Events in Berlin
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Potsdamer Platz
Once a busy intersection at
the modern heart of a thriving metropolis, Potsdamer Platz
was heavily damaged in the war, and suffered again when most remaining buildings were demolished to make way for the Wall's death strip. Hotel and office skyscrapers now add a cosmopolitan edge to the city, while to the east Leipziger Platz is almost rebuilt. The most popular public space and architectural attraction is the Sony Center, with its huge atrium and tent-like roof, best viewed at night for its impressive lighting. The neighbouring DaimlerChrysler complex holds architecture by Renzo Piano and Richard Rogers, and the Arkaden shopping mall.