its courtyard, elegant water basin and slender brick chimney was constructed in 1863. Today it is a symbol of Prato´s centuries-old textile tradition which has marked the Tuscan town up to the present day
about the 314-m tall Lakihegy radio transmission tower built in in 1933 show why it is still the symbol of Hungarian broadcasting. Branches of the museum can be found in other parts of Hungary.
paper and cellulose) Paper Mill in north-west Anatolia began in 1934 and it was widely seen as a symbol of the industrialisation of Turkey under Kemal Ataturk (1881-1938). The company was privatised in
boiler house. Zollverein is the living embodiment of high-power industrialisation and simultaneously a symbol of structural transformation in the Ruhrgebiet. In 2001 the site was inscribed into the UNESCO list
bakers (Lebzelter) set up their stalls. It was the site of the World Exhibitions of 1873 and 1897. The symbol of the Prater is a 60 m diameter Ferris Wheel (Reisenrad) built for the latter by the English engineer
opposite is true: MSP heralds the beginning of industrialisation in the region, with the power plant symbolising a new, promising technology. The museum installed in it today tells the story of the Light Factory
Bessemer converter whose invention in 1856 revolutionised steel manufacturing. “Little mesters” symbolise Sheffield’s longstanding craft tradition. These were the forgers, grinders and toolmakers who turned
