Fascinating look at the early history of South Africa’s railways.
South Africa: Railways
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Zeitz MOCAA: New home for contemporary art? – CNN.com
The Thomas Heatherwick-designed Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town will be the biggest museum on the continent for more than a hundred years.
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USA: A view of the grain elevators and flour mill in Cedar Rapids’ freight yards, 1941
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India: Clay-Cow dung Grain Silos of Gujarat
CLAY in BUILDING
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Bulgaria: The Industrial Heritage
The Tobacco Warehouse of Plovdiv- Part of the Cultural Heritage? Those who been to Bulgaria have probably noticed there is a lot of abandon places, and it’s a paradise for those who are interested in visiting empty houses.
Italy: Abandoned grain silos, farms and woolen mills
France: Le pont Colbert – the Colbert Swing Bridge in Dieppe
Dieppe Ville d’art et d’histoire vous propose de découvrir l’histoire du pont Colbert et de sa machinerie.
Lebanon: Only rust remains at Rayak
In August 1895, the first steam locomotive departed from the port city of Beirut, crossed the rugged terrain of Lebanon′s Bekaa valley and arrived in Damascus.
UK: Museum opens in Victorian ‘Crossness Pumping Station’
Crossness Pumping Station in Bexley, south-east London, was decommissioned in the 1950s and fell into a state of disrepair. The Victorian gem was all but forgotten – until now.
Genius Loci: Industrial Heritage Project of the EU
Call for participating sites. Small-scale industrial sites from the drinks, clay-processing and textile industries sought for Phase 1.
Industrial Archaeology and Heritage 