Berlin Companion Podcast
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Berlin Companion Podcast
EP 6 SLEEPING IN BERLIN: LIVING IN A BOX
Many old Berlin flats in the typical 19th century apartment buildings are equipped with a curious feature: a small storage space under the ceiling, usually installed in the bathroom, the kitchen or the corridor. What makes these so curious is not their function today - a storeroom for suitcases, skis and snorkels or that gear you wore for your first Love Parade in the mid-1990s - but the original purpose for which they were built. In this episode you will find out why they were in fact an indispensable addition to many middle-class lodgings.
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