Alter Krahnen

Worth finding

The crane built in 16th century is built of stone,must have been a bit of a wonder in its day.Very well built as it stands intact today,it was used until 1911 for loading millstones on barges.It is st...

Very old crane

A quick visit to look at this very old crane which I was informed was over 300 years old. It was used to load mined rock onto ships.

Old crane, 16th century

For 350 years it loaded the coveted millstones and other volcanic rocks on the Rhine ships. One of the many commercial products is the volcano lava, also called the "Eifel gold", which is in Andernach...

Ancient grue at the river Rhine.

Original Text

Alter Krahnen is an ancient grue of the city, located outside of Andernach.

Industrial Gothic

Original Text

"Old crane" is not the name that pleasure the tourist's hearing, but in this case it is really interesting and nice structure on the coast of Rhine. With all its utility and industrial name ...