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Visiting Eisenhüttenstadt, formerly known as Stalinstadt

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What is left of the only newly created city in East Germany, once called Stalinstadt? This video shows a city tour, showing the highlights. Museums: • Museum Utopie und Alltag - Dokumentationszentrum Alltagskultur der DDR: https://www.utopieundalltag.de • Städtisches Museum Eisenhüttenstadt: https://www.museum-eisenhuettenstadt.de/museum City walk: Tour description (only in German, but with helpful map): https://www.eisenhuettenstadt.de/media/custom/2852_370_1.PDF?1531215290 Signage for the most important buildings is available in German and English and contains a QR-code. Info about Eisenhüttenstadt (German only): https://www.eisenhuettenstadt.de/media/custom/2852_328_1.PDF?1521123417 Book I used: Architekturführer Eisenhüttenstadt - Martin Maleschka: https://amzn.to/432f4BP I'd like to thank the Museum Utopie und Alltag for allowing me to film their exposition! Sources: • Lindenallee: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-75141-0002 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5358105 • Rathaus: By A.Savin – Own work, FAL, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=103261331 • Eisenhüttenkombinat Ost: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-1990-1108-001 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5348140 • Blast Furnace: By Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-10293-0004 / CC-BY-SA 3.0, CC BY-SA 3.0 de, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5339168 • Tom Hanks: By Eva Rinaldi from Abbotsford, Australia - Baz Luhrmann, Eva Rinaldi (2), Olivia Dejonge, Austin Butler,Tom Hanks, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=121689039

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