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Viadukt über die Krauselklause

The Viaduct across the Krauselklause, 85 m long and 36 m high de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Viadukte_der_Semmeringbahn

 

One of 16 viaducts of the Semmering railway, which leads over Semmering Pass. "The Semmering railway was constructed between 1848 and 1854 by some 20,000 workers under the project's designer and director Carl von Ghega" and "is commonly referred to as the world's first true mountain railway. [...] In 1998 the Semmering railway was added to the list of the UNESCO World Heritage sites." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semmering_railway

 

Semmering is a popular destination for day-trippers from Vienna.

 

 

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