JUNE 1999 – The Naval Memorial and submarine museum U-995 in Laboe near Kiel, Germany, seen from the water. © Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com
The story behind the image
The Naval Memorial in Laboe, Germany, is one of the key landmarks when you approach the tight entrance that leads to the harbour in the city center of Kiel. The memorial was completed in 1936, originally to serve the memory of the dead of the Kaiserliche Marine of the First World War. After the Second World War, the scope of the memorial was expanded to include the dead of the Kriegsmarine. In 1954, finally, the memorial was expanded once more to cover the sailors of all nationalities who were lost at sea.
It stands about 72 meters tall (236 feet) with a large observation deck.
When I was at school, I remember having visited the memorial (and the observation deck). Inside the building – which is basically hollow – we went up using the stairs, and we were quite exhausted when we arrived at the top. But the view! The view! Awesome.
In front of the memorial, you will find the submarine museum U-995. It can be visited and show the confined space of the sailors who worked on the submarine during World War II.
I shot this image from the seaside using a tele lens to show the impressive size of the tower. (If you look closely you can even see people on the observation deck.)
Design ideas
The high resolution image
| Capture Date | June 1999 |
| Location | Laboe, Germany |
| Camera | Canon AE-1 Program |
| Lens | Canon FD 70-210mm f/4 |
| Image Source | Slide Film |
| Digital Image Source | EPSON Perfection 4870 Photo |
| Digital Image Source Format | TIFF, 48 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Format | JPEG, 24 bits/pixel, sRGB |
| Edited Image Dimensions | 6544 x 4291 Pixels |
| Copyright | © by Mark Zanzig/zanzig.com |
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