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I think Berlin is unusual. Construction happens very slowly here. Things don't get fixed quickly. And there is a lack of desire to change the city too much, phy
by paublyrne 11y ago
I think Berlin is unusual. Construction happens very slowly here. Things don't get fixed quickly. And there is a lack of desire to change the city too much, physically.
As an example, the paving on the pathways is in a constant state of being repaired because the design is such that the little stone blocks pop out very easily. Many of the side roads are still cobbled (and a nightmare to cycle on). People don't worry about it.
- brightsize 11y agoAs an American, I think those cobbled streets are one of the most charming things about Berlin. IIRC, many of the sidewalks are of some stone-like construction as well, quite a delightful change from the flat, poured concrete that I have to walk on in the US. When there are sidewalks at all that is. It's almost as if it was all designed to lure one outside.
- SyneRyder 11y agoOne of my favourite advances between the 1963 / 2015 photos of Gedächtniskirche isn't the glass skyscrapers or even the restoration of the church, but just how many trees there are now lining the streets. Definitely more enticing to be outside.
- DKnoll 11y agoCobblestone is really nice until you have to walk on it for hours. My inferior North American knees couldn't take it.