BYE BYE BALLAST

According to Reuters Deutschland, the German Bundestag has voted to tear down the Palast der Republik in central Berlin. For some photos of the inside of the building, go here. A 360 degree QT movie at this page shows what the area will look like once the building is torn down.

What will be put in place of the asbestos-laced symbol of the GDR that sits on the former site of the city residence of the Hohenzollerns? First, a park. Then, as with everything in Berlin, there will be more discussions.

The building earned the nickname "Ballast der Republik" sometime after 1989, I believe.