At average speed of 5km/h and the pace of approx. 1k steps per 11-13 min, it'd have taken him slightly less than 4h to walk around Berlin back then.

Today you need "only" 8h to walk from its northernmost to the southernmost point. And nearly 50h to walk around today's Berlin.

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Dropping tomorrow - The Mysterious Affair under the US Christmas Trees AD 1989.

New episode of #Berlin Companion Podcast deals with the forgotten sales of the Berlin Wall. You'lll find it on Buzzsprout or in your podcast streaming service of choice - subscribe for new episodes🌞
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Today's Mood

Max #Liebermann, 1900: view from his atelier next to #BrandenburgerTor towards the #Tiergarten and Charlottenburger Chaussee (now Straße des 17.Juni). #Liebermann's address 1892-1935 (until his death) was Pariser Platz No.7.

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During the demolition of East #Berlin "Palasthotel", op. 1979 as the go-to for foreign guests & spies, a 250-kilo US aerial bomb was found under the concrete foundations. It lie dormant for 55 yrs, also as Swedish construction workers were pouring the concrete in 1978.

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