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A youth plays in the snow at the Holocaust memorial in Berlin. Ann Hermes/Staff
Visitors walk through Germany’s Reichstag, in Berlin. Michele Tantussi/Bloomberg/Getty Images
A German firm will build the next generation bullet trains running through the Channel Tunnel. Andrew Winning/Reuters/File
Anne Sauebrey an employee at ZwoVier, sweeps snow at the boutique store in Berlin, Germany. Small to medium sized family owned businesses such as this one are boosting the German economy. Ann Hermes/Staff
A boat crosses the Spree River near Hauptbahnhof, the ultramodern Berlin train station opened in 2006 that symbolizes the city’s new face. Ann Hermes/Staff
Cars are loaded into Volkswagen’s AutoTürme (car towers) in Wolfsburg, Germany. Jochen Eckel/Bloomberg/Getty Images
Commuters check the public transportation maps at the S-Bahn station Grünau Berlin, Germany. Ann Hermes/Staff
Editors hold a meeting at Suhrkamp Verlag, Germany’s most influential publisher, which last year relocated from Frankfurt to Berlin. Ann Hermes/Staff
A crowd listens to Di Meschugeles, a traditional klezmer band, at the Jewish Museum's Hanukkah Market in Berlin, Germany. Ann Hermes/Staff
Vendors sell clothes at a Turkish market – a testament to Germany’s burgeoning immigrant population. Ann Hermes/Staff
Parents watch their children caroling onstage during a Christmas Market performance at the Gendarmenmarkt in downtown Berlin, Germany. Ann Hermes/Staff
Cars pass the Checkpoint Charlie Memorial in Berlin, Germany. A Soviet soldier’s image faces east; on the other side, an American soldier faces west. Ann Hermes/Staff
The German flag waves near the Volkswagen factory smoke stacks in Wolfsburg, Germany. Ann Hermes/Staff
Vendors sell used clothes and crafts at a flea market in a club in the Kreuzberg neighborhood of Berlin. A vibrant club culture has made the city a magnet for young Europeans. Ann Hermes/Staff
Traffic courses by Berlin’s historic Brandenburg Gate. Ann Hermes/Staff
In Pictures: Derby Day devotees, Kenyan style
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/16
In Pictures: Dazzle like Beckham
In Pictures: Weather extremes 2013
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/15
In Pictures: Duchess Kate's royal baby bump
Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/14
In Pictures: Keffiyeh is rebel chic
Germany is 'strong and growing' more than almost any other Western economic power, thanks in large part to the country's dedication to its small- and mid-sized manufacturing companies.
For years, people in this tranquil northern Bavarian town turned a deaf ear when outsiders ridiculed Germany for holding on to what the world saw as an outdated industrial model.
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