Here are the latest uploads to Google’s Cities in Development section of the 3D Warehouse since my last post.

Bremen,Germany

Hochschule Bremen am Flughafen


Braunschweig, Germany

01-17 Geschäftshaus Vor der Burg 1


01-17 Fachwerkhaus Vor der Burg


Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Rotterdam Airport, Main Terminal

Description
Rotterdam Airport is a regional airport, located in the Netherlands. It is also known as Zestienhoven, named after the polder it is located in. The runway lenght is 7218 feet (2200 meters). In 2006, Rotterdam Airport celebrated its' 50th anniversary.

Schaalsee, Germany

Das Kloster von Zarrentin am Schaalsee

Description
Das Zisterzienser Nonnenkloster wurde 1246 von der Gräfin Audacia und ihrem Sohn, der spätere Graf Gunzelin III. von Schwerin, gegründet. Als sogenanntes „Jungfrauenkloster“ diente es als Erziehungs- und Zufluchtsstätte für die Töchter der Grafen und Vasallen aus den benachbarten Grafschaften sowie für Lübecker Patrizierfamilien. Im Zuge der Säkularisation wurde das Kloster 1552 aufgelöst. Danach wurde es u.a. als Kornspeicher, Brauerei, Amtsgericht, Jugendherberge, Wohnhaus, Bibliothek und Heimatstube genutzt. In den Jahren 2003 bis 2006 wurde das Kloster, ein wichtiges Denkmale der Bau- und Landesgeschichte Mecklenburg - Vorpommerns, umfangreich und detailgetreu saniert. Den mit der Sanierung betrauten Architekten, Bauleuten, Denkmalpflegern ist es in hervorragender Weise gelungen, alte Bausubstanz und moderne Erfordernisse zu einer überzeugenden Synthese zu bringen. Architektonisch besonders interessant sind die kunstvoll gestalteten gotischen Kreuzrippengewölbe des Erdgeschosses. Im Kreuzgang wird eine Dauerausstellung eingerichtet, die einen unmittelbaren Bezug zum Kloster und seiner Geschichte hat. Regelmäßige Führungen in Kloster und Kirche sollen den Besucher mit den Details der historischen Entwicklung vertraut machen. Das Kloster mit den Räumlichkeiten Refektorium (mit Foyer) und Barocksaal soll der Mittelpunkt in der Schaalseeregion für kulturelle, gesellschaftliche und didaktisch geprägte Veranstaltungen werden. Aus www.kloster-zarrentin.de

London, England

30 St Marys Axe (Gherkin), London

Description
30 St Mary Axe, more commonly known as 'The Gherkin' stands at 179.8m tall with 41 floors. Built in 2004 by Norman Foster & Partners the architect of many famous constructions including the worlds tallest bridge, the Millau Viaduct, part of the New World Trade Centre, 200 Greenwich Street, London City Hall and countless more. The building is the Head Quarters of the company Swiss Re. The building is the first environmentally sustainable skyscraper in London. The building has one countless awards including Emporis Skyscraper Award, RIBA Award winner 2004, 2004 RIBA Stirling Prize for Architecture and many more.

Rome, Italy

Pantheon Rome

Description
The Pantheon in Rome was built as an heathen sanctuary between 118 and 125 AD by emperor Hadrian. Today it is a Catholic Church, that is dedicated to all martyrs. With a diameter of 43,4 m, its dome was the biggest in the world till 1913.

Arch of Titus

Description
The Arch of titus is a triumphal arch in the Forum Romanum in Rome, Italy. It was built in the first century and is the oldest preserved triumphal arch in the world.

Davenport, Iowa

Union Arcade

Description
The main building in this model is currently known as the Union Arcade Building. It is an 8 story structure built to house the Union Savings Bank & Trust. The first floor of the building was completed in 1915 and the upper stories 9 years later. The Union Arcade was designed by Seth J. Temple and has elements of the Classical Revival and Chicago Commercial Style. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The Schmidt Block Building to the east of the Union Arcade (Duck City Deli) was also placed on the National Register of Historic Places in the same year. It was built in 1896 in the Romanesque Style and originally a wine and liquor store known as Fritz T. Schmidt and Sons. The buildings to the south of the the Union Arcade were apparently once the same building which was built around 1885. The building directly south of the Union Arcade had an Art Deco makeover in 1935 and now visually are two different buildings. Information provided by qcmemory.org

Richmond, Virgina

Patrick Henry Building (Old Virginia State Library and Supreme Court of Appeals) Richmond Virginia

Description
Modern Movement: Art Deco, NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES, Built 1938-1941. Architects: Baskervill & Son; Carneal, Johnson & Wright; Alfred Morton Githens & Francis Keally. "The Old State Library building is a massive government structure rendered in “Stripped Classicism,” a style popular for public works in the 1930s and ‘40s, both in America and Europe. The style is characterized by the monumentality and proportions of Classical architecture but is devoid of its ornamentation. The building occupies an entire city block between East Broad and Capitol streets. It, along with Richmond’s Old City Hall and the General Assembly Building compose the architectural backdrop for Capitol Square and Jefferson’s State Capitol. Faced with plain ashlar of Indiana limestone, the exterior reads as a two-story structure having its upper level surrounded by a “colonnade” of square piers framing the window openings." Calder Loth, Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Bogota, Colombia

Coliseo Cubierto El Campín, Bogotá

Description
Coliseo Cubierto El Campín is an indoor sporting arena located in Bogotá, Colombia. The capacity of the arena is 25,000 and is used mostly for basketball. It was built in 1973

La Plata, Argentina

Centro Cultural Plaza Islas Malvinas

Description
El Centro Cultural Islas Malvinas fue creado el 7 de agosto de 1998 cuenta con 3 salas de arte, un auditorio, un microcine para 100, un patio interno destinado a realizar espectáculos artísticos y conferencias al aire libre, tambien ofrece un importante espacio de gastronomía, una videoteca de cine arte, un ciber-café. Ocupa el edificio donde funcionó -desde 1917- el ex Casino de Oficiales del Regimiento 7 de Infantería, (que participó de la mítica Campaña al Alto Perú con San Martin, y se trasladó a La Plata en la Primera Guerra Mundial).Este edificio fue testigo en 1930 de la renuncia de Hipólito Irigoyen a la presidencia de la Nación, del fusilamiento del Coronel Cogorno -junto a otros miembros del Ejército y de un bombardeo, durante el levantamiento del 9 de junio de 1956 contra Peron. Mientras que en 1982 partieron de este predio miles de jóvenes conscriptos de casi 18 años a la Guerra de Malvinas y nunca regresaron... En Honor a ellos, se conserva sobre un ala de la plaza el portón de hierro que perteneciera al regimiento.