Editing City Series:Volume6e Preface (section)

==Berlin==
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Right box:

△: Berlin in the 12th Century (Village Era)

This land first appears in the records in 1237.

Before then, it is thought to have been no more than a small village.

The village was split between north and south by the river Spree. The north part was named Berlin and the south part was named Cölln (not to be confused with the German name for Cologne).

Strangely enough, Berlin was split in two from the very beginning.

▽: Berlin in the 15th Century (Twin Cities Era)

In 1415, Berlin became the capital of the Margraviate of Brandenburg.

The people resisted the lord’s rule while expanding Berlin and Cölln.


Left box:

▷: Berlin in the 17th Century (Fortress City Era)

The twin cities were united when walls were built around them.

The fortress was no longer necessary by the end of the 18th century, so Berlin expanded in every direction, growing to a very large city.

A remnant of the city’s shape at this time can be seen in modern Berlin’s central Tiergarten and the surrounding area.

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