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Monday, February 22, 2021


 So Microsoft asked me about this 1970's retro looking place on my sign on screen.    Can anybody tell me the location? 


Here s the answer.  I did guess Munich but did not go as far as naming Mariwzenplatz 

Pedestrian tunnel in Marienplatz Station, Munich, Germany

It's been estimated that more than 175,000 passengers use Marienplatz Station on a typical weekday, making it likely the busiest stop in Munich's U-bahn rail system. Good thing then that the station, originally opened in 1971, was expanded with additional pedestrian tunnels like this one beginning in 2003. We're looking down one of the two long 'extension tubes' that resemble something out of a Kubrick film.

This retro design was intentional—the construction expands on the original architecture of the station's platforms, with bright orange tile, black trim, and snaking lines of ceiling lights. The tunnels were finished in time for one of the main reasons for the expansion—the 2006 World Cup (and all those teeming football fans) held right here in Munich.

2 comments:

Flying Dan said...

I can't spell. Sun too bright in Florida on my Keyboard!
MarienPlatx not Mariwzenplatz...

Chugger said...

Must really be bright sun... Still misspelled.

:-)