• Recreating Berlin - Germany •

[kelis]

Welcome to Berlin & Onder Bolendan.





~ H I S T O R Y ~

The history of Berlin itself is the history of Germany itself, as we know it
today. Two towns founded around 1200, Berlin and Cölln, joined in
1307 form a single city of 7,000 inhabitants still called Berlin.

Brandenburg As part of the kingdom of Prussia, Berlin became the capital of the Empire
German (in 1871) when Prussia achieved the unification of Germany after first defeat
Austria in the Seven Weeks War (1866) and then ending the Second Empire
French to defeat his army in the Franco-Prussian War. Since then experienced
a significant population increase, from 824 484 inhabitants in 1871
1,888,313 in 1900 and to 4,024,165 in 1925. The city became a reference
cultural, architectural and financial center worldwide.

photography - Creation of the German Empire in 1871



~ Nazi's Capital ~

Capital of Nazi Germany, Berlin in 1939 reached its maximum population with
4,338,756 inhabitants. The Führer Adolf Hitler planned large urban works
scale by Albert Speer and the renaming of this, Germania,
that were not carried out due to the onset of World War II, during
which most of the city was destroyed by aerial bombardments
by the British Royal Air Force and the USAAF, the United States aircraft, at
who joined the Battle of Berlin against the Soviet army represented by
Georgi Zhukov. As a result of bombing and ground battles killed thousands
civilians. After the defeat of the Nazi regime, Berlin was divided into four sectors
under the administration of four partners.

Photography ~ Potsdamer Platz in 1945 after the war.



~ The Berlin wall ~

In 1948, the three western sectors (West Berlin), those under
respective control U.S., France and Britain, were reunited in
within the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), to which the Soviet Union
said the blockade of West Berlin and the creation of the Democratic Republic
Germany (GDR) in 1949, with its capital in East Berlin. This blockade failed thanks
the airlift maintained by Western forces from Germany.

In 1961, the GDR built the Berlin Wall called to separate the two
parts of the city, and indeed to isolate West Berlin in the GDR, to
to end the migration of Germans from east to west. The wall
which had a total of 144 km, was one of the best known symbols
of the Cold War and the partition of Germany. Many people died in
the attempt to overcome the harsh supervision of the border guards of the GDR
way to the western sector. The exact number of victims is
subject to dispute and are not known with certainty. The numbers of different
versions ranging between 86 and 238 dead.

Many West Berliners also left the city feeling
of insecurity or for economic reasons: the isolated town and set in
territory of Soviet influence, but massively subsidized, no
could provide the same opportunities as the rest of the country, contributing
to the decrease in the number of inhabitants.

The Berlin Wall fell on November 9, 1989, accepting the government
the GDR the free movement of citizens between the two parts of the city.
Almost a year after the GDR disappeared, in fact annexed to Germany, which
in 1990 moved its capital from Bonn to Berlin, thereby giving EU membership
the population of the former republic.

Photography ~ View of the Berlin wall as it passes through the Brandenburg Gate.



~ R E M O D E L A T I O N---O F ---T H E---CI T Y ~

Today Berlin is a large lot under construction. Cranes dominate the skyline of
city, many buildings have been renovated, historic sites such as Potsdamer
Platz and emblematic buildings, such as the Reichstag, have regained their former glory.
The best architects in the world built or rebuilt a number of
public and private buildings. It is expected that by the year 2015 re-build
Imperial Palace of the city destroyed during the Second World War.
This project involves the creation of a large cultural and commercial center in the
Inside the new building, whose facade will be an exact copy of the original.



~ G E O G R A P H Y ~

The exact location of the City of Berlin is 52 º 31 '12 "north latitude,
13 º 24 '36 "east longitude.'s Largest east-west direction is about 45 km,
and north-south about 38 km. The city area is approximately 892
km ². Berlin is completely surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and is
east of the Federal Republic of Germany, approximately 70 km west of
the Polish border. The city is one of the conurbations of the Federal Republic.

