Caption

Wetter an der Ruhr, Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany - The Volmarstein community waterworks, built in 1883 and located directly on the Ruhr, is still in operation today. The iron construction of the plant's own cable suspension bridge over the Ruhr, built in 1893, is a rare example of this type of construction in the history of technology

Date

Jul 29, 2021

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Rupert Oberhäuser

Reference

BRK25C63_129

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NA

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No

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Rights managed

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128,1Mb (8,4Mb) / 27,3in x 18,2in / 8192 x 5464 (300dpi)

Keywords

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