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Article: Berlin divided again on communist relic; Workers will soon destroy East Germany's old parliament, a vestige of Berlin's fractured past.(WORLD)
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- The Christian Science Monitor
- Article date:
- February 10, 2006
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Byline: Andreas Tzortzis Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor
BERLIN -- You have to believe that the communist government in 1970s East Berlin took perverse delight in erecting the blocky Palast der Republik. amid the elaborate relics of Prussian pomposity.
A massive building housing East Germany's parliament, restaurants, a concert hall, and the best bowling lanes in East Berlin, the Palast was built in 1976 to serve as "East Germany's greeting card" to the rest of the world. West German and other European tourists stopped in to glimpse life behind the wall. Politicians held meetings in the expansive chambers. Carlos Santana played a ...
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