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Gasometer Zeche Nordstern

Gelsenkirchen Germany

Status:
destroyed
Construction Dates
  Finished1938
  Destroyed1940
Building Uses
 - warehouse
Structural Types
 - silo

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Description
• World's tallest and largest gasholder that was ever built
• Diametre: 80 m
• Volume: 600000 m³
• The gasholder was damaged after an air raid on May 13th, 1940 in such a manner, that it was not useable any more and had to be demolished.


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