Blast furnace No. 5 was the last and most modern blast furnace at the Thyssen steelworks in Meiderich. It came into operation in 1973 and produced special pig iron from ore as a feedstock for Thyssen’s steelworks. It was the last to be shut down on 4 April 1985, after only 12 years, due to crises in the steel market. Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

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8567 x 5714 px | 72.5 x 48.4 cm | 28.6 x 19 inches | 300dpi

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