Question: Would something like this ever be allowed on the side of a building in America?
Now I'm not saying you really need something like this (it's a random collection of heavy metal lyrics) on the side of a building, but I found it pretty interesting to stumble upon in a place which fails to legally guarantee freedom of speech (although I guess you don't really have to stumble upon this, as it is rather in your face).
Anyway, the 'Diesel Wall' seems to be a pretty cool idea - they have a contest every year that's open to the public to create a design for the wall, and this is what happened to win this year. Along with all the graffiti and murals (Nike put up some beautiful ones for the World Cup with their logo only barely noticeable), the parks and open greenspace it seems to be indicative of a generally different take that Berlin has toward civil engineering and the role of private enterprise in the organization of public space.
