BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Embassy of Germany (w/France)

DC -- Embassy of Germany (w/France):

Bruce Guthrie Photos Home Page: [Click here] to go to Bruce Guthrie Photos home page.

Description of Pictures: Part of the EU Open House 2016
Join France and Germany for a celebration of European friendship.
Germany and France showcase their friendship and highlight the best of their two countries at their shared Open House. This year, the German Embassy in Washington, DC, will host this popular annual event, where visitors can discover the food, culture, and diplomatic life of two major European nations.
EMBASSY OF FRANCE AND EMBASSY OF GERMANY
www.ambafrance-us.org
www.germany.info/embassy
Two countries, one venue, zero jet-lag! Discover the best of France and Germany at this year’s EU Open House. This fun-filled event at the German Embassy features food, music, culture, and a look at diplomatic life—something for everybody!

Recognize anyone? If you recognize specific folks (or other stuff) and I haven't labeled them, please identify them for the world. Click the little pencil icon

underneath the file name (just above the picture). Spammers need not apply.

Copyrights: All pictures were taken by amateur photographer Bruce Guthrie (me!) who retains copyright on them. Free for non-commercial use with attribution. See the [Creative Commons] definition of what this means. "Photos (c) Bruce Guthrie" is fine for attribution. (Commercial use folks including AI scrapers can of course contact me.) Feel free to use in publications and pages with attribution but you don't have permission to sell the photos themselves. A free copy of any printed publication using any photographs is requested. Descriptive text, if any, is from a mixture of sources, quite frequently from signs at the location or from official web sites; copyrights, if any, are retained by their original owners.

Accessing as Spider: The system has identified your IP as being a spider.
IP Address: 3.17.174.239 -- Domain: Amazon Technologies
I love well-behaved spiders! They are, in fact, how most people find my site. Unfortunately, my network has a limited bandwidth and pictures take up bandwidth. Spiders ask for lots and lots of pages and chew up lots and lots of bandwidth which slows things down considerably for regular folk. To counter this, you'll see all the text on the page but the images are being suppressed. Also, some system options like merges are being blocked for you.
Note: Permission is NOT granted for spiders, robots, etc to use the site for AI-generation purposes. I'm sure you're thrilled by your ability to make revenue from my work but there's nothing in that for my human users or for me.
If you are in fact human, please email me at guthrie.bruce@gmail.com and I can check if your designation was made in error. Given your number of hits, that's unlikely but what the hell.

Help? The Medium (Email) links are for screen viewing and emailing. You'll want bigger sizes for printing. [Click here for additional help]