Berlin is situated in a region formed during the ice age in the Urstromtal
(Old course) in Warsaw and Berlin, between the highlands and Teltow Barnim.
The historic center of Berlin is at the narrowest point of the River Spree to
passage through the Urstromtal. In Spandau, the western district of Berlin, the Spree
flows into the Havel River, which flows through West Berlin in a North-South.
The course of the Havel often resembles a seascape, with its major
Lake Tegel widenings and Großer Wannsee.

Photography ~ Districts of Berlin metropolitan area

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~ D E M O G R A P H Y ~

Citizens of other countries make up one tenth of the population of Berlin. Many
of these immigrants came as temporary workers, but eventually
settled in the city. The largest group of these workers is that of
Turks, followed by Italians, Poles, Russians and other subgroups from
States of the former Yugoslavia and several nations in Africa and Asia.

Berlin's population has grown rapidly since the end of the Second War
World only when it had fallen to 2,300,000. Today, Berlin has
3.4 million inhabitants. Factors contributing to population growth
included the return of residents evacuated during the war, an influx of German
West to East Berlin and a large number of people who came as an immigrant.
Since German reunification, hundreds of thousands of newcomers have arrived in the city.

Approximately 59% of the population of Berlin does not profess a religion. The Church
belong evangelical about 19.8% of the population, the Catholic Church 9.4%
other Christian denominations and 3%. Other religions are practiced by small
segments of the population, notably Islam, with 8,8%.



~ E C O N O M Y ~

After reunification in 1990, already received substantial grants
in West Berlin were eliminated gradually. The industrial base of the former Berlin
This decreased dramatically over the next decade, resulting in a rate
unemployment of almost 20% and the stagnation of the growth rates of GDP to
2005. In 2006, nominal GDP of Berlin experienced a growth rate of 1.5%.
Since then, the unemployment rate declined steadily to reach 13%.

Of the thirty companies in the German index DAX, Siemens and Deutsche Bahn AG
based in Berlin. Among the 20 largest employers in Berlin are the railway company
Deutsche Bahn (DB), the airline Air Berlin (the second largest German airline
Lufthansa behind), the company's famous Charité university hospital, the local public transport company BVG, the service provider and Piepenbrock Dussmann. Bayer Schering
Pharma and Berlin Chemie are major pharmaceutical companies headquartered in the city. The
branches in Germany Universal Music and Sony Music are based in Berlin. Stations
local television, national and international, as RBB, MTV Europe, VIVA, TVB, FAB,
N24 and Sat.1, have their headquarters in the city.

Berlin Adlershof is one of the 15 largest technology parks worldwide. The
research and development are of great economic importance, and the region Berlin-Brandenburg
is among the top three innovative regions in the EU.

The growing tourism sector includes 581 hotels with 87,800 beds and around 15.9
million overnight stays in Berlin by the third most visited city in the Union
Europe.

Photography - Potsdamer Platz and the headquarters of the Deutsche Bahn.




• Index of Updates • Berlin •



• First update: Neue Wache Click on the image ||



• Second update: Internationales Handelszentrum Click on the image ||



• Third update: Berliner Bauakademie Click on the image ||



• Fourth Update: Rotes Rathaus Click on the image ||



• Fifth Update: Staatsoper Unter den Linden Click on the image ||



• Sixth Update: Aerial Tour - Berlin / Mitte Click on the image ||



• Seventh Update: Sankt Hedwigs Kathedrale Click on the image ||



• Sighth Update: Konzerthaus Berlin Click on the image ||


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~ O N D E R  B O L E N D A N ~



• I want to welcome you to " Onder Bolender ", a town near Holland
from the German border, is a city of medium size but full of monuments, has
with a large number of churches and cathedrals of different architectural types.
The overall architecture of the city is mixed but predominantly Dutchmen styles
and Germans in most of the city •



