and it is just not as tropical over here. So most germans will travel to southern Europe for their beach vacations to enjoy the mediterranian sun in Spain, France, Italy or Greece.

The world doesn't know so much about her true history. Look at the old, very old buildings and in what gigantic perfection they were built.

I am German and live in France near the border. I love both countries...Resp. Europe. Europe has so much to offer from Greece to Italy, Austria, France, the Netherlands, Poland…anywhere. the Middle Ages as we know it from books and fairy tales took place here. i love our story. if you want, come here and I'll show you everything. 😊

1:45 It's a church, maybe the Kölner Dom or Cologne Cathedral in english

If you think those buildings are gorgeous from the outside, wait till you see them from the inside 😁 The emotion you experience when watching this video is called Fernweh

just come over, you are welcome!! best greets from germany. Thanks for your reaction.

The statue is indeed the Statue of Liberty for the Germans. It is called Hermann and symbolizes Arminius, who defeated the Romans in the Teutoburg Forest, granting freedom to the Germans from Roman invasion, also known as the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest under Varus. It represents the freedom of the Germans.

Germany is absolutely beautiful, but then again all the countries in Europe are beautiful and they all have so much history. Just think that some of those buildings are older than the entire USA and Australia.

I’m a huge sucker for beautiful videos like this with dramatic music 😅 this one got me all up in my feels and I’m not even German 😂 I think I need to visit our neighbors more often. Especially the north sea.

the "newer" building at 10:15 is the cathedral of Limburg and was build 1180 - 1235, but yes, the bright colors are the result of a restoration 1968 - 72 the Frauenkirche in Dresden ( 9:40 ) looks like something from Lego because it it was destroyed in the war and it is a reconstruction. The dark stones are original ones that are replaced exactly on their old place. The "German Lady Liberty" 🙂 is the Hermannsdenkmal near Detmold. Hermann or Arminius ( his Latin Name ) is the hero of the "Battle of the Teutoburg Forrest" or "Varian Disaster" in 9 AD, the greatest militarily disaster of the Roman Empire, so it is some kind of a liberty monument, it is older ( 1838-75 ) and smaller ( 175.3 ft ) than the his New York sister

I Am from Romania and traveled by car to Spain... we get to spend nights on the road and the best night ever was in germany in a small town in a cheap hotel, but when we woke up in the morning... was the most beautiful thing... flovers, people everythin.....

Heidi, I would recommend that you plan your trip around Germany well and in advance since it is a very large and culturally and geographically diverse country (especially between North and south, and between the cold war era East and West Germany). You have to remember that Germany is a country the size of Montana and with a population of twice that of California. And contrary to the US the cities are generally smaller and more scattered around. :)

It's nice that you say in the video that's exactly where you want to go in Germanymy (my hometown). Rothenburg ob der Tauber is the most beautiful medieval town in Germany and the only town with a completely closed town wall, over 50 towers in the town wall and several fortifications. But what you admired there, this gate with the turret and the fountain in front of it, is the so-called Markus Tower where storks breed on top in spring. If you come to Germany and visit Rothenburg ob der Tauber, get in touch with me and I'll show you the town.

It's funny. I live 20 minutes away from that one colourful palace that amazed you and I haven't visited it in ages. Same with my hometown, which was shown several times and you commented on. I know the places are impressive and beautiful, but watching you react to them makes me appreciate them more and want to visit them again. I guess I have a plan for next weekend! Thanks!

Hello Heidi 👋. 1:46 The place you want to go to is "der Kölner Dom", the Cologne Cathedral. The cathedral is one of the mostimportant Catholic pilgrimage sites in all of Europe, because the bones of the holy three Kings are kept there. And also you will find the grave of Pocahontas there. Best regards from Bavaria

Pedestrians areas are a huge thing in German cities. It is a way more relaxing way to experience the architecture than having to keep an eye on cars all the time. And of course you may just sit in the open at a café and enjoy your day. 🙂 At 7:56, that is Sanssouci Palace, the retreat of Frederick the Great, the Prussian king in the late 18th century. To honor him, people still lay a potato on his gravestone in the nearby garden. (seriously!)

