Berlin Wall 25th Anniversary: Hipster King Klaus Wowereit Rebuilt Berlin on Champagne and Anarchy
Looking back on his tenure (as a Mayor), Wowereit views the atmosphere he inculcated as his most important legacy, one which has ripped through the old divisions and driven away the negative energy of the Cold War era. Today, he says, "Germany's capital stands for many different qualities, the most prominent of which is tolerance. Today, he says, "Germany's capital stands for many different qualities, the most prominent of which is tolerance. "There's a lot of energy in Berlin. Creative professionals and talented people from all over the world come to Berlin, where they discover the scope and space our city offers. They start businesses, and they move Berlin forward – as an outward-looking, tolerant metropolis. It no longer makes a difference whether a particular place used to be in the east or the west.
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