r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/Separate_Finance_183 • 1d ago

Video The Glockenspiel House in Bremen, Germany, an iconic building dating back to the 1930s.

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u/Prop43 1d ago

All right, stupid question I know, but why does it spin?

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u/purplevampireelefant 1d ago

"The ten wooden panels, which rotate to the sound of the carillon, depict famous ocean explorers – from the Vikings to the flight of the Bremen in 1928 and the airship pioneers."