european perspective from the comfort compass that from the perspective to keep from the other who boarded. the w to come slash w w one kobo take you know if you were in school you could even take a chance one was. hearing. everyone and welcome to another exciting edition of your max today we are celebrating the birth of a nation but that's not all here's a look at what's coming up. lights out an exhibition in the friendship seat of the mets is dedicated to darkness. deep deep how rich the londoners are expanding their living space. for an embassy featuring a local delicacy from romania.

this weekend europe is commemorating one hundred years since the end of a war that was supposed to end all wars world war one well it didn't end all conflicts but something did occur and that was the birth of a nation austria germany southern neighbor is a small alpine republic but it has had a big impact both historically and culturally the country only has eight million residents but it draws in some forty three million tourists every year all from wienerschnitzel to the waltz to the vienna philharmonic to alpine sports in a cosy coffeehouse culture austria has so much to celebrate as it marks one hundred years as a nation. austria a small country with all a lot of character. and. the

alpine republic has fans the world over. and i could make sure which is really really fantastic this place is like very rich in culture the countryside mainly i basically just think of green hill and it's. a busy bow that you can dance on. impressive mountain landscapes. alpine chalets. and in the winter snow as far as the eye can see. many people come here for just one reason. this skiing with seven thousand two hundred kilometers of runs austria is a skier's paradise these are going to shift into all these cliches their troops just get all this is our cliche that. you know these are the wrong routes the rivers but they have a certain magic it's a bit like

a fairy tale landscape this is sort of. just as a deal like our austria cities like innsbruck. sounds boring. and the capital vienna here the splendor of the habsburg monarchy is omnipresent just like this famous melody we were they came here and starting from the first day i've always liked. playing. that i. love lola. the blue danube waltz by johann strauss is vienna as an. official anthem trials is known as the waltz king to this day. all of the younis ways to the rhythm of the waltz. even on the streets instructions day that would have been impossible.

in the i'm first back then waltz music and operators weren't permitted in the inner city and most of you had to go to the outlying districts to the stately homes where people threw party. clubbing is today. society would all go and dance the night away with a waltz music a bicycle of strong storms the pop star of his day you may dance music. except that a century before that austria already has a superstar. i want to talk about the first thing that comes to my small. both going on today is mozart the musical vonder came from salzburg made history and today with a chocolate to his name the mozart he remains on people's tongues because of the book was published. two hundred years later he inspired pop star falco for his rock me which soared to the top of us charts but.

i am falco isn't the only one to enjoy global success i in the mid one nine hundred eighty scopus was all the rage i. today's austrian artists are also worth remembering conchita resplendent in dress and beard won the euro vision song contest in two thousand and fourteen arnold schwarzenegger was mr universe and went on to become a hollywood star. i'll be back. mr fox also took his acting talents to hollywood silver screen. austria exports not just movie stars but also killing erik classics like wienerschnitzel. as well as kaiser pancakes. and apple strudel then there's a sucker toward a chocolate cake traditionally served in one of vienna's many coffee houses for

which the city is famous. and hated at the same time and so good to go straight to your hips. but i'll let you know that i've. got to savor it and shoot well in your mouth so it's easier to swallow. their homes well there you have it call an area experience . with. you but it was the sound of music that's perhaps been the greatest ad for austria over the years what is. the story of the fun truck family from salzburg has shaped austria's image worldwide since the one nine hundred fifty s. still today bus loads of tourists arrive to visit the various film locations see.

koster has many unusual traditions are another big tourist draw like the rhythmic whip cracking known as. along with traditional costumes and of course yodeling dinner break says there's another typical austrian characteristic of. it but if you ask people a question in german they'll typically get a yes or a no so in austria people say. oh let's wait and see think about that maybe you'll have an idea and so you can wind your way out of it and be wonderfully non-committal you know. or and i love that about austria the sleeper killers the. little all relaxed attitude that makes austria all the more attractive to so many visitors. turning out to paris where there were several star sightings this week a look at why coming up at the top of today's express.

fantastic beasts the crimes of bring the war had its world premiere in paris on thursday it's based on a book by j.k. rowling and a spinoff of her harry potter book series. oh oscar winner eddie redmayne and jude law play lead roles getting to mess around with them makes a lot of positives sounds way kind of extraordinary dark this is the stuff that dreams and. the movie is part two of the fantastic beast series it goes on general release next week playing. the french actress letitia custom in the cousin on the christmas window display at paris's department store on says day the seasonal decorations have a long history dating back to eight hundred sixty five. this is

show includes an underwater world with seventy five puppets. and. the twenty eight thousand men of the year for the german edition of g.q. magazine were announced in berlin on thursday may include soccer player bastiaan schweinsteiger a sports icon. and british actor orlando bloom for style. american musician jason derulo won in the international music category while german musician have a kind of meyer received the legend prize. to. play .

