and we're going to still be dancing. was supposed say germans from the form east and west have grown much closer since we unification and familiarity of germans would agree. here beside me you can see a way in on berlin where he was born and became famous here the pedestrian traffic light meant in fact the east german 150 years ago the 1st east german traffic live man where in stealth and west berlin and the old ones removed they were among the few things from the former east germany to live on in our everyday lives and nowadays you can see that on pedestrian trussing throughout the city. there's a little chubby. as a poultice knows and always wears a hat the traffic lights from the former east germany known as the complementary.

he's a bit of a cute childlike figure he's also a grown man with a hat who acts very responsibly when crossing the street as well as work for us day and night. i think it's the combination that makes him so. the standing man is also something balanced and calm about him and a clear design like which clearer than other traffic right now. 30 years after reunification the on to mention is celebrated as an east german success story. the traffic light men were 1st introduced in east berlin in 1970. traffic psychologist carl wanted to design a pedestrian signal that caught people's attention. difficult to appeal to children and older people when using abstract pictograms. so i simply tried to translate their clarity into personified symbols. lifelike and

likable in this 1st designs the figure even had fingers on a mouse and karl big losses wife helped when it came to the half. the op to mention became recognizable symbols which in the 1980 s. were used to teach children about road safety on east german t.v. . and a friend who can help. after reunification in 1900. step by step to the west german pictogram gradually began to replace the east german complementary. designer. had just moved to the newly reify berlin and witnessed the i'm to mention being replaced. after reunification i spent a lot of time walking around the former east berlin i was actually standing here at this intersection when they were changing the lights over there. and i thought i'd ask the workers there if i could have the old glass lenses. figured i'd be able to make something with them gradually i had the idea of turning them into lights.

because i may have saved the op of mention from extinction because lights caught people's attention in the former east people mourn the loss of their man. along with inventor called a pig law because some successfully fought to keep the. 1971 for mentioned were recognized in the road traffic regulations. 20051 of the 1st east german traffic like many west berlin was installed in the famous quarters for 30 years after german reunification a little matter more than just traffic suggests it's not just the sun there is something special about them they don't look standardised they look as if there's something particular to the capital and if you that they're very friendly and project a nice image of our city if you don't have them in other cities for good food it creates a nice atmosphere we need to remove every it brings filth culture and history to a place such an forget is going tradition. the green walking man and the red

standing family are now world famous and popular souvenirs for tourists. and internets and among our international customers is the japanese who like the op and mention most they love little figures among us the up and mention are a bit like that and they're crazy about that in japan the east german op ed mentioned are quite well known. traffic light minutes brand ambassadors inspired other cities 2 years ago feedback in hessen installed an elvis pedestrian life the american singer was one station tears a soldier. and karl marx's life now shines bright as 1st place. some european cities now have traffic light women. and same sex trafficked like couples. on hand so sure there's a subtle way of spreading the message before no one really. traffic like man look like i mean. just that they were green or red and resemble

a man but no one paid any attention to their design. because the east german opera mentioning become so famous the awareness of a traffic light menace changed worldwide on. most international pedestrian circles still feature simplistic pictograms. but maybe other countries will eventually follow the piece mentally. the sound of new united berlin was hot and electric the air also saw the birth of techno the collapse emerged overnight in disused industrial holds and a bend and spaces such as the bungalow where i'm standing now on the former border between east and west berlin today it is the museum of art collectors caught in the us but shortly after you need see the former air raid shelter was the center of the techno scene d.j. and alien from west berlin used to play here and experience firsthand how the city became a huge magnet for techno fans. now an alien is

a techno i kind star d.j. and head of a record label born in west berlin german reunification was a defining moment in her life. for me reunification was like an explosion. i got to experience what i'd always longed full. of the wool was gone and i could communicate and live with the people on the other side. with your. truth really and has performed all over from new york to hong kong for close to 3 decades she's been a berlin techno ambassador. as a teenager she was into hip hop but in the early ninety's she discovered text no. i like techno because it reminded me of berlin of how the wall fell and i walked around and hearing the noise of the streets for me the sound of the city i was

taken to take. after the wall fell rivers took over empty buildings near the former border in clubs like trees or young people from the east and west celebrated techno as the new sound of freedom. were open in 1901 and launched the careers of deejays like paul fein dyke from the former east germany. ellen alien soon began spinning records here too and other top clubs being a d.j. wasn't enough so she hosted a radio show in berlin and founded a music label right down trying to delegate the work i have my graphic artist and my booking agency i have someone helping take care of my label i delegate stuff to friends and people i can rely on. to. today berlin is a cosmopolitan city but while it was divided alien found the atmosphere oppressive that changed when the wall fell in 1989 and germany reunified a year later. fast we had to hit him with not what impressed me very much

emotionally was finding out how different east and west but then this where. you know and also to live through the phase where we became one. all and. for years clubs like they are kind and watergate have cemented berlin's reputation as. techno capital but when the coronavirus pandemic struck last march the party was suddenly over. it was a nightmare for d.j.'s like alien who make their living travelling around the world and bringing people together to dance this summer she spent a lot of time traveling on berlin's waterways trying to process the new normal. like it was awful it was absolutely horrible because i was ready to go on to a full tour. so it was a big shock i must admit that i cried a lot. of good bye and. but instead of sinking into depression she took action

in june she released her 9th studio album an hour and began streaming live d.j. sets like here from berlin stevie tower. were lens techno scene isn't giving up either it's returning to its improvised roots after german reunification and like then finding empty buildings the club reveres it almost has opened on the grounds of a former brewery covers wear masks and socially distance cameras are not permitted so what has had to look photo 1st of all opening up a club in the corona era in 2020 is very brave of dahl that the owner here looks like it gives us a huge energy. and gives us something to show off to the world in berlin a club is opening up in 2020. 5 years i think.

and of course ellen alien is performing here as well. but you don't have to go to a club to experience something new and exciting in berlin the streets of beirut ings of the city common life during the birthday lights festival famous lens box like the brand new book the gates are based in colorful lights and this was a year mix program dedicated to german unity and with these fantastic pictures from berlin it is time for me to say goodbye and if you want to see mall then visit our social media channels or check out our website there you will also fight all the details on our current views draw until we meet again goodbye stay safe and thanks for watching.

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