Lots of nice cars there. Really like this '67 NYer. What's the story with the fortress in the background? How old?*
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* I googled it-
Grauerort fortress is a
German artillery
fort on
Elbe river about 9 km (5.6 mi) north of
Stade which was built between 1869 and 1879 to defend the
Port of Hamburg. Its shape is hexagonal, taking advantage of the topography of the area and the location of the previously existing levee. The main armament of the fort were probably ten 21 cm breech-loading guns (as opposed to the initially planned four 28 cm and six 21 cm guns), but they are no longer in place. There were also 4 12 cm and six 9 cm guns. Construction materials were
cement and
brick;
concrete was only used from 1885 onward.
While the fortress was in service during the
Franco-Prussian War in 1870–71, it was never involved in any battles. After
World War I, Grauerort was converted to a naval mine arsenal. Unused since 1985, it has been mostly restored to its original 19th-century state since 1997, and now serves as a museum and cultural venue.