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All Brazil Rio de Janeiro Zeppelin Hangar at Santa Cruz Air Force Base

Zeppelin Hangar at Santa Cruz Air Force Base

One of the world's last well-maintained airship hangars.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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South gate and the command tower at the top   Rcandre/CC BY-SA 3.0
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Located on the Santa Cruz Air Base in the western part of the city of Rio de Janeiro, this Zeppelin Hangar is one of the last well-maintained airship hangars in the world, a large building designed to house the German airships.

It is registered by the National Historical and Artistic Heritage Institute (IPHAN) as one of the seven wonders of the historic district of Santa Cruz in the city of Rio de Janeiro.

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Zeppelin Hangar at Santa Cruz Air Force Base
Rio de Janeiro
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-22.927628, -43.713452
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