Alternative Germany – readers' pictures

Endless beach on Amrum: 'The small North Frisian island of Amrum sports one of the most exciting beaches in Europe. With about a kilometer at its widest, there is plenty of space for everybody, and the sand is very white and fine...' Photograph: greenfiremouse/GuardianWitness

Half Brick, Half Timber: 'Half-timbered building in Quedlinburg. The town is a UNESCO world heritage site, and rightly so. The good burghers have done an amazing job reconstructing the old town that had fallen into serious East German disrepair. There are just a handful of buildings left that are still being renovated, the rest of the town is chocolate-box perfect' Photograph: hogsvilleBrit/GuardianWitness

My last summer holidays: 'The imposing Watzmann overlooking the village of Berchtesgaden' Photograph: cmv3167/GuardianWitness

Fiona Bennet's Millinery: 'The internationally known fashionable Hat-makers on Potsdamerstrasse, Berlin (the "Wintergarten" across the road, is reflected in the mirror)' Photograph: Angela Dwyer/GuardianWitness

Bundestag in Berlin: 'From the dome at the top of the Reichstag building in Berlin you can see right down into the main hall of the German parliament. We looked really hard, but couldn't see anything other than blue seats and some dark suits!' Photograph: Splattsville/GuardianWitness

20th century student housing Photograph: AniAni/GuardianWitness

Walking in Bavaria: 'Ammersee - walking & paddle steamer & beer garden - views of mountains in background' Photograph: Nyhaven/GuardianWitness

A Bavarian beauty near Murnau, August 2013 Photograph: sciencefriction/GuardianWitness

Gherkins: 'Germans take gherkins seriously, I am a convert' Photograph: ID7975786/GuardianWitness

Externsteine: 'Beautiful rock formation in the district of Lippe NRW' Photograph: Kat Kniep/GuardianWitness

Hops: 'The intoxicating smell of Bavarian hops in late August and early September' Photograph: ID1402521/GuardianWitness

Spiegel: 'Der Spiegel has been Germany's top investigative magazine since 1947. This stall in Bonn provides back issues for a pittance (10 Euro each)' Photograph: Nayantara Ganesh/GuardianWitness

East Side Gallery, rain, Berlin - July 2013 Photograph: ID7815867/GuardianWitness

An der Alexanderplatz: 'The Fernsehturm from the Alexanderplatz at night' Photograph: KarlvonWagga/GuardianWitness

Bridge over the River Rhine - Cologne - thousands of padlocks: 'All inscribed with messages of love' Photograph: Fuchsiagrower/GuardianWitness

Quizzical Pigeon: 'This was taken on the roof of the magnificent Berliner Dom - one of the few pre-war buildings left without irreparable damage' Photograph: ID238077/GuardianWitness

Berlin - Pink pipes: 'They're everywhere!' Photograph: Michaela Kirchem/GuardianWitness

Tranquil lake above Titisee: 'Away from the crowds at the popular Titisee lakeside resort, we found this tranquil spot with only some ducks for company' Photograph: MrMartinCowen/GuardianWitness

Tacheles Sofa: 'Tacheles, an alternative cultural centre in the centre of Berlin' Photograph: ID9700480/GuardianWitness

R.I.P. Tacheles: 'Kunsthaus Tacheles, which means "straight talk" in Yiddish, was a building turned into an art house after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Up until 2011, people could come inside to the see the independent artworks from graffiti, to jewelry made from kitchen utensils, to metal sculptures. Unfortunately today it isn't possible to see all the art that once thrived in the building, after an eviction notice was sent by the bank who owned the property' Photograph: jappingul/GuardianWitness

Stained Glass Mondrian: 'A hidden gem, quite high up in a very quiet street in Darmstadt Eberstadt. You only really appreciate the window from the outside if the sun is shining from behind through the window at right angles to this one' Photograph: hogsvilleBrit/GuardianWitness