https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A sheet of glass fell from the 16th floor of the Bahntower at Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz onto a car as it was driving through the square on Wednesday evening. https://www.thelocal.de/20160421/glass-pane-from-berlin-skyscraper-falls-onto-moving-car Thu, 21 Apr 2016 19:39:54 +0200 glass-pane-from-berlin-skyscraper-falls-onto-moving-car A bid to build Germany's tallest apartment block in central Berlin is in jeopardy amid fears the skyscraper will be so heavy it will crush the U-Bahn tunnel beneath it. https://www.thelocal.de/20140507/berlin-skyscraper-too-heavy-for-alexanderplatz Wed, 07 May 2014 19:13:00 +0200 berlin-skyscraper-too-heavy-for-alexanderplatz An American investor launched a competition earlier this year to design a high-rise apartment block for Berlin’s Alexanderplatz. But two architects want to build their own skyscraper there – a vertical “garden city”. https://www.thelocal.de/20131113/architects-plan-alexanderplatz-garden-city Wed, 13 Nov 2013 10:03:00 +0100 architects-plan-alexanderplatz-garden-city