Berlin
In the Reichsbahnausbesserungswerk(RAW) train workshop in Berlin, more than 2,000 employees repaired freight and passenger wagons.
Industrial Heritage
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Northern Ireland
Ardglass in Northern Ireland has traditionally been an important fishing port. The catch of the day consists mainly of herring, shrimps and whitefish.
Berlin
A stone's throw from the Anhalter Bahn freight station in the German capital, Berlin, construction of a new cold storage warehouse began in 1900.
Ruhr Area
One of the oldest preserved blast furnaces in the Ruhr area, the Henrichshütte in Hattingen, was built in 1854.
Ruhr Area
The domed coke mixing plant in Oberhausen is the most remarkable remains of the former Osterfeld coal mine.
Ruhr Area
A stone's throw from the headquarters of the Zeche Zollverein in Essen, a headframe has been preserved from a smaller coal mine that was part of the mining giant.
Berlin
In 1937, architect Albert Speer unveiled his plans for converting Berlin into Welthauptstadt Germania. In his imagination, the new Berlin was teeming with ostentatious monuments that kept pace with the megalomania of the Third Reich.
Berlin
In 1940, the A115, a highway straight through the Düppeler Forst west of Berlin, was built.
Iceland
The ring road route around Iceland once skirted the smaller glacial lake Fjallsarlon, but now only the bridge pillars remain.
Berlin
The Friedhofsbahn quickly and cheaply transported residents of Berlin-Wannsee, Germany, to the Südwestkerkhof until the GDR cut the line in 1961.
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