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Elefantenklo Pedestrian Overpass (Gießen)

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Elefantenklo Pedestrian Overpass (Gießen)

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Elefantenklo Pedestrian Overpass (Gießen)

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    September 4, 2019

    Hiking

    As Elefantenklo (short "E-Loo") is a pedestrian overpass on a crossroads in casting called. The building got this nickname because of its exaggerated size and the three large openings above the intersection, which make one think of an oversized pit toilet. It is now considered a disruptive factor of architectural proportionality in relation to the cityscape and as a symbol of a missed city and transport planning.

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    July 26, 2020

    Hiking

    What always bothers me about the e-toilet is the presentation and the resulting public perception.

    The building was intended as part of a larger planning in the extension of the …
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    May 17, 2017

    Cycling

    The Elefantenklo in Gießen at the end of the Seltersweg is a pedestrian crossing of the so-called plant ring and is called because of its recesses in the middle elephant toilet. These are so big that in the opinion of Giessener an elephant could do his business on it.
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