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Heidelberger Platz, Collage, Klebeband auf Karton © Björn Paulissen

HEIDELBERGER PLATZ

Ol' German Romanticism under the Freeway
It was in Berlin that Heidelberg became world famous. The lovely Baden city had already received mighty praise by German Romantic poets when on November 22, 1901 the lovelorn play Old Heidelberg had its premiere at the Berliner Theater in Kreuzberg. Thus began a success story that made the city on the Neckar river into a symbol for German misty-eyed romanticism ... by Gernot Schaulinski
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Tips and Links for Heidelberger Platz
Traces of romantic Heidelberg can only be found underground where the U3 subway line rolls through a barrel-less wine cellar. As compensation, above ground you’ll find neighborhoods bedecked in an English country style, as well as a “snake”: Schrammblock | Kleingärten | Schlangenbader Straße | Annabelle's Club | Vale un Peccato Panzera | Rüdesheimer Platz | Fennsee | ...

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