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Elevated train through building at Dennewitzplatz, Berlin 1932

A train of the Berlin elevated railway threads through an apartment building at Dennewitzplatz in Schöneberg, while a horse-drawn cart crosses the street below. The unusual routing dates back to the construction of Berlin's first U-Bahn line around 1902, when engineers, short on space, ran the viaduct straight through an existing building. The adjoining Bülowstraße station became one of the best-known landmarks of Berlin's early elevated railway. The juxtaposition of a horse cart and modern rail technology captures the mix of old and new transport in Weimar-era Berlin.

Period
1932
Credit
The March of Time (Outtakes)US National ArchivesPublic Domain (NARA) · Digitalisierung und Bearbeitung: © zb Media GmbH

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Clip name
HFE010317
Length
0' 04"
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Frames per Second
24 fps
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yuv422p10le
Resolution
1920 × 1080
Format
MOV
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94,865,460 bytes
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