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The importance of coal in the Silesian region cannot be under-estimated. One of its uses was for electricity generation, with the first generation of high-tension power lines planned as shown on the map.

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This was a color photograph taken of the hospital during 1947, when the students stayed for two nights.

By the time the Polish Medical Team had arrived, the found the hospital abandoned and empty, having been previously occupied and looted by the Germans and the Russians. There were no supplies, no equipment, and even the sinks were ripped out, except…

front view of Hotel "Eden" located at Budapester Straße 35 (previously, Kurfürstendamm 246/247)

The houses in Braim were based on the Garden City ideal and the planner of the city, James M. Wilson. The are of Braim was also known as the 'bungalow area' and housed the British personnel and was located south-west of the refinery area. It was also…

The houses in Braim were designed to house workers and aimed to appease the 'local' architecture and needs. These houses were much smaller than the ones in Bawarda and Braim, which housed 'foreigners'. The houses were designed as a series of row…

This is to me an example of ambitious digital mapping project. At the same time this format is so unusual that it is very confusing and sometimes illegible. To learn more about the project and authors go to the book website -…