In the middle of a busy German city stands this old police headquarters. On a hot sunny day we climbed over fences and loads of razor wire under the eyes of too many commuters. We arrived at the building without trouble but it appeared to be sealed completely. I split from the group to make the search more effective and after a while I spotted a narrow broken window. The downside was that it had a large pit filled with razor wire in front of it. Probably the people sealing the building even thought "nah, we don't need to board this one up, they can't go in that way". But I wasn't going to give up after the obstacles we had already taken. I called my buddies to come over to help me in case I would get stuck or fall into the razor wire shredder of death. I climbed over the pit and squeezed myself through the window, one of the more agile guys of the group decided to follow. We got some cuts from remaining bits of glass in the window frame but actually made it inside! Then we only needed to open a normal window from the inside to let the rest in. It turned out that all the windows which we were able to open had a similar razor wire pit in front of them but eventually we managed to get everyone inside safely. Even inside there was razor wire put on the staircases but when we had finally found the beautiful entrance hall we knew it was worth all the trouble. A memorable explore. The challenging ones are the most fun!

More+info: http://www.basdemo...lice-headquarters/

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I'm coming to *really* love your style.

This is incredible, great set.

you're now one of my favorite photographers on the site

This is an incredible set and really great work, great stuff!

But i have to ask....with such an emphasis on the razor wire in your write up, why no pics posted of the razor wire?????

Wow, those windows! Those stairs! Really glad you went to the trouble to get in, looks like it was well worth it.

I love the irony of you and your friends "breaking in" to the jailhouse/police station. haha
The architecture is beautiful! Awesome photos. (:

Thanks all!

@Freaktography
That's a good point, I guess I just didn't find it photogenic. My friends did take some cellphone pics though:






These were the pits in front of the windows:

These pictures are incredible. I love the Glass, the beautiful glass contrasting with the building decay is marvelous. You're totally right. The places that are the hardest are really the most fun once you get inside, it almost feels like a world of your own. Really amazing work, keep it up!

Wow. Fantastic job on the photos and entry.
How did you ever leave. So much good.

Posted by sirpsychosexy Thanks all! @Freaktography That's a good point, I guess I just didn't find it photogenic. My friends did take some cellphone pics though: http://i.imgur.com/UJsVeud.jpg http://i.imgur.com/BSfS3B3.jpg These were the pits in front of the windows: http://i.imgur.com/6hhnz8X.jpg

Hey thanks for adding these in - absolutely while not at all photogenic it adds to the experience and the post to see what you went through to get in!!!

appreciate the response!

What a gorgeous building!! Totally worth the effort to get inside! The razor wire seems a bit over the top. The only time I have ran into much of that was at a abandoned prison, but obviously that was there before it went vacant.

Excellent shots!!

WHAT a building! Never have i seen the Police have such a beautiful set-up. Love the granite columns and the lovely decorative ironwork, especially #16. Your photos are as Grand as this building. Always enjoy your work tremendously

Rad spot! Great photos!

Absolutely Beautiful set. That architecture is incredible. I love the designs in the glass doorway and the pillars.

Oh my... what have you done?
Simply stunning