<aside> ✍🏻 LOG LINE: Point out differences between maps that tell the story of Berlin
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Several symbols of Berlin’s development
This is a map of Berlin from 1811, and this is Berlin Today. On each you can see the spree river that runs through the city, museum island, and Tiergarten. They’re the same city, but this one is at the beginning of a massive explosion in population, and a while they’ve both faced great destruction, for this one, the worst is yet to come. (music cue)
Berlin has been called “a city condemned forever to becoming and never to being”. Few cities have experienced the destruction Berlin has, but the events that scar this city are the same that have led to the vibrant Berlin of today.
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In this map of Berlin from 1811, you’ll notice a zig zag line encompassing the center of the city. This is a remnant of a fortress wall that once surrounded Berlin (riser to click of map of fortress). You can see museum island in its center, this used to be a city called Colin, with its sister city, Berlin, opposite the Spree. In 1650, and as a response to the 30 years war, a fortress was built surrounding both of them that eventually led to their unification. Mostly gone by 1811, you can see its lasting influence on the layout of the streets — and today only a faint reminder of it can be seen.
I also want to point out one other thing you’ll notice is exactly the same on todays map as it is on this old map [zooms into church]. It’s this church. In fact, this church is on this map from 1652.
[footage of Ella traveling to it]