The Hermannsdenkmal (The German Statue of Liberty) was actually the biggest statue in the western world until the US Statue of Liberty was built. And it indeed is about Hermann, or his Roman name 'Arminius', who defeated the Roman legions in the Battle of Teutoburg Forest and kept the German tribes independent from Rome.

Around 25,000 castles, palaces and mansions bear witness to Germany's history: some of them are still in their old glory, others are ruins that remind you of times gone by

The church at 10:01 is not a new one as you said, it is actually one of the oldest of it´s type, the main structure of the Limburger Dom is from the 9th century almost 1200 years old and the towers and facade you see now is from the 12th century one of the earliest gothic constructions in germany ontop of a romanic basilica.

The places and cities were explained in the subtitles. Thank you so much for doing this video,I'm so glad you enjoyed that one!! 😍 At 5:05: Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber; 14:10: the round buliding is a hotel in the city of Frankfurt.

The music in the original is: Song 1: Two Steps from Hell - Victory (Album: Battlecry) Song 2: Fearless Motivation Instrumentals - Meaning of Life (Instrumental) (Album: Sounds of Soul: Uplifting Background Music, Vol. 3) Song 3: Fearless Motivation Instrumentals - Surround Yourself with Winners (Epic Instrumental) (Album: Sounds of Power 5) If you activate the subtitles in the original video the names (for most places) will be shown.

I am from Germany ( Born here ) and because there is a Military base ( US ) next to my hometown i know some american people, some of them are friends of mine. All of them saying the same thing like: „Germany is way better then the US ( i have never been there so idk) , but a few weeks ago, one of my best friends had some people visiting him and his parents from the US. I asked her ( her second week in Germany ) what she thinks is better ( she said Germany ) , she loves the people, cities and food ( which is way better here then in then US in her opinion ). She is going to start college in the US, but wants to move to Germany because she fell in love with our Country . Greets from Regensburg ( wonderful city, u should See it, its amazing )

0:46 Neuschwanstein 1:40 Kölner Dom (city Köln) 2:40 timber framed house, the brown are wooden beams, 3:04 onwards Berlin 3:28 Lückbeck, Gatehouse former part of city wall, red bricks, green copper roof, becomes green by oxidation (Greenspan) 4:01 Schwerin, Castle 4:56 Leipzig, New Town hall 7:33 Saxony, Bastei, Sandstone Rocks 7:59 Sancoucci or so, Potsdam, Architecture style Rococo 8:46 Dresden ( my hometown) 9:06 catholic Church, Hofkirche ( belongs to the castle behind), Dresden 9:55 woman church, made of sand stone, Dresden …. 17:20 Moritzburg Castle near Dresden (kings palace for the evening after hunt day) … 20:51 Braunschweig

0:50 Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) in the heart of the city I live in ❤

most beautiful place ever! i get goosebumps every time i go visit. i still have many destinations to visit.

The funny thing about Germany 🇩🇪 is that we actually have almost no skyscrapers- not even in mayor cities - but there is one excaption: Frankfurt Some call it „Mainhattan“ cause it’s right next to the „Main“ river 😂

Germany is my Home and for me the most beautiful country in the World!! So much history and pur architecture is unique …. I ´m so proud to be a part of such a beautiful culture , the country from wich fairy Tales are made ….

