[:ja]トマ・ペスケ宇宙飛行士がISSから撮影したドイツのケルンです。ライン川が町の中を蛇行しており、昔から陸上、水上交通の要所です。
ケルンはドイツではベルリン、ハンブルク、ミュンヘンに次いで4番目に大きな都市です。ライン川の両岸に市街が広がり、市内にはケルン大聖堂 (Kölner Dom) があり、カトリック教会のケルン大司教の拠点があります。また、ケルン大学は欧州でも最古で最大の大学の1つです。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
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[Earthview Wonders] No.276: Cologne, Germany🇩🇪
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS Cologne, Germany. Rhine River flows through the city and the city has been the important trade and production center from the past.
Cologne is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. The city’s famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH
[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.276: Cologne, Germany🇩🇪
Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS Cologne, Germany. Rhine River flows through the city and the city has been the important trade and production center from the past.
Cologne is the largest city in the German federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and the fourth-largest city in Germany after Berlin, Hamburg, and Munich. The city’s famous Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom) is the seat of the Catholic Archbishop of Cologne. The University of Cologne is one of the oldest universities in Europe.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
See earthview photo gallery with web-globe: LiVEARTH[:]