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Wing altar in Friedrichshafen

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Friedrichshafen, now a busy industrial town on Lake Constance, was once the birthplace of the legendary airships of Count Zeppelin. Picture: View of a medieval wing altar from the art collections of the Zeppelin Museum, taken in 2008
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Title: Wing altar in Friedrichshafen
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Friedrichshafen, now a busy industrial town on Lake Constance, was once the birthplace of the legendary airships of Count Zeppelin.
Picture: View of a medieval wing altar from the art collections of the Zeppelin Museum, taken in 2008.

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