[1] EMBGER_160514_001_STITCH.JPG

[2] EMBGER_160514_002_STITCH.JPG

[3] EMBGER_160514_004_STITCH.JPG

[4] EMBGER_160514_005_STITCH.JPG

[5] EMBGER_160514_007_STITCH.JPG

[6] EMBGER_160514_008_STITCH.JPG

[7] EMBGER_160514_009_STITCH.JPG

[8] EMBGER_160514_011_STITCH.JPG

[9] EMBGER_160514_013.JPG	[10] EMBGER_160514_017.JPG	[11] EMBGER_160514_027.JPG
[12] EMBGER_160514_031.JPG	[13] EMBGER_160514_037.JPG	[14] EMBGER_160514_043.JPG
[15] EMBGER_160514_045.JPG	[16] EMBGER_160514_050.JPG	[17] EMBGER_160514_055.JPG
[18] EMBGER_160514_059.JPG	[19] EMBGER_160514_068.JPG	[20] EMBGER_160514_073.JPG
[21] EMBGER_160514_080.JPG	[22] EMBGER_160514_087.JPG	[23] EMBGER_160514_107.JPG
[24] EMBGER_160514_112.JPG	[25] EMBGER_160514_123.JPG	[26] EMBGER_160514_130.JPG
[27] EMBGER_160514_151.JPG	[28] EMBGER_160514_156.JPG	[29] EMBGER_160514_157.JPG
[30] EMBGER_160514_161.JPG	[31] EMBGER_160514_163.JPG	[32] EMBGER_160514_166.JPG
[33] EMBGER_160514_175.JPG	[34] EMBGER_160514_177.JPG	[35] EMBGER_160514_186.JPG
[36] EMBGER_160514_194.JPG	[37] EMBGER_160514_201.JPG	[38] EMBGER_160514_204.JPG
[39] EMBGER_160514_211.JPG	[40] EMBGER_160514_213.JPG	[41] EMBGER_160514_216.JPG
[42] EMBGER_160514_223.JPG	[43] EMBGER_160514_228.JPG	[44] EMBGER_160514_235.JPG
[45] EMBGER_160514_241.JPG	[46] EMBGER_160514_245.JPG	[47] EMBGER_160514_247.JPG
[48] EMBGER_160514_249.JPG	[49] EMBGER_160514_250.JPG	[50] EMBGER_160514_254.JPG
[51] EMBGER_160514_259.JPG	[52] EMBGER_160514_264.JPG	[53] EMBGER_160514_268.JPG
[54] EMBGER_160514_273.JPG	[55] EMBGER_160514_276.JPG	[56] EMBGER_160514_286.JPG
[57] EMBGER_160514_288.JPG	[58] EMBGER_160514_291.JPG	[59] EMBGER_160514_297.JPG
[60] EMBGER_160514_300.JPG	[61] EMBGER_160514_308.JPG	[62] EMBGER_160514_310.JPG
[63] EMBGER_160514_320.JPG	[64] EMBGER_160514_330.JPG	[65] EMBGER_160514_336.JPG
[66] EMBGER_160514_344.JPG	[67] EMBGER_160514_348.JPG	[68] EMBGER_160514_350.JPG
[69] EMBGER_160514_357.JPG	[70] EMBGER_160514_370.JPG	[71] EMBGER_160514_372.JPG
[72] EMBGER_160514_375.JPG	[73] EMBGER_160514_384.JPG	[74] EMBGER_160514_388.JPG
[75] EMBGER_160514_393.JPG	[76] EMBGER_160514_412.JPG	[77] EMBGER_160514_416.JPG
[78] EMBGER_160514_418.JPG	[79] EMBGER_160514_424.JPG	[80] EMBGER_160514_428.JPG
[81] EMBGER_160514_431.JPG	[82] EMBGER_160514_442.JPG	[83] EMBGER_160514_445.JPG
[84] EMBGER_160514_458.JPG	[85] EMBGER_160514_462.JPG	[86] EMBGER_160514_466.JPG
