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Image of touched echo located in Dresden, Germany | The position necessary to hear the sounds (Markus Kison / Flickr)
Dresden, Germany

touched echo

Silent memorial, using bone conduction to take people back to the Dresden Bombing of 1945

On February 13, 1945, during the final stages of WWII, large air raids, conducted by Allied Forces virtually flattened the old town of Dresden. Among the destroyed buildings considered some of the... »

Unusual Monuments | Edited by Tawsam and atimian

Image of Kunsthofpassage Funnel Wall located in Dresden, Germany
Dresden, Germany

Kunsthofpassage Funnel Wall

When the rain falls, this drain system turns into a musical instrument

When the rain starts to fall, this colorful drain and gutter system attached to the outside of a building in the Neustadt Kunsthofpassage turn into charming musical instruments. The Funnel Wall is... »

Architectural Oddities | Edited by Josh, Dylan and 2 others

Image of Slaughterhouse Five located in Dresden, Germany
Dresden, Germany

Slaughterhouse Five

Slaughterhouse Five opens its dank doors to fans of Kurt Vonnegut

In Kurt Vonnegut's book Slaughterhouse-Five, or The Children's Crusade: A Duty-Dance with Death, the main character Billy Pilgrim is captured by the Germans and taken to Dresden. In Dresden, Billy... »

Disaster Areas, Incredible Ruins, Repositories of Knowledge | Edited by wblake89 and aturner9

Image of Schwebebahn Dresden located in Dresden, Germany
Dresden, Germany

Schwebebahn Dresden

A unique hanging cable-car navigates through Dresden, the oldest suspension railway in the world

The Schwebebahn Dresden, like the Schwebebahn Wuppertal, is a curious sort of cable car. Rather than stand on rails like a normal cable car, it hangs on a single rail form above. The Schwebebahn... »

Electrical Oddities, Retro-Tech | Edited by Alpha

Image of Deutsches Hygiene-Museum located in Dresden, Germany
Dresden, Germany

Deutsches Hygiene-Museum

Over 12,000 hygiene oriented objects and exhibits.

The Deutsches Hygiene-Museum was founded in 1912, has a collection of over 12,000 objects and features a rotating exhibition. But its permanent exhibition is the main draw. The museum describes... »

Medical Museums | Edited by Dylan and Henry