{"id":684,"date":"2013-04-12T20:09:22","date_gmt":"2013-04-12T18:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kersavond.augustfirst.de\/?p=684"},"modified":"2023-01-05T16:49:26","modified_gmt":"2023-01-05T15:49:26","slug":"the-abandoned-iraqi-embassy-in-east-berlin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urbanpresents.net\/en\/2013\/04\/the-abandoned-iraqi-embassy-in-east-berlin\/","title":{"rendered":"abandoned iraqi embassy in east berlin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">the former iraqi embassy of the gdr is no longer really a true insiders\u2019 tip, but this ghost embassy is still worth a visit.<br>the building was abandoned in 1991 and has since been a stronghold for souvenir hunters: furniture, typewriters and cabinets full of files were simply left behind in the rush to get out. after 2 decades, most of the furnishings are either gone or decomposed. a fire a few years ago also left its smoky traces.<br>in 2009, this building was used as a backdrop for a nexus music video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><a class=\"flkr no-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kersavond\/8600282226\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8240\/8600282226_20c2bb0c26_z.jpg\" alt=\"die verlassene irakische botschaft - berlin\"\/><\/a><figcaption>floor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><a class=\"flkr no-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kersavond\/8600286554\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8384\/8600286554_c951040c92_z.jpg\" alt=\"die verlassene irakische botschaft - berlin\"\/><\/a><figcaption>stairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><a class=\"flkr no-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kersavond\/8599180551\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8370\/8599180551_9c8a7892d8_z.jpg\" alt=\"die verlassene irakische botschaft - berlin\"\/><\/a><figcaption>stairs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignnone flkr no-thumb\"><a class=\"flkr no-thumb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/kersavond\/8600277778\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8234\/8600277778_4b53aa62b0_z.jpg\" alt=\"die verlassene irakische botschaft - berlin\"\/><\/a><figcaption>graffiti &#8211; 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