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Alpha
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September 2, 2011
Alpha
added 380 kV-Powerline between Lübeck-Siems and Lübeck-Herrenwyk
Only 380 kV Powerline in Europe not directly interconnected to the European 380 kV Grid
After German Reunifaction it was planned to build a 380 kV interconnection between Krümmel Nuclear Power Station, in former West Germany, to Görries substation in
former East Germany via... »
Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha
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April 19, 2011
Alpha
updated the Ha'iku Stairs
A Hawaiian Stairway to Heaven
The Ha'iku Stairs, aptly nicknamed the Stairway to Heaven, is a steep climb on the island of Oahu that seems to disappear into the sky itself.
The trail got its start as a simple wooden ladder... »
Intriguing Environs, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Genki, Dylan and 3 others
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April 19, 2011
Alpha
added Noviken VLF Transmitter
Large military radio station without transmitting towers
The most remarkable object at a radio station is typically the radio tower, which either carries the antennas or forms the antenna itself. But in some cases, no tower is required. One example is... »
Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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April 19, 2011
Alpha
added Dudinka CHAYKA-Mast
Unused mast taller than every structure in the EU
Built during the Cold War for CHAYKA, a radio navigation system similar to LORAN-C in Northern Siberia, the Dudinka CHAYKA-Mast was formed with transmitters at Taymylyr, Inta and Pankratiev Island... »
Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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January 30, 2011
Alpha
added Radio Bloemendaal
Small transmitter operated by a priest in the Netherlands
Radio Bloemendaal is a small broadcasting station in Bloemendaal, the Netherlands. It has been operated since the 1920s by the local priest in the medium-wave range and used for transmitted church... »
Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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December 28, 2010
Alpha
added Bayer Cross
Largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world
The Bayer Cross in Leverkusen (in German, the sign is known as Bayer-Kreuz) is the largest illuminated advertisement sign in the world. Weighing about 300 tons (600,000 pounds), nothing else comes... »
Commercial Curiosities, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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December 26, 2010
Alpha
added Stenkullen ACDC Pylons
Only electricity pylons carrying both AC and DC circuits
East of Stenkullen in Sweden there are two electricity pylons which are unremarkable when you look at them but they are unique in the world of electrical inventions and devices. The Konti-Skan, a... »
Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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December 9, 2010
Alpha
added BREN Tower
Large tower used for simulating radiation of Hiroshima bomb and the tallest object ever relocated
In 1962, a 1,527-foot tall guyed mast was built at Yucca Flat. The mast had an unusual task: It carried on its upper section an unshielded reactor mounted on a sledge. The height of the mast is... »
Inspired Inventions, Instruments of Science | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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December 9, 2010
Alpha
added Huddersfield Sailing Club Race Control Tower
Collapsed television tower finds new life as a control tower for boat races
A 385-meter tall television mast, which was the after 412 metres tall Gufuskular Radio Mast at Hellissandur, Iceland the second tallest structure in Europe at those days, was built in Emley Moor... »
Electrical Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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September 23, 2010
Alpha
added Termoelektrarna Toplarna Ljubljana
Colorful power station with a chimney equipped with a gallery for exhaust monitoring equipment
Termoelektrarna Toplarna Ljubljana is a thermal power plant in Ljubljana, that consists of three units with generation capacities of 42 MW, 32 MW, and 50 MW. Operating since 1966, the thermal... »
Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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September 23, 2010
Alpha
added St. John's Beacon
Tower originally planned as a ventilation shaft now houses a studio
Known as St. John's Tower by locals, St. John's Beacon is a giant concrete tower in Liverpool that looks like a traditional TV tower, but was not designed for this use. Instead, St. John's Beacon... »
Architectural Oddities, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha, Nicholas Jackson and others
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September 9, 2010
Alpha
added Rębielice Królewskie Wind Turbine
Oldest wind turbine in Europe, constructed in 1932
The oldest in Europe, the wind turbine at Rębielice Królewskie was built in 1932.
Designed by Józef Antos, the turbine has a rotor that is 18 meters in diameter situated on a steel tower that... »
Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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July 5, 2010
Alpha
added Henninger Turm
The world's only silo topped by two revolving restaurants, currently lies empty and defunct
Henninger Turm is one of the tallest silos in the world and very likely the only one with revolving restaurants on its top.
