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...minute and 90-minute runs that all begin at the victory column, or Siegessäule. It's ideal for those staying over on a Saturday night; the park and its running paths are just a few minutes from the Hotel Adlon and other hotels near the intersection of Unter den Linden and Friedrichstrasse...
...walk up Unter den Linden to the Brandenburg Gate, and the great arch reminds you of Mother and Dad and how they eloped to Stillwater, Okla., and got married. (What year was that?) You walk into Parliament to meet your friend Matthew who grew up in a good leftist family and was made a peer by the Labour government, and you love to address him as Milord because it makes him wince, which reminds you of your history teacher Mr. Faust, and before long you are remembering Mr. Hochstetter and Miss Story and Miss Melby, who are clearer...
...arise. The square that was home to the book burning of 1933 is on its way to becoming an underground parking lot. And as much as some may miss it for nostalgic reasons, the German Democratic Republic-era steel and concrete mammoth which caps the baroque classical central street Unter den Linden, replete with columns and draped statues, will probably be replaced by a new castle perhaps much like the one torn down by the Soviets...
...million original investment from the tourist revenues generated by the Guggenheim. That spectacular success has encouraged other governments to court Krens: he's currently being wooed by Taiwan. Since Bilbao, Krens has opened three more Guggenheims, with mixed results: the Berlin museum, nestled in Deustche Bank's prestigious Unter den Linden address, has scaled back its programming, and the Guggenheim Las Vegas - one of his two museums in that city - has shut down. Despite that setback, Krens maintains the expansion plan is essential for the Guggenheim. "I came into this position with the belief that the historic model...
...recognize that commercial viability is as critical to survival as artistic merit. "Culture is business," says Werner Heinrichs, dean at the State University for Music and Performing Arts in Stuttgart. "Nobody should pretend that these two things are not linked." That lesson is being learned at the Staatsoper on Unter den Linden in Berlin. The city of Berlin faces debts of more than €45 billion, so the opera house and other premier cultural venues are feeling the pinch. Like all German arts organizations, the Staatsoper relies heavily on state funds. This year, it will receive about €44 million...