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Have a nice week and start every day with a positive thought 😍 😘 #nostalgicart #retro #vintage #harleydavidson #amplemann #elvis #blechschild #tinsign (hier: Berlin, Germany) https://www.instagram.com/p/B7QOTkuoe6A/?igshid=3mabaiwjahvj

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56th Anniversary of Germany’s Amplemann

Google celebrates the 56th Anniversary fo the Ampelmann with Google Doodle. My celebratory photo below.

Ampelmännchen (German: [ˈampl̩ˌmɛnçən] ( listen); literally little traffic light men, diminutive of Ampelmann [ampl̩ˈman]) is the symbol shown on pedestrian signals in Germany. Prior to German reunification in 1989, the two German states had different forms for the Ampelmännchen, with a generic human figure in West Germany, and a generally "male" figure wearing a hat in the East.

The Ampelmännchen is a beloved symbol in Eastern Germany,[1] "enjoy[ing] the privileged status of being one of the few features of communist East Germany to have survived the end of the Iron Curtainwith his popularity unscathed."[2] After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Ampelmännchen acquired cult status and became a popular souvenir item in the tourism business. - wikipedia.com

#Germany #Berlin #Amplemann #Google Doodle