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[email protected] Texts Matthias Zimmermann Translation Juliane Voigt Editor-in-Charge Birgit Mangelsdorf Layout Verlag am Ilse-See, Großräschen www.verlag-am-ilse-see.com Print DRUCK + SATZ, Großräschen www.drucksatz.com Font: ScalaSansOT, 8 pt CONTENTS Start! ...................................................................... 5 The Potsdamers – A Declaration of Love ............. 6 City Map ................................................................. 8 Public Transportation and Traffic .......................... 10 Potsdam – Town (Hi)Story .................................... 18 Live Nicely? Search Thoroughly! ........................... 36 478 ... ..................................................................... 38 Celebrations All Year Long – a Cultural Calendar .. 40 Movie Palaces ........................................................ 48 Theater and Music Wherever You Go ................... 52 Palaces of Words ...................................................