Back to normal in Ludwig van Beethoven's hometown: Has Bonn, Germany, turned into a sleepy little city now that Berlin's the capital?(Features)(Travel)

The Christian Science Monitor | June 27, 2001 | Copyright

Byline: Tom Bross Special to The Christian Science Monitor

BONN, GERMANY -- Let's pretend. Washington's stature as our nation's capital comes to an end. The cumbersome workings of governmental power get moved to Manhattan, or Los Angeles.

Ten years ago, Bonn lost that kind of prestige, as Berlin took its place as Germany's center of geopolitical influence.

Backtracking to 1949, Chancellor Konrad Adenauer looms large in this placid city's postwar history. His regional clout (he lived just across the river and had been mayor of neighboring Cologne) ...

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