Old pump house of Yawata Steel Works covered with ivy

The Onga River Pump House of the former state-run Yawata Steel Works in Nakama, Fukuoka Prefecture, southwestern Japan, is seen covered with ivy as shown to the press on June 15, 2015. The time-honored facility, still in use today, constitutes one of the sites of Japan's industrial revolution in the Meiji era (1868-1911) recommended for registration on the UNESCO World Heritage list. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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