To begin with, the Bastei was only comparatively easily accessible from Wehlen and Lohmen.
Gustav Hermann Krumbiegel (December 18, 1865, Lohmen, Kingdom of Saxony - February 8, 1956, Bangalore) was a German botanist and garden designer who was best known for his work at the Lal Bagh Botanical Gardens in Bangalore and for the planning of the avenues of Bangalore.
The first partial authorization for retrievable storage of 500 cubic meters of radioactive waste from the crowded central storage depot in Lohmen near Dresden, East Germany was granted in 1971/72.
Krumbiegel was born in Lohmen near Dresden, and his early studies were in Wilsdruff and Dresden after which he trained in horticulture.