

the rise in the price of Russian gas, on which Germany is much more dependent than France, not to mention the United States) is in fact a series of extraordinary measures, the most striking of which involves turning off the spotlight on all monuments.īalancing urban planning instances and tourist needs, the operation is gradual and, as Luca Girardini, author of the photographic census of which we publish some images, explains, rather than leading to substantial savings it represents an exemplary gesture of civic conscience. What the municipality is putting in place to cope with the energy crisis triggered by the war in Ukraine (i.e. It may not be The City That Never Sleeps or the Ville Lumière, but Berlin is still the largest, best-known, best-loved and most imitated city in Germany (itself the largest economy in Europe), and seeing it tighten its belt has a certain effect.
