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Reminds me of Birkenkopf [1] in Stuttgart. “ During the war, 53 Allied bombing missions destroyed over 45% of Stuttgart, and nearly the entire city center. Bet
by lttlrck 7y ago
Reminds me of Birkenkopf [1] in Stuttgart.
“ During the war, 53 Allied bombing missions destroyed over 45% of Stuttgart, and nearly the entire city center. Between 1953 and 1957, 1.5 million cubic meters[1] of rubble were cleared and moved to the hill, which resulted in an increase in height of around 40 meters”
[2] shows what 45% of destruction looks like.
It wasn’t as hard hit as other places... sadly much of it wasn’t rebuilt.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenkopf https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkenkopf
[2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Stuttgart_in_World_War_II#/media/File%3AStuttgart%2C_Royal_Air_Force_Bomber_Command%2C_1942-1945._CL3437.jpg https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bombing_of_Stuttgart_in_Worl...
- flohofwoe 7y agoAlso Berlin's Teufelsberg (the hill with the old NSA listening station on top) consists entirely of WW2 rubble (75 million m^3): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsberg
- weinzierl 7y agoIn Munich it's the hill in the Luitpoldpark and it has a sign at the top that which explains that no human remains were deposited there.