I believe the statue of Arminius is in rememberance of the battle of the teutoburger forrest in AD 9 when the german leader Arminius of the Cherrusci tribe (Hermann) who had been taken hostage at age 10 in the year 8 BC and romanised and trained in rome, turned away from the roman culture and switched back to his tribe. In the year 9AD he wiped out the complete army of 3 roman legions plus auxiliary trrops of the invading army under command of Publius Quinbtillius Varus. The invicibly deemed roman armies were completely wiped out. This seemed to have resulted in lowering the motivation of the roamns to conquer the germanic world tyhe way Julius Caesar had done with the Celtic world in france

the roofs of many historic buildings are made or coated in bronze, so at the time of construction it would actually have looked golden. Bronze is an alloy of copper and tin. When copper oxidates/rusts, it turns green (as opposed to iron e.g. which turns red). That is why those roofs are green today. Just imagine them being golden back then. Ever since it was discovered how to make bronze it has been used as a substitute for gold in jewellery, weapons, construction, etc. Because it looks the same and is so much cheaper to produce.

Never saw anyone being so happy to see colored roofs :D Little fact: In some areas of germany there are policies which color your roof can be, mostly in areas with historic buildings like you saw a bunch in the video. If the castle has grey roofs, the buildings near it often have to match the roof.

❤❤❤ Wundervoll zusammengefasst. Herzlichen Dank aus Deutschland. 😘

Aww, it's really great that you do this. I suggested this to a lot of reactors, none ever did it. I think its really beautiful, not just the scenes but also the music and all. ... No one told you to turn on the subtitles? Everything is in the subtitles.

The yellow palace in 7:59 is Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam, close to Berlin. Prussian King Frederick the Great is buried there, it was his favourite place. He introduced potatoes to Germany in the 18th century and made them popular, so people bring potatoes instead of flowers to his grave. True story. And the cute church in 10:15 that looks new to you was consecrated in the 13th century, it's the Late Romanesque/Early Gothic Limburg Cathedral. Keeping the polychrome exterior up to date makes it look newer than it is. It's not one of the big guns in German church architecture but I like it and I'm glad you like it, too.

Through your videos, I see my home again with completely different eyes. Berlin has 100-200 years of culture and is very young compared to the rest of the nation, nowhere are there as many castles and palaces as in Bavaria and NRW (North Rhine-Westphalia). 18Mio people live in North Rhine Westphalia and it is the largest metropolis in Germany, the engine of Germany they say here :) Thank you for letting us watch you and sharing your emotions with us.

17:18 This is Schloss Moritzburg. For Germans, this is *the* Cinderella Castle. It is one of the locations of the 1973 fairy tale movie "Drei Nüsse für Aschenbrödel" (Three Hazelnuts for Cinderella), which is always on TV in Germany at Christmas time. I dare say that in Germany it is even more popular than the Disney version of Cinderella.

Wonderful reaction, love your smile shining so brigthly. You can activate the subtitles and it tells you what those places are ^^ I am so glad to see the second video of you without coughing, you seem to have fully recoverd. Take care, you really made me worry. Love from Germany❤

Watch it again, but with subtitles on! All the names of the Buildings and locations are shown there

By the way you can find entire villages with the white/brown cross hatched beams houses all over Germany. Most are from the 1600's and each house has been meticulously kept up. In some cases the walls bend because of the age. The ceilings are also very low, maybe people were a bit shorter then. I slept in one of them very long ago when visiting relatives and would go and get "Broetchen", crusty bread rolls each morning from the nearby bakery. Bakeries in Germany tend to be run by families not corporations. There are some 300 types of bread in Germany and its quality is just superb. I miss it a great deal here in the UK where good bread is hard to find.

Heidi, I love your channel for supporting Europe so much! Keep going on to telling the story of we are not the "old" world. I appreciate that very much!

The blue roofs are made from natural slate, so they appear blue. The golden cross on the top of the mountain was the Zugspitze, the highest German mountain. It‘s kind of a Tradition throughout Europe to put a Cross on the summit of mountains, some wooden, some steel and even gold plated ones. And the building that looks like Lego ( it’s the Frauenkirche at Dresden) you can actually get as a Lego building set 😏

Lots of those buildings are cathedrals. If you really like brickwork the Netherlands had a architectural movement that heavily used decorative brickworks. The Amsterdam School is the name of it and it has some gorgeous examples in Amsterdam, at the name implies. Especially Het Schip is a really cool one.

