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Giant Walk-In-Map of Berlin, Germany Ready Soon With a distance of just 50 meters from the far east of Berlin to the far west - a new art project known as the "Walk-In Berlin Map" will soon allow people to walk across the German capital in just a few steps. Eight Berlin artists have been working on painting the giant map of Berlin on cobblestones in the center of the city since the middle of July. First an area of 50x50 meters was covered in sand and a layer of tar, making a smooth square. The four men and four women then went on to recreate the city's buildings, green spaces, waterways and landmarks using paint. The stencils used for the paintings were made by hand by theater painters and students. This elaborate work required more than 270 stencils, each one about 3.5 by 1.5 meters in size. Moritz van Duelman, head of the open-air project, says it's part of the celebrations marking Berlin's 775th birthday. [Moritz van Duelman, Head of "Walk-In Berlin" Art Project ]: "We are looking at the city as it is today, and that is why we created a big map of Berlin, painting them as we speak here on the castle square. We'll take that as a basis for the exhibition in which we will mark many places with huge oversized safety pins which then will tell us the stories of the locations. But it will be focused always on the people who have influenced this city for almost 800 years. Because the way we can experience this diverse city every day, and that we are one of the hippest cities world-wide, it is only due to the people who have ... From: NTDTV Views: 28 2 ratings Time: 02:32 More in Pets & Animals