fans of twentieth century art should pay a visit to the song pompidou in metz in eastern france because a museum is hosting an exhibition about the night featuring artists such as renee mike leach committee and pablo picasso all of them use the dark hours to symbolize something scary or magical or freedom now there will even be an opportunity to spend the night in the museum has more. of the the night offers an atmosphere all of its own an unusual time for visitors to enjoy the artworks here throughout history the night has been a popular creative time for artists. there's always next hole in english you have the term night painter a painter who just can't work during the day there have been many night painter and we have many of their works artists who are obsessed with the night. the night

hasn't always been as brightly lit as it is today in cities like berlin and paris artists celebrated the advent of electricity in the early decades of the twentieth century then before world war two there was a fascination for grotesque creatures that deemed in the darkness for the surrealists the night held something of a magical quality. greets works tended to be mysterious and fantastical. in the one nine hundred seventy s. francis bacon's paintings depicted the stuff of nightmares music haunting figures were brightly illuminated in surrounding darkness. the night is like a world where everything is in motion everything is free. so you don't have the clarity of day of reality where you can take liberties it's something that interests many artists. the night sky is also a recurring theme here alberto jacko meant to be portrayed a starry night. lovesick popular picasso painted

a portrait of durham are reaching for the star. alongside an exhibition at the science of proper doing there will be a number of special events next march for example visitors will be able to spend an entire night through the museum. since we're inviting people to come and sleep here or you can come around eleven pm with a pillow there will be artists who will say that i'm different types of music and sounds rather like a massage. you can either sleep or stay up the entire night to listen on them before you leave in the morning will serve breakfast nook. the competition. going to dish and do paintings the collection also includes sculptures and examples of literature on the same theme and of course there are films to be exhibition painting the night continues until mid april.

space is scarce in the british capital that is why more and more london homeowners have been expanding their basements for some years now that means digging under the gardens to create more space for a luxury now these controversial expansions have a name iceberg houses now the biggest part of the building is underground or be it above or below the surface this whole new development in london has one catch and that is homeowners need to dig even deeper into their pockets because these expansions are very expensive. roams of townhouses like these are typical in london's more affluent neighborhood. the trend has taken hold here in the last few years thanks to a lack of space. i don't like a move while you can see that housing in london is limit. we have no other option

but to expand down with it into the center cause it also sort of this is new creative because construction costs an average of five thousand euros per square meter but house resale value comes in at about ten thousand euros ok i admit that i don't know what prices few can afford but those with enough money can enjoy a lavish subterranean extension well up to this this year is an exceptional seller expansion with a ceiling height of more than three point five means his. requirements michael. holmes with such a large cellar space have become known as ice berg homes because like an iceberg there's much more to them beneath the surface than above. there are so far around forty five hundred iceberg homes in london but converting them can cause structural damage. architect emily moore hong is working on to solar projects.

careful there's a whole. she's well acquainted with the difficulties of these projects. except like it has it's very complicated and difficult the ground is excavated by hand. workers work alone in holes one point two meters deep. ground water rises in some homes which has to be pumped out that was the case here at the front of the house. eleven of them is all. underground construction often costs homeowners millions. the extra space isn't always for necessary amenities but added luxury. this is. this is well straight so it's messy very. here. it took about eighteen months to build. and the whole project was about many

impounds. iceberg home a new development in a crowded capital. want to know more about european lifestyle and culture visit euro max on facebook. you'll find highlights from our programmes. three hundred sixty degree videos of the most beautiful places in europe and snapshots taken by our reporters take an exclusive look behind the scenes at how the program is produced and follow us on facebook life. we love it when fans visit our facebook page and give us their feedback visit d.w. euro max on facebook. with all of the religious strife we see on a daily basis in the media it's easy to forget that christianity judaism and islam are inevitably intertwined at least that is what one finnish photographer wants to point out all out of mine has brought out

a book combining photographs of churches mosques and synagogues now regardless of your beliefs it's hard to argue with the beauty of these photographs. the pantheon in rome. the ioseph here in istanbul. and the star temple synagogue in the. past when you can't tell whether it's a mosque a church or a synagogue till the second or third look. centuries old houses of worship are all a color mine and subjects before he presses the button the chemistry has to be just right. when i go in i need to have the kind of enlightenment of the space or enlargement of the light so there's something a driven force that i'm looking for. some places it's very easy to find somebody says it's a little bit more difficult sometimes it's easier to find but very hard to capture

