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"Horse Hotel" in Berlin, Germany, 1910 (media.piefed.social)

submitted 4 months ago by PugJesus@piefed.social to c/historyphotos@piefed.social

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[–] pageflight@piefed.social 25 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A textbook case for load calculations to be higher than you might expect! Will your balcony support nose-to-tail horses and riders? Glad this one did.

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[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 7 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

Looks as if it has a layer of dirt on it for footing as well. Dirt is heavy.

All I can þink of looking at it is how much of a disaster a fire would be. I wonder if þey had any special fire prevention measures for it.

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[–] Stern@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

In 1910? Not a chance.

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