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Completed in 2022 in Mannheim, Germany. Images by Daniel Schulz, Marius Heimburger . Mannheim, a city in southwest Germany, is known for its square-grid layout, its palace, and its city landmark – the Wasserturm (water tower) and its...

Why Friedrich Ebert is still relevant today Born 150 years ago today, Germanys first democratically elected head of state is still very present in the public eye. The Mustache of the Nation The distinctive mustache, the short, arched eyebrows and the stern look: This is the Friedrich Ebert most German schoolchildren know. The social democrat was the first president of Germanys fledgling democratic republic in 1919, and this bust in the Weimar City Museum captures his statesman-like bearing at ...