This crane stood atop the unfinished Cologne cathedral from 1511 until 1868.

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1. Vancouvermodsaregay says

   Discovered this while trying to research the cranes used in early 1900s high rise construction.

   I still can’t find much about them. Apparently cranes were mostly just on rail or at ports until the 30s. So how did they get steel/iron beams up those buildings back in the day? Anyone?

   I couldn’t post on ask reddit, sorry :/

2. teddy_vedder says

   I did not know cranes were a thing in 1511

3. pbmcc88 says

   This is wild.

4. HittingRichard says

   the construction is fake, the photo is manipulated

5. 0honey says

   350 years? Did like one guy build the whole place by himself or something?

6. kpezkpez says

   Pics or it didn’t happen.

7. ScruffyMo_onkey says

   That crane was there longer than Australia has been colonised by Europeans.