Caption

The Old Fathers' Bridge was an aqueduct and the most important water management facility of the Halsbrück mining industry. It was built between 1686 and 1715 under the direction of the Saxon chief mining administrator Abraham von Schönberg. It was demolished in 1893 due to dilapidation, Halsbrücke, Halsbrücke, Saxony, Germany, Europe

Date

Jun 13, 2019

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Photo12/imageBROKER/Sylvio Dittrich

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BRK24H48_283

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68,7Mb (7,1Mb) / 20,0in x 13,3in / 6000 x 4000 (300dpi)

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