Germany, Berlin - Special traffic lights

In 1990, Germany unified. When we walk in the streets of Berlin, basically, there has been no trace of about twenty years ago, East Germany and West Germany.

At traffic lights in Germany, there is a group of traffic lights designed specifically for walking, it's an idea from the East German traffic psychologist Karl · Peglau, it is a unique experience, and gradually evolved into a legendary cultural symbols, and even become Berlin the image of one of endorsement. That is, according to the traffic lights, you can know that you are in an area where East Germany or West Germany.

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The villain of the traffic lights (German: Ampelmännchen), they are wearing a hat, the image of plump, pleasant demeanor, and they are left to sign the former East Germany. In Berlin, most of the urban areas, if the traffic lights with two villains do sign, it prompts this position is twenty years ago in East Germany zone.

Photo by Bo. W

This hat, or extending the arms straight, or strode across the red and green image, they figure highlighted in the arm and leg movements not only visual area increases, because the lovely and more popular with children welcome, warning of traffic safety is also more effective. So since 1961 it has been designed after the former East German designer, to 1969 has been extended to the entire East Germany, and the most popular. It is unique in the world of traffic lights mark.

Photo by Bo. W

While in the early 1990s after German reunification, which also mark traffic lights villain, like other East German products are marginalized, or even disappear over time, but eventually in the nostalgia of their efforts, and now displayed in their original positions, and, because of their unique image, and now it has become a cultural symbol and one of the spokesperson of the city of Berlin.