Berlin is one of those cities that gained prominence in the 20th century owing to the dramatic events that happened there. From the Kaiser and Adolf's warmongering proclivities; to the Cold War epitomised by the ugly wall; and to the fall of communism in Eastern Europe, Berlin was always in the limelight.
I was in Berlin back in the 1980's when the Cold War was still being raged. The Wall still stood impregnable back then. Coming back 20 years later, Berlin has definitely changed rapidly. Potsdamer Platz is now buzzing with activity as opposed to being a no-mans land then. Walking around the Sony Centre and the Hauptbahnoff Station, I saw fantastic futuristic architecture. It reeks of efficiency and modernity that one could easily forget that on these sites once stood grand hotels and baroque buildings which have been annihilated by the Second World War.
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