The iron ore mine Cockerill d'Esch-sur-Alzette played a major role in economic boom from the 1870s to the 1990s, Luxembourg

Oil gusher reconstruction, Spindletop boomtown period, Spindletop-Gladys City Boomtown Museum, Beaumont, Texas, United States of America

Central Park West, closed to traffic for an event, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

The Metro system being expanded in Calcutta, India,

The Metro system being expanded in Calcutta, India,

With such demands for Lake Victoria's Nile perch, the value of the fishery has risen considerably. Labour inflows into the fishery have increased along with growing demand. In 2004, there were 51,712, boats on the lake and 153,066 fishermen. All along the lakeshore, G®?boom townsG®ö have developed in response to the demands of fishing crews with money to spend from a dayG®ös fishing. These towns resemble shanties and have little in the way of services. Jinja, Uganda, East Africa

Shopping Shanghai, New World, Yao Han, shopping mall, escalator, shops, stores, mega malls, multi storey, advertising, Werbung, consumers, fashion, design, atrium

VIP Room Bar and Disco, trend bar, club, bar, disco, chic, trendy, dance, flirt, lichtshow, Lichteffekte, party szene, Partyworld, Theke, video screen, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbuch, Bildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Chinesische Nationalfahne, national flag, Flagge, Nation, gelber Stern, Sterne, red star, yellow, Oriental Pearl Tower, Pudong, Fahnenmast mit Fahne, PRC

Gaojia motorway, Yan'an Zhonglu Motorway, Gaojia, elevated highway system, Hochstrasse, Autobahnring, Autobahnkreuz im Zentrum von Shanghai, Hochstrasse auf Stelzen, Kreuzung von Chongqing Zhong Lu und Yan'an Dong Lu, Expressway, night skyline of central Shanghai, Huaihai and Pudong, Lichterband

Nippes Kulturrevolution, Mao Figuren, Nippes, Kitsch, Nostalgie, Ikone, Kulturrevolution, Viererbande, Gang of Four, Erniedrigung des Klassenfeindes, Politische Opfer, Propaganda, Diktator, Porzellan, china ware, Keramik, Bronze, Cultural Revolution, political victim, prisoner, Rote Garde, Red Guard, Souvenir, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbuch, Bildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Hongkou quarter Shanghai, Zhapu Lu, Strasse, street, traditionelle Bebauung, Strassenkehrer, Reklame, Werbung, Werbetafeln, bicycle, Fahrrad, Strasse, street, Restaurant-Strasse, restaurants, brothels, shops, Bordell, Massagesalons, Leuchtreklame, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbuch, Bildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Nanpu Bridge, Autobahnschleife vor dem Ueberqueren des Huangpu River, Kreisel, Auto, Verkehr, Stadtautobahn, motorway, circle, spirale, Betonspirale, Gaojia expressway to Pudong

Shopping arcades Shanghai, handy photo, mobile, cellphone camera, Shop, plaza 66, plastic container, Plastikdosen, shopping mall, shops, stores, mega malls, multi storey, advertising, Werbung, consumers, fashion, Mode, design, boutique

Hongkou quarter Shanghai, Strasse, street, traditionelle Bebauung, Hochhaeuser, highrise, Wohnungsbau, Strassenkehrer, Reklame, Werbung, Werbetafeln, bicycle, Strasse, street, blue neon light, Shops, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbuch, Bildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Gaojia motorway, Gaojia, elevated highway system, Hochstrasse, Bruecke, bridge, Autobahnring, Autobahnkreuz im Zentrum von Shanghai, Hochstrasse auf Stelzen, Kreuzung von Chongqing Zhong Lu und Yan'an Dong Lu, Expressway, blue illumination, blaue Illumination, puzzle of concrete tracks, puzzle of concrete tracks, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbuch, Bildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Bride and groom, Peace Hotel, White wedding, Brautpaar, Hochzeit, Dachterrasse, Blick ueber Pudong, view above Pudong and river

Shopping, Nanjing Road, Evening, Nanjing Road, Pearl Orient Tower, shopping, consumer, consume, Konsum, Einkauf, Neon, Advertising, Werbung, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbuch, Bildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Restaurant, Huxinting Teahouse, Jaotse, dumpling, Teigtaschen, Restaurant, Yu Garden Bazar, Nanshi, Nippes, Kitsch, Zickzack Bruecke, Feng Shui, Mid Lake Pavilion Teahouse, twisting bridge, Bridge of nine turnings, window, bamboo steam pots

