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Recordist's notes
Soundscape in the late afternoon as stones are cut and knocked into place within the rather intricate patterns designed for paving the square. This whole central area of Potsdam is being restored back to it's former 18th century glory after the impact of the DDR. Some gains but certainly losses too as some impressively brutalist communist architecture is demolished.
About the place
Potsdam is a city of about 184,754 people in Brandenburg, Germany. OttoAnna lists 56 field recordings from here.
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2016-08-31 Alter Markt Potsdam FH Altbau Bibliothek Boden 07.15Uhr
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Boats and waves on the Havel river
Potsdam, Germany
Havelsounds, boats and pedestrians on Freundschaftsinsel
Potsdam, Germany
City center with trams and other traffic
Potsdam, Germany
Trams, bikes and pedestrians
Potsdam, Germany
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Sources & credits
- “Nördliche Innenstadt, Potsdam, Germany - Re-laying the stones in the Old Market” by Peter Cusack – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0