From here to Eternithaus – the Berlin landmark that continues to inspire

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On a sunny July day in 1957, crowds of politicians and citizens from West Berlin gathered around the Hansaplatz, an area next to the city’s historic Tiergarten park. They had convened for the debut of the City of Tomorrow, an ambitious urban planning project to restore the extensively war-damaged, 60-acre neighbourhood. More than 50 renowned architects from 14…