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Berlin: A Reunified Capital
The process of rebuilding Berlin as the capital of Germany began after reunification in 1990. The planning is being undertaken by an international team of architects led by Norman Foster. Much of the city was destroyed in World War Two.
In the Cold War years, it was split into US, UK, French and Soviet occupation zones. The first three were seperated from the fourth by the notorious Berlin Wall. Many people were shot trying to cross the wall to the western sector, which itself was an enclave within East Germany. In 1989, the demolition of the wall became a symbol of German reunification. |
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Baden-Württemburg
Baden-Württemburg has a long industrial tradition. It was here that Benz and Daimler invented the auto. Its capital, Stuttgart, remains home to both Porsche and Daimler-Benz, as well as to Bosch and IBM's plants.
Baden-Württemburg is also a center for precision manufacturing firms. It has emerged as a center for robotics and molecular development industries. |
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Bavaria
 The largest of the Länder, Bayern (Bavaria) has a reputation for conservatism. It was one of the Länder to maintain its monarchy until the end of 1918. Catholicism remains stronger here than in other major regions.
Liberal social and sexual habits which tend to be acceptable in most other regions, are frowned upon in Bayern's conservative urban & rural districts.
Munich, Bayern's capital, is the center for the German fashion, film, and advertising industries, and remains a center for culture and the arts. |
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