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Flugplatz Schwerin Görries. Sep 21, 2023. Wedged in between two busy roads and hidden by trees and blackberry bushes, lie the remnants of Dutch-German aviation history dating back over 110 years. The Flugplatz Schwerin Görries in […] Urban Exploring. Urbex Locations | Map.
Urban Exploring in Berlin and Brandenburg and Germany - Digital …
Urban Exploring or Urban Exploration (often shortened as UE or urbex) is the exploration of manmade structures, usually abandoned ruins or hidden components of the manmade environment. Ever since we moved to Berlin more than a decade ago, we've been transfixed with its history. The abundance of historic locations - especially abandoned places ...
Explore Berlin | Digital Cosmonaut
Feb 1, 2024 · The Watchtowers of East Berlin. Nov 2, 2015. When the DDR erected the „Antifaschistischer Schutzwall“ – aka the Berlin Wall in 1961, the 160 Kilometer long fortification was overlooked by 302 Watchtowers. The East German Watchtowers weren’t only used for […]
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Traces of the Ghetto. Apr 5, 2013. “This was the Boundary of the Ghetto from the 15.9.1940 to 20.9.1941” In a side alley, hidden in a lonely courtyard seemingly forgotten by the main stream tourist guides, lies […]
The Brandenburg Gates | Explore Europe
Gates and Arches. Before we get to deep, we should clarify two important terms: Triumphal Gate and Triumphal Arch. A triumphal gate and a triumphal arch are closely related architectural structures, both serving as monumental entrances or passages typically commemorating significant military victories or other achievements.
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Digital Cosmonaut is a Berlin based blog focused on documenting and explaining the mundane, obscure, forgotten and sometimes obvious aspects of Berlins history. When we're not writing about how German Traffic Lights Work or where to find the last remaining Nazi Eagles in Berlin, we spend our time urbexing - exploring and documenting the lost ...
Urbex Map: Abandoned and Lost Places in Berlin and Germany
This Lost Places Map is far from complete – of the circa 200 places we’ve visited over the years, only a fraction have made it on the site. If you do have a tip for a an urban exploring location that we should visit – just drop us a line. If you'd like to see the entire list of abandoned places that we've documented on this site, feel ...
Urbex Videos - Digital Cosmonaut
Urbex Videos. We've spent the past decade exploring abandoned places in Berlin and throughout Europe - and for the majority of that time we've documented our urbex adventures with our camera, be it film or digital. Keeping with the times, we've decided to slowly branch out and record some of the lost places that we explore on video.
The Nazi legacy of the Grazer Damm - Digital Cosmonaut
By 1940 the Siedlung Grazer Damm was completed and it had the dubious honor of being the largest housing project completed by the Nazis. The entire complex (or series of buildings) was 1.3 kilometers long, consisted of nine, five story high building blocks, with over 2000 apartments.
Superfest – The (almost) unbreakable East German Glass
What sounds like a German music festival, is actually the name of a genius east German glass invention, a glass which could last up to 15 times longer than normal glass. The origins of Superfest, literally SuperHard – were twofold. East Germany was always a frugal country with a mindset of not wasting the limited resources it had, and it was ...