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Urban beach
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Recordist's notes
The lawn at lake Halensee is a place of urban contradictions and lightness - also acoustic. Textile-free bathing takes place in the immediate vicinity of the motorway. Music from a mobile speaker underlines the relaxation in the midst of urban restlessness.
About the place
Charlottenburg is a city of about 129,359 people in State of Berlin, Germany. OttoAnna lists 81 field recordings from here.
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Sources & credits
- “Friedenthalpark, Halensee, Berlin, Germany - Urban beach” by Peter Stets – Public Domain Mark · radio aporee ::: maps via Internet Archive
- Reverse geocoding: GeoNames – CC BY 4.0