Industrial heritage in Germany

Join us on a travel trip to hidden gems in Germany: a deep dive into Germany's rich history through its landmarks and World Heritage monuments.

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Freight station Pankow-Heinersdorf
Berlin
Threatened railway sheds in Berlin
At the end of the nineteenth century, the Stettiner Bahn trains were coming and going at the freight station Pankow-Heinersdorf. Freight wagons from the northern port of Stettin were loaded and unloaded there, but in 1997, the station closed.
Zinkhütter Hof
Aachen
Traces of the Cockerills in Stolberg
The Cockerillstraße in Stolberg, Germany, already reveals that the Cockerill family also established itself near Aachen in the early nineteenth century.
Reden coal mine headframe and water park
Saarland
Cooling down in the Reden coal mine
The Reden coal mine's coal preparation plant has partly made way for water basins that regulate the water management of the mining area.
Olympic Stadium Berlin
Berlin
Olympic Stadium Berlin
In 1936, just before the Second World War broke out, Germany organized the Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Olympic Village from 1936 in Berlin
Brandenburg
Olympic Village of the Nazi Games
In 1936, the German Nazi regime organized the Olympic Games. Therefore, the Olympic Village was built on the military domain of Döberitzer.
Tempelhof Airport
Berlin
The mother of all airports

Ever since 1923, Tempelhof has seen airplanes come and go. The airports of Paris, Amsterdam and London disappeared into thin air next to the number of flight movements in Berlin. The terminal quickly became too small.

Dreilinden gas station
Berlin
Pop art along the highway
In the early 1970s, Berlin architect Rainer Rümmler designed the colorful Dreilinden gas station. Anyone who had braved the East German border control in Drewitz-Dreilinden could fill up their tank and have a bite to eat.
Glasswerk Stralau
Berlin
Stralau glass factory

On the Stralau headland between the Spree and Rummelsburger See, in Germany's capital, Berlin, you'll find some impressive industrial heritage, established by the Jewish businessman Edmund Nathan in 1889: the ruins of the Stralau glass factory.

Berlin's Central Cattle and Slaughterhouse
Berlin
Old slaughterhouse in Berlin
The Zentralvieh- und Schlachthof on Storkower Straße is a textbook example of a repurposed VEB ruin. Pigs, cows and sheep have been slaughtered here since the sixteenth century.

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