~ In the picture you can see the location on a map Onder Bolender Holland ~



~ In the picture you can see the buildings of Parliament Bolender ~



• The city begins to be important when the conquering Germans in 1456 and this
begins to develop and grow over the years, the Dutchmen again be
owners of this city and quickly gained a reputation for hosting special large number of people
knowledge and culture, this got to make a city Onder Vanguard Bolender
in ancient cathedrals and large prestigious universities •



~ In the picture you can see one of the cathedrals of the city ~

• Something important in the history of the city occurred in the 40s, when the city after
being bombarded for months just seriously damaged, the population suffered many
low and the few survivors had no shelter and food, one of the anecdotes more
Weird is that practically all the churches and cathedrals survived the
bombing and later this izo famous cathedrals of the city •



~ In the picture you can see one of the churches before the Second World War ~

• The years after World War II the city suffered a major break up relatively recently,
so today if we ignore their cathedrals and churches has little goodies for visitors, yet
the city has a good level tourism largely caused by all those cathedrals •



~ n the picture you can see the "Frisia Tower" the second tallest building in the city ~

• Currently the city is in a state of evolution, just restore almost all
cathedrals and is in a business area project that will boost economy
city and a great plan to renew and increase the means of transport in which
include major railway and freeway miles.The economy favors through tourism,
thanks to its port between Rotterdam and Hamburg,These features make the
city progress day by day and renew your face and let increasingly behind that
side of town boring •



~ In the picture you can see the Current financial district of the city with the
Bolender tower that is today the tallest building in the city, soon will be overcome
when the works of the new business start ~

• City Facts •

Mayor - Van Ferd Oden.

Population - 245.230 habitantes.

Country - Netherlans.

Province - Groningen.

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• Index of Updates • Onder Bolendan •



• First update: DSB Bolendan tower Click on the image ||

[io_bg]

Great start! You already got my attention, I'll be following this MD closely!

[art128]

I can just agree with that, excellent start ! (it rhymes! ) Nice banner and flag, they're really well done.
Can't wait for more !
-Arthur. 

[djvandrake]

Very good start, can't wait to see it. 

[Glowbal]

I love it! Absolutly amazing! 

[Sciurus]

Very amazing!

Guillaume

[jimbo_jj]

Beautiful port area! I almost didn't recognize the buiding at the top of the first pic. Nice choice, by the way.
-James

[BarbarossaS]

Fantastic first update, I'll be coming back for sure! 

-Stijn-

[Fabian93]

That's a beautiful start here, kelis 
Your lotting work is fantastic - keep it up.
Will this be a fully-lotted MD, by the way?
Looking great so far,

Fabian 

[threeswept]

Very nice beginning - great layout. And, finally...some actual traffic. I like to see 'action' and you've taken some great screenshots with actual action - not a bunch of empty streets. 

[djvandrake]

Fantastic!  Very nice custom lot work and good use of those avenue divider lots.    You have a talent for layout and lot composition. I'm very much looking forward to following this. 

[peter007]

wOw It looks really nice very goooood 

[Battlecat]

Nice start!  That's a very impressive coastal area! 

[sumwonyuno]

Your city looks clean and well crafted.  I especially like the overall blue and gray color dominance in the pictures.

[Tomas Neto]

Really is a great job here!!! Fantastic this mosaic!!! 

[tcx]

You have a beautiful city, great pics, I like Brielleterdam Concorde Plaza, very well done.

[art128]

Badsim, get out of Kelis now...

Just kidding, excellent lotting my friend, we can see that you have spent a lot of time in the LE, the result is magnificent. That place de la Concorde is one of the best place I ever seen in a MD or in a thread. Awesome, simply awesome.
Take care,
-Arthur.  

[threeswept]

I'd have to agree with Arthur. Super job at the LE! And, again, love seeing 'action' - mostly meaning people walking and cars driving.

[BarbarossaS]

Incredibly detailed and awesome place de la concorde 
I love the vibrant feel of your city!

-Stijn-

[WC_EEND]

I've seen the real one and it looks just like it, it must've taken you ages to complete that.  Great job!

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