So long, Farewell, Auf Wieder sehen, Goodbye?
TEM PELH OF AI RPORT
Famous British architect Lord Norman Foster once described Tempelhof, built in 1923, as the ‘mother of all airports’. And it is a dear relationship between Berliners and their city-airport. In 1948/49 Stalin closed off all supply routes between West Berlin and the other zones controlled by the Western powers. For 11 months, every 90 seconds, an allied aircraft touched down, carrying food and fuel for the locals. This airlift was one of the greatest feats in aviation history. Due to financial reasons and in order to bundle together all the air travel into one big airport by 2010, the city council decided to shut Tempelhof down by the end of this year. But 200 000 Berliners have already signed a petition for Tempelhof to live on, giving way to a non-binding referendum to be held in April. Good luck Tempelhof!
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EDITH HELD
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