3D Photo Book Almaden Mines Republic 1934 Rarisimo.23 paginas.Faltarían vision glasses for 3d
on Friday, we speak of a piece very especially the Foticos collection: 3D book Almaden Mines (id.10485) , published in 1934, in the Republic. As I'm sure many of you know, the Almaden mines are mining oldest mercury, more than 2,000 years of history. From it removed a third of all mercury used humanity specifically, it is estimated that this small town of Ciudad Real have come about seven and a half million mercury flasks (each containing approximately 34,5kg metal).
the Almaden mines brought fame to the Iberian peninsula in the ancient world. In Roman times and they had great importance, although it was after the Islamic invasion of el-Andalus when the mine Almaden became more important. Its name comes from this time: El-madin (mine, in Arabic)
Indeed, the living history of this mine, where they came to work in 1950 about 2,200 workers have occupied thousands of pages of scholars and scholars, besides hundreds of monographs and academic studies. It is therefore curious that in the Second Spanish Republic, the Board of Directors of the Minas de Almaden decided to perform as a gift a book smart 3D with the most significant buildings in this exploitation. This piece has arrived in perfect condition until today, and enjoy the 3D pictures a anagrifo glasses
Because of the new dire European ctrices and changes in markets, demand for mercury fell sharply, and led to the closure of this mining in 2003. However, on 29 June 2012, UNESCO declared World Heritage Almaden Mine together to Idrija (Slovenia). Today in Spain has created Almaden Mining Park, which receives thousands of visitors a year.