19th Century Germany in Photos

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19th Century Germany in Photos


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A grand tent set up for Emperor Wilhelm I on Oct. 1, 1880, on Roncalli square in Cologne to mark the inauguaration of Cologne Cathedral that year -- after more than 600 years of construction.


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Another almost rural street scene from Hamburg dated 1882.


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A shot of the Hamburg street Bei den Mühren, around 1884.


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A performance of the fairy tale "Puss in Boots," Munich, 1862.


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The former central station of Stuttgart, 1867-68. The new one now being built is unlikely to look that good.


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The Lorenzkirche church in Nürnberg, 1862. The photos recall the aesthetic medieval grandeur that many German cities lost in World War II.


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A carnival procession in the western city of Mainz, around 1860. Check out the processions these days -- there's not much difference.