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The Goddess of Victory statue on top of the Brandenburger Tor has undergone a few politically-motivated facelifts over the years. The iron cross and eagle, omitted from the re-created version after WWII, were added back after reunification in 1991.
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As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... [read more]
As Europe's largest economy and most populous nation, Germany remains a key member of the continent's economic, political, and defense organizations. European power struggles immersed Germany in two devastating World Wars in the first half of the 20t... [read more] Blog: Standard tourist behavior
Date: June 11th 2005
We discovered that we both have a museum limit of one per day. Standing in one place reading all the exhibits really wipes out our feet and makes the rest of the day a lot less fun. Fortunately, we discovered this after we managed to see most everything we wanted. We started the day with a leisurely breakfast in our neighborhood near the Haeckescher Markt (no, for some reason, they don ... read more
Date: June 11th 2005
We discovered that we both have a museum limit of one per day. Standing in one place reading all the exhibits really wipes out our feet and makes the rest of the day a lot less fun. Fortunately, we discovered this after we managed to see most everything we wanted. We started the day with a leisurely breakfast in our neighborhood near the Haeckescher Markt (no, for some reason, they don ... read more
