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#186 Recycled Berlin Buildings & The Invention of Vaseline (Part 1)
37 minutes Posted Jun 28, 2026 at 11:00 pm.
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This week we’re taking a look at buildings which have had an interesting second life in Germany’s capital; East Germany’s Palast der Republik, what became of Albert Speer’s New Reich Chancellery and lastly the Museumsinsel or Museum Island.


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