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EP. 1 BERLIN O'CLOCK

Berlin Companion Podcast
Berlin Companion Podcast
Episode • Apr 16, 2022 • 8m

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When in April 1893 German Empire introduced new time measuring system based the Greenwich meridian, Berlin lost something big for good. It lost its own time. Here is the story behind it.


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