Office window cleaner, highrise, Hochhaus, Fensterputzer, Abseilen, abseiling, Glassfassade, glass

Shopping, Nanjing Road, Evening, crowds, Nanjing Road shopping, people, pedestrians, Einkauf, rush hour, Menschenmassen, crowd, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbuch, Bildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Yuan Garden, Teehaus am Yu Garden, Gartenkunst, classical Garden of Joy, Yu Yuan Garden, Nanshi, Nippes, Kitsch, Zickzack Bruecke, Feng Shui, Mid Lake Pavilion Teahouse, twisting bridge, Bridge of nine turnings, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

Kunstsammlerin, Maezenin, Sieglinde Simbuerger, wohnt in einem Haus in der Altstadt, lives with her collection in an old house in Old Town, Portrait, junge Frau, rot, red, Mao tattoo, Kunstsammlung, paintings of painter Lao Fan, aus: "Mythos Shanghai", Shanghai, Sachbildband, Fotos Karl Johaentges, Text Erich Follath, Verlag, Collection Rolf Heyne, 2005

People's Square, Birdseye panorama, view of People's Square, Nanjing Road, skyline, City Hall, People's Park, Yan'an Road, Skyline

Urban Planning Centre, Stadtplanungsmuseum, city model, People's Square

Huxinting Teahouse, Yu Yuan Garden, Teehaus am Yu Garden, Gartenkunst, classical Garden of Joy, Yu Yuan Garden, Nanshi, Zickzack Bruecke, Feng Shui, Mid Lake Pavilion Teahouse, twisting bridge, Bridge of nine turnings, window, Fenster, Durchblick, view

People's Square, Birdseye view of People's Square, Nanjing Road, skyline, City Hall, People's Park, Yan'an Road, Skyline

Real Estate Boom, Downtown, Miami, Floria, USA

Harbour, View from Waibaidu Bridge, Huangpu-River, Pudong, line of freight barges, man with helmet

Shanghai Gallery of Art, Three on the Bund, designed by Michael Graves, modern architecture, Lichthof, hall, Halle, courtyard, Empore, Galerie. postmodern interior, neoclassical building, atrium

Tourist Tunnel Pudong, Touristentunnel zwischen Bund und Pudong, Kabinenbahn, cabins, colorful, illumination, neon, Kunstlicht, Lichteffekt, video, Installation

Urban Planning Centre, View from above, city model, People's Square

Worker on a construction area

Westhafen Tower, designed by Schneider and Schumacher architectural firm, winner of the 2004 German urban architectural prize, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Westhafen Tower designed by Schneider and Schumacher architectural firm, winner of the 2004 German City Architecture Prize, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Westhafen Tower, designed by Schneider and Schumacher architectural firm, winner of the 2004 German urban architectural prize, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Panoramic view of the Westhafen 6 area, luxury condos with private docking facilities along the Main River in Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Yellow trip boat at Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

High-rise buildings, BahnTower and Kollhoff-Tower from a worm's-eye view, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Shipping container ships at Holtenau lock, Kiel Canal, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Bars and tents for the spectators around finish area first run ladies night slalom 12 29 2004 on Semmering in Lower Austria

Shipping container ships at Holtenau lock, Kiel Canal, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe

Bars and tents for the spectators around finish area first run ladies night slalom 12 29 2004 on Semmering in Lower Austria

Newly constructed building, construction boom of new high-rise buildings, high-rise building district on the north bank of the Corniche, Doha, Qatar

Newly constructed building, construction boom of new high-rise buildings, high-rise building district on the north bank of the Corniche, Doha, Qatar

New constructions, settlement, town houses, building boom, Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Building cleaner on a boom lift cleaning the windows of Neuss Courthouse, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Cityscape of Benidorm with the beach Playa de Levante, Costa Blanca, Spain

City scape of Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

Vacationist at the beach, Playa de Levante, Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

Construction cranes

Cityscape of Benidorm with the beach Playa de Levante, Costa Blanca, Spain

View over Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

View over Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Spain

Facade, windows, hotels, skyscrapers, construction boom, Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Sea, skyscrapers, construction site, construction boom, Playa de Levante, Levante, beach, Benidorm, Costa Blanca, Alicante province, Spain, Europe

Construction boom in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States of America, America