Instead of cars and trucks rushing by, grass, trees and shrubs grow on the A103 highway in Berlin's Schöneberg.
Instead of cars and trucks rushing by, grass, trees and shrubs grow on the A103 highway in Berlin's Schöneberg.
Sardinia's soil is full of minerals, and that was no different in the hills near the village of Gonnesa. In the mid-19th century, some entrepreneurs discovered zinc ore there.
Although from a distance, the ruins of Sa Macchina Beccia resemble a fairytale castle with its battlements, tower and round-arched windows, appearances are deceptive.
A limestone massif twenty kilometres long: that's all it took to attract lime factories and quarries to the island of Sardinia.
The Tejo thermoelectric power plant was essential for developing the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, during the twentieth century. It supplied electricity to the electric tram, street lighting and factories in and around Lison.
The city of Carbonia rose in a completely remote area in Sardinia in 1938. It wasn't easy to think of a more striking name: everything here revolved around the coal mine, the first thing you see when you drive into the city.
Just below Wissant, in Audinghen, the heavy guns of Battery Todt had a range of 55 kilometers, just far enough to hit England.
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