Designed by Karl Lieser for Henninger brewery in Frankfurt and built... »
Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha, Annetta and 2 others
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June 27, 2010
Alpha
added Watari-Kashiwabara's Pylon 24
Only electricity pylon built over two lanes of traffic
Pylon 24 in Uchihara, a town in Ibaraki, Japan's Higashiibaraki District, is the only electricity pylon in the world that has been constructed over a two-lane road. It is a part of the powerline... »
Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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June 21, 2010
Alpha
added Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum
Small museum dedicated to one of the founding fathers of modern astronautics
Dedicated to space technology, the Hermann Oberth Space Travel Museum in the Franconian city of Feucht in Bavaria, Germany, celebrates the life work of the man for which it is named. Oberth... »
Museums and Collections, Unique Collections | Edited by Alpha, Nicholas Jackson and 2 others
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June 21, 2010
Alpha
added Ochsenkopf TV Tower
Most often copied TV Tower in the world
Ochsenkoph TV Tower is not accessible to tourists and, perhaps because of that, it is relatively unknown that the tower, situated on a mountain in Northern Bavaria, was used as the model for many... »
Electrical Oddities, Architectural Oddities | Edited by Alpha, Nicholas Jackson and others
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June 19, 2010
Alpha
added Nerobergbahn
A rare water-powered funicular, it uses a huge tank of water and gravity to do its work
A 440 metres long funicular railway in the city of Wiesbaden linking Neroberg hill to its north, Nerobergbahn opened in 1888, and is one of the few remaining funiculars to use water propulsion.... »
Retro-Tech | Edited by Alpha and Dylan
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June 19, 2010
Alpha
added Ytterby Mine
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June 17, 2010
Alpha
added CU / Square Butte Crossing
Only place outside China, where two overhead DC power lines cross
Upon first glance, one would probably not recognize that this site is a unique one. But enthusiasts of electrical oddities and inventions know the CU/Square Butte Crossing just southeast of Wing,... »
Inspired Inventions, Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
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June 13, 2010
Alpha
added Chernobyl's Duga-3 or "Woodpecker" Receiver
This derelict superstructure was a very important warning system for the Russian military
Chernobyl-2 was a station of the Russian overhorizon radar system Duga-3, better known as Woodpecker.
It was named "woodpecker" due to the sound of its signals, which jammed many shortwave... »
Ghost Towns | Edited by Alpha, Dylan and 3 others
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June 10, 2010
Alpha
added Oklo Reactor
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May 27, 2010
Alpha
added Uniroyal Giant Tire
The 80 foot tire which looms over Michigan's I-94 was once a Ferris wheel in the New York World Fair
On June 21, 1893 George Washington Gale Ferris, debuted his newest invention, a 264 foot rotating upright wheel, the now eponymously named "Ferris Wheel."
It only makes sense then that the... »
Unusual Monuments, Outsider Architecture | Edited by Alpha, Dylan and others
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May 11, 2010
Alpha
added Karnin Vertical Lift Bridge
A section of destroyed vertical lift bridge stands alone in the Peene river
Built in 1932/33 over Peene river the Karnin Vertical Lift Bridge was a 35 meter high vertical railway lift bridge, which replaced a rotating railway bridge nearby.
On April 28th, 1945 the... »
Incredible Ruins | Edited by Alpha and Dylan
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May 11, 2010
Alpha
added Eisbachwelle
Go surfing on this urban wave, "hacked" by local surfers
When you think of wave surfing you probably have the sea in mind. But surfing is also possible far away from the sea. One spot of this kind is Eisbachwelle in Munich, an artificial standing wave... »
Natural Wonders, Watery Wonders | Edited by Alpha, Dylan and 3 others
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May 9, 2010
Alpha
added Rottenbuch Radio Tower
Cell phone tower constructed entirely of wood
Before 1935, especially in Germany, is was not uncommon to see radio towers constructed of wood as the material acts as an insulator, making it possible to hang antenna wires from it. After a... »
Electrical Oddities | Edited by Alpha and Nicholas Jackson