Germany has many beautiful beaches on the North Sea and Baltic Sea. And numerous islands with great beaches. Unfortunately, the weather is only three months a year (mid-June to mid-September) really warm enough to sunbathe on the beach. And in this short high season it is crowded and expensive.

at 0:50 its the cathedral of cologne my hometown. the cathedral is in the centre of the city and its so majestic! if you stand infront the size and beauty of architecture is just overwhelming. you can also climb to the top and have a beautiful view

I thought, my City wouldn't be shown but it was the very last one, Karlsruhe in the south of Germany. But what you couldn't see in the video was the unique build of our City which looks like a fan from above. It's called Fan City and is the only one in Germany that looks like it... Founded in 1715 I think it was.

That was... wow. Full on castle pr0n. Medieval and Gothic architecture overload, that leaves you smiling! What is crazy to me, is that most of central, western, eastern and southern Europe is kinda full of this stuff. (Even northern Europe has some, although our attractions tend to be mostly nature and other cultural aspects.) Thanks for reaction!

15:01 - 15:08 Landshut in Bavaria St. Martin church was built between 1385 and 1500. The church tower is with 130.1 m the highest brick building on the planet. By the way just a parish church, albeit of an important and rich medieval city. Another reason to visit this city is the "Landshut Wedding 1475" - one of the biggest and most important historical festivals in Europe. It is held every four years. 30. June - 27. July 2023

2:29....we call it " Fachwerkhaus" in Germany. The brown lines u see in the house is wood. Germany is full of tradition and culture. Something u miss in the us. The churches u see in this vid are already churches, u can visit the churches, its no problem. Around these old churches were in the ancient times marketplaces. Castles are sometimes museums.

Yes, the video is selective, but honestly: I just spent a day in Frankfurt for reasons and had again the chance to admire what we have... I tend to think of all the architectural crimes of the post-war period (whoever thought Brutalism was a cool idea deserves to be kicked into and poured out with his beloved concrete...) but heck even my little home-town of zero importance features two manor houses (one fortified), a fortified church and a dependency of the Knight of the Teutonic Order (more of a manor house as well really) and it really takes someone from outside of Europe to admire this... Just take all the loverly Rhine and Moselle castles... my Grand Aunt used to live in the lovely town of Mayen (has also an awesome fortified town centre with an intact wall and a castle on top) and we went there along the rivers and visiting most of the castles at some point or the other, I know most of them, and it really takes something like this to realize this... I'm a mopey person by tendency, so 🤣 ... Oh and Neuschwanstein is not a castle in the sense that it is defensible... it has *electrified artificial grottos* for crying out loud, it's a horribly expensive late 19th century indulgence project, half Wagner Opera backdrop and half late-romanticist tax sink... but pretty🤣 . And the statue is of "Herman der Chereusker" - a Germanic tribal leader and former Roman Imperial (actually the early principate) Equitus ("Knight") and auxuiliae commanding officer who, upon seeing what to do and what not to do if you want to fight the Empire in the Dacian rebellion managed to unite a ton of Germanic tribes and deal *the one true defeat* to Rome at it`s apex of power by annihilating three Roman legions under Quinctilius Varus almost down to the last man and forever stopping Roman expansion on the Rhine Border... actually less because Rome couldn't have stomached (with a stomach cramp, granted) the loss but they no longer cared about owning a place where the weather is cold and rainy and the people so *profoundly hate you* that they even put their internal struggles aside to fight you. Of course this in it's own good time lead *The Fall of the West* but( Caius Octavianus Caesar -) Augustus couldn't have seen *that* coming. Best regards Raoul G. Kunz

I'm convinced that the Music is from "Two Steps from Hell", they have made a lot of this kind of "Epic Music" without Vocals (or very little Vocals often as a Choir in the background).

