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Street Art in Berlin, Germany | Rating: 7.60 |
| Berlin has become the European capital of street art long time ago. In recent years, many squats have appeared in the city. This is when old plants and buildings are captured or redeemed by artists. We specially came to Berlin for a day to walk in such places, since they appear literally every year, read more... |
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NDSM Wharf in Amsterdam, Netherlands | Rating: 7.20 |
| As you can guess from the name, there was originally a shipyard of one of the shipbuilding companies at this location. After it was closed in 1984, the buildings were taken over by squatters, and in the early 2000s they were transferred to various companies such as Greenpeace, Red Bull, MTV, Viacom and others. Right now the area is home to IJhallen, the largest flea market in Europe. There are also festivals, lots of street art, various galleries and restaurants, read more... |
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Mount Teufelsberg in Berlin, Germany | Rating: 7.00 |
| A handmade mountain in Berlin. It was created from rubble by the Americans, during the Cold War, and housed an interception radio station. After German unification the station was closed and the place turned into a huge squat and open-air art gallery, read more... |
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Dragon in Magdeburg (Bruecke Lindwurm), Germany | Rating: 6.80 |
| In 2005, for the 1200th anniversary of the city of Magdeburg, a dragon sculpture appeared on one of the pedestrian bridges, read more... |
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Woinic - the largest wild boar in the world, France | Rating: 6.40 |
| A giant boar statue, which is the largest in the world, was installed near one of the recreation areas on the French A34 autobahn. The creation of this steel monster took the sculptor Eric Sleziak 10 years, read more... |
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The silent people art object, Finland | Rating: 5.20 |
| This installation first appeared in 1988, when the choreographer Reijo Kela made it during one of the dance festivals. Scarecrows were symbolizing all the unemployed in the region, about 900 people. In 1994, the installation was taken to Helsinki to represent the Kainuu region there. In the same year it was installed at the current location, read more... |
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