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The Historian · Greta · Berlin

Nikolaiviertel

Mitte · Historic Quarter · Free

This looks like the oldest part of Berlin, and it is the site of it — but the East rebuilt most of it from concrete panels in 1987. Reading which is which is the game.

Berlin's medieval core beside the Spree — but rebuilt by the GDR in 1987, a fascinating mix of real old and prefab imitation.

— Greta, The Historian
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