I'm so glad the music got to you too. I recognised the first tune right away and it really suits the video. Victory - Two Steps From Hell. All their music is incredible, with a lot of epic orchestra like this, you should check them out.

the green roofs are out of copper, thats why they turn green after few years. Its not about the roofs itself, handhelds are out of it sometimes too. First they turn black and then they turn green. Greetings from Berlin

It is a kind of liberty statue, the Hermann/Arminius monument. Arminius became the leader of the Cherusci (a German tribe), united the German tribes and gave the Romans their most devastating defeat at the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest in 9 AD when they wanted to conquer all of Germany (Germania magna).

People do spend time on the beach, but not always on German beaches. If you live in the south of Germany it's quicker to reach the mediterranean than the actual German cost. but if you're more in central or northern Germany, especially the Wattenmeer or the Baltic Sea costs are often places where Germans spend time on the beach yes. But we also have tons of rivers that have beautiful relaxation areas along their banks that are often spots like that, and of course plenty of lakes.

That little square in the top left looks like a TV station ident that got edited out, meaning the footage is probably from a TV programme (likely "Deutschland von Oben" - Germany from Above) Yes, visiting the beach is popular, especially on the Baltic Coast and the islands. And yeah, 2 months sounds like a reasonable amount of time xD

Starting around 14:20 drone fly view of the new town hall of Hannover, Niedersachsen from the north to the south with the Maschsee in the background. The brick build tower in the follow-up is the tower of the Marktkirche, the church at the market place in the old city part of Hannover. Finally, we get a full view on the new town hall of Hannover. Especially for the US guys regarding the new town hall as old: the actual old town hall of Hannover is a couple of hundred meters between the new town hall and the Marktkirche. Quite next to the parliament of Lower-Saxony. And in-between: the yellow building is Hannover main station. From the outside it appears to be an old building, and actually is, but from the inside the building contains a completely new and modern main station. In the late 90s, this station was renovate but for reason of monument protection, the facade had to be kept original. The statue in front of the main station is Hannovers king Ernst August riding a horse on a podest. If you ask citizens from Hannover, where to meet at the first place, the might suggest "unterm Schwanz um x Uhr", literally "under the tail at x hours" and everyone knew that the tail of this horse (or nearby) was the meeting point.

1:42 Cologne Cathedral 2:34 It's called Fachwerk, best english translation that I know is half-timbered. 6:45 Hermann monument. Hermann was the guy who freed the Germans from the Romans 2000 years ago. 7:58 Sanssouci, a castle in the near of Potsdam (Berlin) 9:02 Cathedral Sanctissimae Trinitatis in Dresden 9:50 Frauenkirche in Dresden too 11:23 I guess there was a watermark in original footage where it was taken from. 14:02 Radisson Blu Hotel in Frankfurt/Main 16:05 This is the summit cross of the Zugspitze (highest mountain in Germany) 16:35 Helgoland 17:20 Moritzburg near of Dresden 20:00 Lindau at Lake Constance (Diebsturm)

The houses do not have „brown wood on them“, the wood is usually made up of heavy oak beams which are actually responsible for the main structure of the buildings (wood beams instead of steel beams today) and the walls are simply „filled in“ between the beams and have little or no contribution to the structural integrity of the building! So it‘s not decoration, but function!

the green roofs on the Lübercker Holzentor are copper roofs which turn green over the years. the red stones are bricks that were built.

Hello from Germany At 6:22 it is the Hermannsdenkmal, it is in the Teutoburg Forest near Detmold. The monument is intended to commemorate the Cheruscan prince Arminius, in particular the so-called Battle of the Teutoburg Forest, in which Germanic tribes under his leadership inflicted a decisive defeat on the three Roman legions XVII, XVIII and XIX under Publius Quinctilius Varus in the year 9. With a figure height of 26.57 meters and a total height of 53.46 meters, it is the tallest statue in Germany and was the tallest statue in the western world from 1875 until the Statue of Liberty was erected in 1886.

