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Berolina is the New Latin name for Berlin and the allegorical female figure symbolizing the city. One of the best-known portraits of Berolina is the statue that once stood in Alexanderplatz.
In 1871, emperor William I ordered an 11 m statue in Belle-Alliance-Platz (nowadays Mehringplatz), to glorify the victorious troops of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–1871).
In 1889, Emil Hundrieser designed a statue of Berolina as a decorative element for the visit of Italian King Umberto I. The figure was produced in plaster and was placed on Potsdamer Platz. The statue of 7.55 m showed a woman with a crown of oak leaves. The model was from a painting of the Red City Hall (Rotes Rathaus) that featured Anna Sasse. Later, in 1895, the figure of Hundrieser was copper-melted and placed in Alexanderplatz. It was dismantled in 1944 and probably meted down for war purposes.
In 2000, an association named "Wiedererstellung und Pflege der Berolina e.V." (Recreation and Maintenance of Berolina eV) was created with the aim to rebuild the statue.
A man is walking alone
A woman cries at home
They could be anyone
Without each other, how
Could they live through all of the lies?
Intentions don't provide
So cling to those who you love
The only answer
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
They tell you try to have hope
And fight for all you can
These words, you've heard them before
So easy to believe
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
A man is walking alone
A woman cries at home
They could be anyone
The only answer
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
Stay close and live as one
Through rain and darkened skies
You have the love you need
For all tomorrow's lies
For all tomorrow's lies
For all tomorrow's lies
For all tomorrow's lies
For all tomorrow's lies