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    360° scene from Opening of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn170 AD – 1901 AD

    Five moments from German history, built for the Germany collection.

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    1. Round 1 · 1901 AD

      Opening of the Wuppertal Schwebebahn

      Emperor Wilhelm II was an early passenger on this engineering marvel: an electric suspension railway that hangs entirely upside down, snaking its way above the Wupper river.

    2. Round 2 · 1835 AD

      First Trip of the Adler Locomotive

      The 'Adler' was the first commercially successful railway locomotive to run in Germany, transporting paying passengers and barrels of beer along a 6-kilometer track to Fürth.

    3. Round 3 · 170 AD

      Construction of the Porta Nigra

      The Romans built this monumental city gate using massive sandstone blocks held together not by mortar, but by iron clamps that were sealed with molten lead.

    4. Round 4 · 1727 AD

      Bach Premieres St. Matthew Passion

      Johann Sebastian Bach directed the premiere of his masterpiece with two choirs and orchestras in Leipzig's St. Thomas Church, establishing a pinnacle of Western sacred music.

    5. Round 5 · 798 AD

      Construction of the Palatine Chapel

      Charlemagne ordered the construction of this octagonal masterpiece as the center of his empire, importing antique marble columns directly over the Alps from Rome and Ravenna.

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