The brick architecture is very common in the north all along the North Sea coast from Belgium on and along the Baltic Sea to Poland. It's called Brick Gothic. There wasn't as much stone to quarry there, but an abundance of clay. You can also find brick buildings in the south - especially in Bavaria - but if there is a whole city with mostly brick buildings it's in the north. There was another wave of brick construction in the 19th century when a lot of factories and warehouses were built with brick. That's what those buildings @12:06 are. They are actually fairly modern inside with steel girders for load bearing. Like skycrapers.

Also to be fair.. the US does have SOME beautiful historical buildings that the initial immigrants built. Obviously not THIS old, but you have some beautiful architecture and of course a lot of beautiful landscapes. It's worth visiting those sometime. You can often get the impression that all of the US is just a giant city center in L.A., Austin, Chicaco or New York... it absolutely isn't.

Guys ,how can it be that nobody tells Heidi that the castle in the opening scene(0:40) is Neuschwanstein Castle. The template for the Disney castle

Germany is so beautiful, you would totally fit in ^^ - OK and now some facts: The guy with the wings on his helmet was Hermann der Cherusker aka Arminius. He annihilated the legion led by Varus of the roman empire. In cologne (Kölner Dom) are the bones of the three kings stored.

2:33 Timber framing in english and in german its Fachwerkhaus

If I would need to live in any other place in europe, it would be Germany. Will always be my second home :)

Awesome video, loved your reactions on my country. Greetings from Bavaria.

Hallo Heidi, You did an amazing job talking about this video. Thank you for your wonderful commentary. Germany is so beautiful, that's for sure. It really warmed my heart to see this. You are awesome! Thank you!! Danke!!!

The video is really great... The aerial views are amazing. I understand why you want to go to Germany

Yeah, come on over. Well, if you think, you could see all of Germany, that is worth seeing, in like two months - most Germans don't make it in a lifetime. 🙂 And yes, we have beautiful beaches, North Sea and Baltic Sea, and people like to bathe in lakes, too. In my city, we have 2 natural sand beaches, right in the city area. And yes, people hang out there in summer. 🙂 As for the architecture - remember, how old Germany is. Although as political entity, Germany is not more than 150 years old (Otto von Bismarck's "Proto-Germany"), and has before been sometimes over 300(!) political entities, with own dialects, currency, taxes etc., we have more than 1000 years of history, regionally really different history. The house that I live in is more than 100 yrs old, totally common. If I walk 5 minutes, I come to a pharmacy store that is in a building more than 600 yrs old. The city has city rights since 800 yrs. Nothing special. I guess most churches in Germany are older than the USA, and I am pretty sure this is right. Walk into ANY church, and you will see, that they have also beautiful inside architecture and art. There are pubs that are older than most American cities. It is just a matter of time, you will see, that most of Europe is like this. Germany is very diverse in culture and history because many different regions have own traditions, architecture, nature, dialects etc. and their own history over more than 1000 yrs. And it is quite huge for a European country, still, you can easily fit it into Texas entirely... So yes, compared to the US, Germany is packed full of history wherever you go, and also old architecture which can differ a lot even in the same city and is from very different time periods. Therefore, city planning is a complete other task here, than it is in the US. Yeah, visit Germany, you will not regret it. And now the funny sarcastic comment, that is still meant in a very nice way: Maybe you can get political asylum as a refugee, with all the sh't going on in the US. ;-) Being exploited etc..... If you don't mind living in a "socialist country". And please don't be offended, Germans have a dark humor. I tend to believe, that it is so dark and dry, that people in the US sometimes think we don't even have any humor at all. 😀

Minute ~21:00 its my hometown Braunschweig. The lion u see is the heraldic animal of Heinrich dem Löwen, duke of Braunschweig. This town is full of these ancient type of things. The british royal family is related with the Welfen family. And Heinrich der Löwe was the duke of the Welfen many 100 years ago

However, the statue, the Hermans monument, is not a statue FROM the French, but AGAINST them ;-) Since Louis 14, the French have often invaded and devastated German lands, most recently Napoleon, and this statue symbolizes the will of a united Germany to resist. The yellow castle is Sanssouci, the Castle of King Frederick the Great