<p>Once the lively center of one of the largest cities in the world, Potsdamer Platz was demolished during World War II and left in ruin during the Cold War as the Berlin Wall cut right through the plaza.
</p><p>After the wall fell, the site was split into four major investors and became the largest building site in Europe.
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This is the covering over the Sony tower plaza
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/28541331@N00">Lauren Manning</a> from New York, USA
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<p><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/laurenmanning/2395397511/">Potsdamer Platz</a>
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