Geography
Karnin lift bridge
The remains of Karnin Lift Bridge, (or Hubbrücke Karnin, as it is called in German), is situated in the middle of the Peenestrom estuary in North Germany. The bridge was built with rust-resistant steel in 1932 (opened in 1933), and…
German WWII Radar
Bornholm is situated between Sweden, Germany and Poland, and all traffic between Russias baltic ports and the rest of the world must pass the island. Therefore the Germans had placed a radar, two submarine listening posts and began the construction…
Duke of Lancaster
The Duke of Lancaster was a dream, that ended up going horribly wrong. She started out as a regular Turbine Steam powered railway ship, and was built in 1956. The “London Midland and Scottish Railway Company” operated her on a…
Spreepark Berlin
In the GDR controlled East Germany, this was a popular entertainment park. In 1969 it was opened as “Kulturpark Plänterwald”, covering no less than 29,5 hectares along the river Spree.At the time of opening it was the only permanent entertainment…
The ammonia tank
Near the harbour in Odense, there is a giant ammonia tank. It’s hard to find information about it, but a bit of research has given the following information: It’s built sometime between 1960 and 1965, and was owned in partnership…
