Außenalster
Außenalster or Outer Alster Lake is the larger one of two artificial lakes, which are formed by the Alster River and are both located within the city limits of Hamburg, Germany. The other lake is the Binnenalster. The Außenalster and its shores are used by the inhabitants of Hamburg for many sport and recreational purposes such as sailing and rowing.
Overview
History
The phrase "outer" refers to the former Wallanlagen (city walls) of Hamburg. The Außenalster was the part of the lake that was "outside" the city walls, built in 1625. In 1804 city wall and ramparts were stripped down and re-naturalized to parks, but the spatial division between the two lakes was retained. Today, two car and rail bridges, the Lombardsbrücke and the Kennedybrücke, span the river at this location. The areas around the Außenalster developed slightly different on the eastern and western sides; while the western side became a wealthy suburban area around the late 18th century, much of the eastern side used to be a property of the finance department of the City of Hamburg and only developed in the later decades of the 19th century.
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Only Star
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but it was a day when the mystery perished
a day when the night was lost
the candles died out and the smile became so weak
I don't know when the air is filled with toxicity
but it keeps getting harder and harder to breath
although the trees are still green
and the flowers have a smell so sweet
I drink the water from the source
drink the water from your eyes
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my life is melancholy skies
melancholy
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(people at last I see coming)
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it's an electric sun
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the fairy tale has just begun
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I just can't reach you, you're so far
from a lonely planet
planet of the only star
star
It's an electric moon
it's an electric sun
(people at last I see coming)
just take my hand and run
It's an electric moon
it's an electric sun
come into my life
the fairy tale, the fairy tale
I don't know when the air is filled with toxicity
but it keeps getting harder and harder to breath
although the trees are still green