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Potsdamer Platz

Potsdamer Platz is an area of the city that was once one of the widest section of Berlin Wall. After it was torn down there was a lot of land in the middle of the city ripe for redevelopment. Since this was a large plot of land it attracted large projects. The two largest developments in the area are being done by DaimlerChrysler and Sony. The developments currently contain a mixture of shopping, a multi-plex including an IMAX theatre, office space and apartments.

In the middle of the contruction zone is a big red box on stilts called the InfoBox. This box has information about the developments in the area as well as general tourist info. I climbed to the top of the box for a nice panoramic view of the city. The InfoBox even has it's own web site.
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Here is the InfoBox.
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The whole thing.
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Right next to it was supposedly the first traffic light in Europe.
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Lots of construction. Most of what you see here is the DaimlerChrysler development.
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The DaimlerChrysler development has typical modern German architecture.
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No development would be complete without public modern art.
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This is the Sony Center. Most of it is hidden behind the tower.
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Sony Center.
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The rest of Sony Center from behind.
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Balloon rides were being offerred nearby.
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More funky modern architecture nearby.
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