Berlin live - a quick overview

Berlin (PROTEXT) - On its channel "Stadtleben" (city life),berlin1.de presents moving images from the life of the metropolisand time travels into very recent history. This year, Berlin hotels are expecting almost 11 millionovernight stays. Millions of other visitors will stay withfriends or acquaintances, coming for the Love Parade or just fora day trip. For Berlin flair, the curious, the fans and thecasual browsers might pick up a bit of atmosphere at berlin1.de.Starting immediately in its "Berlin Rundum" (all around Berlin)section, a webcam sends 360° panorama pictures from the NeuenKranzlereck near the Kurfuerstendamm. These pictures will beupdated every hour. The viewer can move around within the imageand change the line of sight - just as if he were on the spot. The virtual time travels on berlin1.de are also very excitingfor the actual visitor. They demonstrate impressively howprominent places changed from the point of view of town planningover the last few years. Shown in fast motion, the redevelopmentof Potsdamer Platz becomes more comprehensible; the developmentfrom Europe's largest building site to a center of the New Berlinis presented very vividly to the viewer. Taking the Spreebogen (abend in the Spree river) as an example, one can reconstruct theemergence of the new parliamentary and government district ofBerlin since 1996. In addition to the Berlin panoramas and time travels,berlin1.de offers a great variety of information on Berlin, ofspecial interest to travelers visiting the city. On berlin1.de,the user can easily find important travel and entertainment tips. Further information on "Berlin Rundum" - All around Berlin -can be found on http://stadtleben.berlin1.de. Berlin1.de is a new portal provided by Ullstein GmbH, a whollyowned subsidiary of the publisher Axel Springer Verlag AG.Offering recent news from Berlin and the entire world, berlin1.deis more than just a portal for Berlin. No matter what the taste -sports, family or culture - berlin1.de offers an extra channelwith special service offerings. ots original text: berlin1.deInternet: http://www.presseportal.de For further information,please contact Ulrich Heinze at Media office berlin1.deTelephone: +49-30-25 91 88 66 or +49-30-92 37 98 73 e-mail:presse@berlin1.de

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