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Alexanderplatz Review
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Alexanderplatz
Squares, Mitte
Fodor's Review:
This bleak square, bordered by the train station, the Galeria Kaufhof department store, and the 40-story Park Inn hotel, once formed the hub of East Berlin and was originally named in 1805 for czar Alexander I. German writer Alfred Döblin dubbed it the "heart of a world metropolis" (text from his 1929 novel Berlin Alexanderplatz is written on a building across the northeastern side of the square). Today, it's a basic center of commerce and the occasional demonstration. The unattractive modern buildings are a reminder not just of the results of Allied bombing but also of the ruthlessness practiced by East Germans when they demolished what remained. A famous meeting point in the south corner is the World Time Clock (1969), which even keeps tabs on Tijuana.
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