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Magdeburg Across the Elbe
Pictures by Photoglob Co. and Braun & Hogenberg
The twin towers of Magdeburg's Gothic cathedral rise over the calm Elbe in this photochrom from around 1895, with steamers and barges drifting past. Inside, an old hand-coloured map of the city by Braun and Hogenberg spreads out in green and red. The cathedral, begun in 1209, is the resting place of Emperor Otto I. For a traveler or anyone with ties to Magdeburg.
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Magdeburg · Photochrom / Magdeburg Across the Elbe / Photochrom, Photoglob Co., c. 1895 / The twin towers of the Gothic cathedral rise above the skyline across the wide, calm Elbe, where steamers and barges pass. Begun in 1209, Magdeburg Cathedral is the burial place of Emperor Otto I.
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