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Located near a runway in the former DDR - East Germany, a huge airship hangar rises above the trees. It's one of the largest buildings on Earth by volume.
Airship hangar by CargoLifter
Its a towering huge airship hangar - once near, the humongous size is mind boggling.
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| Airship hangar near Krausnick - East-Germany |
The airship hangar is built by CargoLifter AG in 1996 - a company aiming at lifting large constructions and delivering them at the right location. Unfortunately the company went bankrupt in 2002, leaving the € 78 million hangar empty and many shareholders empty handed.
The Aerium at old DDR Military runway
The hangar has impressive dimensions - it's 360 meter (1.181 feet) long, 220 meter (720 feet) wide and 106 meter (348 feet) in height. The hangar space was designed for a huge airship able to carry a 160 ton payload.
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| Airship hangar near Krausnick - East-Germany |
The former DDR military runway is converted into a huge parking lot. The are is still littered with bunkers and hangars.
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| The old runway near the Airship hangar - East-Germany |
Military airfield Brand - Briesen
The former military airfield Brand - Briesen was created round 1938 as a pilot training center. After WWII the place was converted to a huge military base by the Russians with several russian bomber squads from 1954. When the russians left in 1992, the company CargoLifter bought the huge place and built the Airship Hangar.
The place is still littered with bunkers and largely deteriorated buildings.
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| Military Airfield Brand Briesen with old soviet buildings - stripped naked |
Left empty after 1992 in deplorable state
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| Military Airfield Brand Briesen with old flats - Soviet / DDR style |
Though most buildings were stripped naked when the soviets left, some it still there.
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| Soldiers room with Glutos cooker and sink - very basic accommodation with shared bathooms |
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Tropical Islands - by a Malaysian company
Nowadays the Airhangar is converted into a recreation center and holiday resort called Tropical Island. An abrupt deviation from its former military and transport history.
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| Tropical Islands holiday resort near Krausnick in the Berlin region - Germany |
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More information about the Airship Hangar in the Berlin area
CargoLifter Company
Airfield Brand Briesen
Tropical Islands Holiday resort
