As old as the hills
Vienna 1010
Review © 2009, Wcities
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As old as the hills |
Stock-im-Eisen-Platz Vienna 1010 |
This memorial, at the corner of Kaernter street allegedly marks the spot where the forest which once surrounded the medieval city of Vienna came to an end. Attempts to analyze the roots of this single remaining tree show that it has a spruce weighing 75 kilos which must have been felled around 1440. A wider ring of iron encircles the base of the tree and in it there are a handful of old fashioned nails. This 'tree in iron' was first mentioned in the documentation of the area in 1533. Review © 2009, Wcities |
 Tree in Iron Photo: MuhammadReza Aghazi |
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