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Alexanderplatz

Alexanderplatz

Alexanderplatz or the "Alex" as Berliners call it, was one of the busiest junctions in Berlin. In GDR times all road traffic was diverted from the square and it was turned into a huge pedestrian precinct. This view was taken from the TV tower in 1989.

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