. this time call a mine in his turning his lens on berlin's cathedral he looks for just the right subject the optimal position and especially the perfect light. the challenge for him is to capture the particular mood and spatial dimensions fun film. divide the image in several parts so kind of deconstruct the space and then reconstruct it but it's not perfect and that the certain point. when the viewer is looking the work. so you send three dimensionality. of mine in creates his artwork after the shoot. in his berlin studio here ranges his photos like the tiles of a mosaic into larger panoramas. all of this is possible to good but i like to do it on a lot of my work is not photography architecture. obstructing it.

and the native of finland discovered his fascination for houses of worship in two thousand and thirteen in istanbul he spent months photographing must after that he spent more than three years visiting over fifty sacred sites all around europe the result was a book of photos and an exhibition titled sacred spaces in the museum it was in spaces themselves became part of the installation. there were twenty seven works and there are twenty five colors. so it becomes. a call in mine is a photographer of what's known as the helsinki school while studying in the finnish capital in the one nine hundred ninety s. he began to specialize in images of spaces and facades. he made his name was abstract photos of architecture he came to it somewhat by accident.

as a student at the university of art and design he found portrait photography too difficult . it was very difficult to work in a studio i did not the equipment and how to direct the people and there were so many things to do at the same time so when we were going through this. assignment i started to build small spaces and then i could spend whatever time in the studio and then. develop that i want to photograph real spaces. he compiled his sacred spaces from two thousand and fourteen to twenty seventeen years during which tensions between the world religions were growing in europe and elsewhere. did his photo project have a political message. not doing political odd but i think already the theme and how it's handled bring something. what i'm thinking about it.

all and call it mine and images reveal that when seen from a distance christian jewish and muslim houses of worship are visually at least not all that different. task thing on the subject of photography it's time to let you in on the winner of this week's right now we have wanted to know from you what is your favorite photography star jacks we receive lots of pictures of animals of everything or crime. we've also receive a photo of your children lots of you like to send us in are your vacation photos including donkey rides and beautiful sunsets or views over the mountains but the winning photo this week comes from axl struck bits from argentina he likes to take pictures of swimming holes and he sent us in this one which actually looks quite inviting so congrats to you alex you have won yourself

a euro max watch all right we want to turn our attention now to the romanian city of seaview in the province of transylvania now since the twelve century it's been home to a german speaking minority but german culture hasn't just left its mark on the language it's influenced local dishes as well. the city of scipio dates back more than eight hundred years it's time to romanians ethnic germans and tunk ariens that makes is also reflected in the local cuisine. on our own visits a farmer's market in city to buy the ingredients for his favorite dish stuffed cabbage leaves with white cabbage fresh time and tomatoes. this is a great market it's been here for about forty years the sellers grow everything themselves and their own garden it's all organic. my boy everything here.

around is the head chef at the commodity restaurant is proud of the old style pantry it's reminiscent of an era when refrigerators were not widely available. his cabbage dish is especially popular. the cabbage has been prepared in romanian style marinated for three months in a mixture of water and vinegar together with deal and horseradish. for the filling he mixes rice with ground pork and fat and then seasons of his salt pepper and time . now to me and then we roll it up so it's packed in nicely. using his grandmother's recipe on our own places the cabbage rolls in an earthenware pot sandwiched between layers of chopped white cabbage. for the cabbage rolls and i will do the

knuckle of your pork. it's already been smoked. current that in the center now the rest of the chopped cabbage will make a lid on it. the fresh time and tomatoes are placed on top. as of yet the. no we put the part in the oven. and we're away for two or three hours for dako. it's a meal that suits the rustic surroundings the bales of straw decorate the restaurant it's all designed to give international guests a sense of life in frugal romania. and our cameras leaves a ready money to take them out now the guests of iran at. the

juices from the cabbage make the dish lovely and more east. and the knuckle of talk turns it into a hoss e-mail. the dishes served with polenta which is used for many dishes in romania. the cabbage leaves are one of the most popular dishes a. you know on our own recommends a glass of white wine from romania's black sea region to go with the meal. looks good and with that we wrap up today's edition of your max as always thanks for tuning in was the it's more for the highlight show. next time on your own marks the harlem show with a new hard to cable car in the swiss alps. for a trip to the french city mom for you. and

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