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Blue Wonder (Gas Holder Bernau)

Blue Wonder (Gas Holder Bernau)

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Location: Bernau bei Berlin, Barnim, Barnim, Brandenburg, Germany

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1. Historic Town Center of Bernau – Mühlentor Bernau loop from Bernau

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2. Historic Town Center of Bernau – Mühlentor Bernau loop from Zepernick (b Bernau)

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3. Bernau City Wall – Historic Town Center of Bernau loop from Stadtkern

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Endlos♾🦅

August 4, 2018

Who does not know, the blue wonder and landmark of Bernau. We are talking about the gas boiler at the gas works.

Between 1931 and 1932, the company BAMAG-MEDIUM AG built a so-called disc gas tank as a technical novelty and advertising object. The 21-meter-high tank, which is still a monument today, has a diameter of 12.6 meters and holds 2,000 cubic meters.

Its novelty was the dry seal by means of a disc. In the container, the disc floated on the gas, which moved up and down depending on the gas level. The disk determined the gas pressure and could be used for the daily control work. The sealing of the piston against the container wall was carried out by means of oil-filled leather cuffs, which worked for years without problems. Nevertheless, this technology did not prevail.

In 1932, the municipal works received the rights of disposal and use of the gas tank. Later, BAMAG places the city before the contractually agreed alternative: purchase of the plant by the city or demolition by the BAMAG. But the city treasury is empty and the BAMAG shies away the high demolition costs. This status quo will last until the end of the Second World War.

The gas station survives the war without major damage. At the beginning of 1952, the gas works were transferred to VEB Gasversorgung Eberswalde. The gas tank is still in operation until 1966, but leaks in the foundation force its final decommissioning.

After the container rusts for more than 30 years, it has become a stain on the city. In 1993, funding is being requested for its refurbishment. In 1994, the gas tank became the property of Stadtwerke Bernau. As part of the renovation, parts of the steel structure and the upper and lower engine house are renewed. The roof has been given a new cover, the container is sandblasted, primed and provided with a double blue paint - since then, the gas boiler is popularly known as the "blue miracle" and once again becomes a landmark of the city.

Source: stadtwerke-bernau.de/unternehmen/engagement/denkmalanlage-gaswerk.html

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MR.S

May 14, 2020

The building next to it belongs to the gas boiler ... you can see the property from Weinbergstrasse

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Location: Bernau bei Berlin, Barnim, Barnim, Brandenburg, Germany

Blue Wonder (Gas Holder Bernau)

1. Historic Town Center of Bernau – Mühlentor Bernau loop from Bernau

2. Historic Town Center of Bernau – Mühlentor Bernau loop from Zepernick (b Bernau)

3. Bernau City Wall – Historic Town Center of Bernau loop from Stadtkern

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