Archives: Atlas Obscuras

Anlage 0704

Discover Anlage 0704 in Nehren, Germany: Powerline dead since the 1980s despite appearances.

Armschwinger

Discover Armschwinger in Wurmberg, Germany: This unusual small wind turbine in Germany has only a single rotor blade.

GKN Neckarwestheim, Unit 1

Discover GKN Neckarwestheim, Unit 1 in Gemmrigheim, Germany: Home of the largest single-phase AC generator in the world.

Spreewitz Radio Tower

Discover Spreewitz Radio Tower in Spreetal, Germany: A radio tower with something unusual between its legs.

Rottenbuch Radio Tower

Discover Rottenbuch Radio Tower in Rottenbuch, Germany: Cell phone tower constructed entirely of wood.

Fuhrlander Wind Turbine Laasow

Discover Fuhrlander Wind Turbine Laasow in Vetschau, Germany: Tallest – but not most powerful – wind turbine in the world.

Meggen Lawn Cross

Discover Meggen Lawn Cross in Argenbühl, Germany: This mysterious cross appeared on a farmer's lawn in 1972 and has been attracting pilgrims ever since.

Deutschlandsender III

Discover Deutschlandsender III in Herzberg, Germany: Remains of a huge radio tower.

Anlage 212

Discover Anlage 212 in Sindelfingen, Germany: Power line with pylons on huge concrete bases to prevent terrorist attacks.

Ochsenkopf TV Tower

Discover Ochsenkopf TV Tower in Warmensteinacher Forst-Nord, Germany: Most often copied TV Tower in the world.

Europe 1 Transmitter

Discover Europe 1 Transmitter in Überherrn, Germany: Most powerful transmitter in Germany only broadcasts in the French language.

Bad Dürkheim Aerial Tramway

Discover Bad Dürkheim Aerial Tramway in Bad Dürkheim, Germany: Ruins of an aerial tramway that ran for only eight years.

“Shorty” Power Line

Discover "Shorty" Power Line in Sindelfingen, Germany: Shortest overhead power line in the world.

Carl Friedrich Gauss Monument

Discover Carl Friedrich Gauss Monument in Brunswick, Germany: This German monument honors the so-called "Prince of Mathematicians.".

Karnin Vertical Lift Bridge

Discover Karnin Vertical Lift Bridge in Usedom, Germany: A section of destroyed vertical lift bridge stands alone in the Peene river.

Elefantenklo

Discover Elefantenklo in Giessen, Germany: An oversized, oddly designed pedestrian overpass has drawn comparisons to a commode for pachyderms.

Corpus Christi Procession

Discover Corpus Christi Procession in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany: Celebrating the Eucharist, the day is a legal holiday in many parts of Germany.

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To represent a masterpiece of human creative genius. 261 ii
To exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design. 480 iii
To bear a unique or at least exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or to a civilization which is living or which has disappeared. 514 iv
To be an outstanding example of a type of building, architectural or technological ensemble or landscape which illustrates (a) significant stage(s) in human history. 642 ix
To be outstanding examples representing significant on-going ecological and biological processes in the evolution and development of terrestrial, fresh water, coastal and marine ecosystems and communities of plants and animals. 137 v
To be an outstanding example of a traditional human settlement, land-use, or sea-use which is representative of a culture (or cultures), or human interaction with the environment especially when it has become vulnerable under the impact of irreversible change. 172 vi
To be directly or tangibly associated with events or living traditions, with ideas, or with beliefs, with artistic and literary works of outstanding universal significance. (The Committee considers that this criterion should preferably be used in conjunction with other criteria). 256 vii
To contain superlative natural phenomena or areas of exceptional natural beauty and aesthetic importance. 151 viii
To be outstanding examples representing major stages of earth's history, including the record of life, significant on-going geological processes in the development of landforms, or significant geomorphic or physiographic features. 98 x
To contain the most important and significant natural habitats for in-situ conservation of biological diversity, including those containing threatened species of outstanding universal value from the point of view of science or conservation. 168

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