Part of the "Monsbergwerk", a storage room for artworks in the mine.

1945

Lukas - Art in Flanders
Gent, Belgium

During WWII, the Ghent Altarpiece - among many other masterpieces looted by the Nazi administration - was kept by the Germans in the Altaussee mine, Austria.
You can see here one of the rooms which were used as an art depot inside the mine.

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Title: Part of the "Monsbergwerk", a storage room for artworks in the mine.
Date: 1945
Location: Altaussee, Austria
Original Source: http://www.lukasweb.be/en/photo/the-adoration-of-the-mystic-lamb-discovery-after-ww-ii-75
Rights: Saint Bavo's cathedral © www.lukasweb.be - Art in Flanders vzw

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