[87] EMBGER_160514_469.JPG	[88] EMBGER_160514_475.JPG	[89] EMBGER_160514_478.JPG
[90] EMBGER_160514_483.JPG	[91] EMBGER_160514_487.JPG	[92] EMBGER_160514_490.JPG
[93] EMBGER_160514_493.JPG	[94] EMBGER_160514_495.JPG	[95] EMBGER_160514_501.JPG
[96] EMBGER_160514_506.JPG	[97] EMBGER_160514_510.JPG	[98] EMBGER_160514_513.JPG
[99] EMBGER_160514_516.JPG	[100] EMBGER_160514_521.JPG	[101] EMBGER_160514_526.JPG
[102] EMBGER_160514_530.JPG	[103] EMBGER_160514_532.JPG	[104] EMBGER_160514_535.JPG
[105] EMBGER_160514_538.JPG	[106] EMBGER_160514_541.JPG	[107] EMBGER_160514_546.JPG
[108] EMBGER_160514_547.JPG	[109] EMBGER_160514_550.JPG	[110] EMBGER_160514_553.JPG
[111] EMBGER_160514_562.JPG	[112] EMBGER_160514_565.JPG	[113] EMBGER_160514_572.JPG
[114] EMBGER_160514_576.JPG	[115] EMBGER_160514_580.JPG	[116] EMBGER_160514_584.JPG
[117] EMBGER_160514_591.JPG	[118] EMBGER_160514_594.JPG	[119] EMBGER_160514_599.JPG
[120] EMBGER_160514_606.JPG	[121] EMBGER_160514_612.JPG	[122] EMBGER_160514_615.JPG
[123] EMBGER_160514_617.JPG	[124] EMBGER_160514_623.JPG	[125] EMBGER_160514_629.JPG
[126] EMBGER_160514_634.JPG	[127] EMBGER_160514_641.JPG	[128] EMBGER_160514_647.JPG
[129] EMBGER_160514_651.JPG	[130] EMBGER_160514_664.JPG	[131] EMBGER_160514_669.JPG
[132] EMBGER_160514_675.JPG	[133] EMBGER_160514_682.JPG	[134] EMBGER_160514_685.JPG
[135] EMBGER_160514_690.JPG	[136] EMBGER_160514_694.JPG	[137] EMBGER_160514_697.JPG
[138] EMBGER_160514_701.JPG	[139] EMBGER_160514_713.JPG	[140] EMBGER_160514_714.JPG
[141] EMBGER_160514_720.JPG	[142] EMBGER_160514_726.JPG	[143] EMBGER_160514_729.JPG
[144] EMBGER_160514_738.JPG	[145] EMBGER_160514_740.JPG	[146] EMBGER_160514_756.JPG
[147] EMBGER_160514_766.JPG	[148] EMBGER_160514_769.JPG	[149] EMBGER_160514_772.JPG
[150] EMBGER_160514_775.JPG	[151] EMBGER_160514_780.JPG	[152] EMBGER_160514_781.JPG
[153] EMBGER_160514_787.JPG	[154] EMBGER_160514_795.JPG	[155] EMBGER_160514_801.JPG
[156] EMBGER_160514_806.JPG	[157] EMBGER_160514_817.JPG	[158] EMBGER_160514_826.JPG
[159] EMBGER_160514_831.JPG	[160] EMBGER_160514_834.JPG	[161] EMBGER_160514_837.JPG
[162] EMBGER_160514_854.JPG	[163] EMBGER_160514_857.JPG	[164] EMBGER_160514_865.JPG
[165] EMBGER_160514_872.JPG	[166] EMBGER_160514_874.JPG	[167] EMBGER_160514_877.JPG
[168] EMBGER_160514_881.JPG	[169] EMBGER_160514_888.JPG	[170] EMBGER_160514_896.JPG
[171] EMBGER_160514_902.JPG

Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. EMBGER_160514_031.JPG: 2016 EU Open House Saturday, May 14, 10am-4pm You will see green and red Ampelmannchen ("little traffic light man") as you stroll through the embassy grounds. Much like the traffic symbols you are familiar with, the green Ampelmannchen means "go" and serves to show you the way, while the red Ampelmannchen indicates areas where visitors are not permitted. These were the pedestrian lights in Eastern Germany and they survived the end of the former German Democratic Republic. They remain very popular and have come to symbolize East German identity and especially reunified Germany's capital, Berlin.
2. EMBGER_160514_059.JPG: German-American Heritage Foundation
3. EMBGER_160514_112.JPG: Original piece of the Berlin Wall On loan from the German-American Heritage Foundation
4. EMBGER_160514_130.JPG: Norma Broadwater
5. EMBGER_160514_151.JPG: Wilfried Eckstein, Goethe-Institut USA
6. EMBGER_160514_156.JPG: Norma Broadwater (left)
7. EMBGER_160514_163.JPG: Wilfried Eckstein
8. EMBGER_160514_276.JPG: Integrated Building Systems
9. EMBGER_160514_286.JPG: Photovoltaic panels: Photovoltaic panels are located on the upper roof with southern orientation where they are not obscured by other building elements or adjacent trees. The low-profile, high-efficiency panel design allows the greatest potential for generation of electrical power with the least visual impact from the ground and near-by buildings. Panels along with co-generator are connected to an inverter and then to the main building electrical system to supplement electrical supply to the building.
10. EMBGER_160514_288.JPG: Solar collectors: Solar collector arrays are located on south facing terraces and installed in a horizontal configuration to minimize visual impact from the ground. A glycol medium is pumped through the system and is connected to an absorbtion chiller where, combined with waste heat from the co-generator, heat is exhanged [sic] and used for the production of chilled water. Chilled water is routed through a dedicated air handler which provides cooling to high internal load interior rooms.
11. EMBGER_160514_291.JPG: Gray Water Recycling: Roof drains on the terraces and main roof are collected in the building storm water system and connected to an underground storage and treatment tank. From the tank the recycled gray water is fed through supply piping to toilet fixtures in the building core to offset the use of potable water for flushing. The gray water tank is also used as a component of the on-site storwater [sic] management system and mitigates requirements for other means of storage and treatment.
12. EMBGER_160514_300.JPG: Sprache. Kultur. Deutchland. [Language. Culture. Germany.]
13. EMBGER_160514_384.JPG: Steuben Sculptured 1870 Donated by the German Orphan Home foundation of the District of Columbia March, 2006
14. EMBGER_160514_483.JPG: Entrance Hall: Welcome to the residence of the German Ambassador to the United States. This building serves both as an official meeting place for German leaders and their American guests and as the private residence for the German ambassador and his family. It was designed by German architect Oswald Mathias Ungers and finished in 1994 to serve not only as a functional building for everyday use, but also, in the words of O.M. Ungers, as "a cultural institution and an example of national architecture and artistic qualities."
15. EMBGER_160514_490.JPG: Reception Hall: The main room of the building stands out through the frieze of paintings which draws the eyes upward and onto the dramatic curved ceiling. The series by artist Markus Luepertz, titled Men without Women -- Parsifal, features 12 color woodcuts. The artworks are designed to reflect the image of the ideal man and, in the words of the artist, "the faces should have no expression and yet have one," so that the heads can be seen as representative of all mankind. This room is used for receptions, concerts, lectures and other large gatherings.
16. EMBGER_160514_516.JPG: Gentlemen's Sitting Room How and where to integrate art in the building was considered from the very beginning of the design process. The result is a Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art"). Artist Christa Naeher defines this room with four corner paintings based on the four elements: air, water, earth and fire. This room is typically used to host meetings and meals for small groups.
17. EMBGER_160514_538.JPG: Ladies' Sitting Room The work of contemporary artist Rosemarie Trockel is displayed in this room. She designed the carpet and corresponding ceiling painting. Architect Ungers' design of the furniture incorporates softer, more rounded elements. This room, which overlooks the terrace and garden, is used for social gatherings such as breakfasts, luncheons and dinner parties for up to 20 people.
18. EMBGER_160514_550.JPG: Dining Room This room is used to host meetings and meals, from small gatherings of German representatives to much larger official dinners for the Chancellor of Germany, for example. Architect Ungers selected the silverware, china and even tablecloths to ensure that the overall concept was consistent (a Gesamtkunstwerk, "total work of art"). The room can be divided with a folding screen designed by the architect's son, Simon Ungers. When not in use, the screen becomes a sculpture, a large red column standing in the room. The paintings are by Bernhard Schultze, a 20th century German painter of abstract art.
19. EMBGER_160514_801.JPG: More sections of the Berlin Wall
Wikipedia Description: Embassy of Germany in Washington
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The German Embassy in Washington, D.C. is Germany's diplomatic mission to the United States.

The current embassy is located at 4645 Reservoir Road NW, Washington DC 20007, which is west of Georgetown University Hospital. The embassy is also home to a "Germany information centre".

In September 1994 the residence reopened with an extension designed by Cologne based architect O.M. Ungers.
Bigger photos? To save server space, the full-sized versions of these images have either not been loaded to the server or have been removed from the server. (Only some pages are loaded with full-sized images and those usually get removed after three months.) I still have them though. If you want me to email them to you, please send an email to guthrie.bruce@gmail.com and I can email them to you, or, depending on the number of images, just repost the page again will the full-sized images.
Connection Not Secure messages? Those warnings you get from your browser about this site not having secure connections worry some people. This means this site does not have SSL installed (the link is http:, not https:). That's bad if you're entering credit card numbers, passwords, or other personal information. But this site doesn't collect any personal information so SSL is not necessary. Life's good!
Photo Contact: [Email Bruce Guthrie].