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Hamburg
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg

Harburger Rathausstraße 2
(Gutenberghaus)

Johannes Gutenberg

Johannes Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg (Mainz c. 1398 - 1468)
German goldsmith, credited with being the inventor of the mechanical printing press
(Wikipedia)

c. 1920

Description

Name stone of the Gutenberghaus with Gutenberg's portrait flanked by two owls.

Annotation

In the early 20th century was this house the printing-workshop, bookshop, of Bernhard Reichelt.

Sources & Information

Harburger Ansichtskarten, Harburg a. E. Lindenstrasse.

Locatie (N 53°27'37" - E 9°58'49") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: dehh054; Photograph: 7 March 2015
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