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On a smaller scale, the highest hill in Berlin is man-made[0](out of leftover rubble) and was recently superseded by another hill which grew because waste was a
by Tenoke 7y ago
On a smaller scale, the highest hill in Berlin is man-made[0](out of leftover rubble) and was recently superseded by another hill which grew because waste was added to it.[1]
0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsberg
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkenberge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkenberge
- Nux 7y agoReminds me of https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Testaccio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monte_Testaccio "is an artificial mound in Rome composed almost entirely of testae, fragments of broken ancient Roman pottery, nearly all discarded amphorae dating from the time of the Roman Empire" "It has a circumference of nearly a kilometre (0.6 mi) and stands 35 metres (115 ft) high, though it was probably considerably higher in ancient times."
- raducu 7y agoThank you, that was a great read.