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Hollywood calling                     went to the Art Nouveau “Kaufhaus“ that
                                                              was built in 1913 in the heart of the town.
                The variety of architectural styles on        Considered the most beautiful department
            such a small scale became a drawcard for          store in Germany – a “Lafayette” in East
            Hollywood directors who were attracted by         Saxony if we must bring up Paris once
            the beauty of the original, preserved build-      more -, it doubled as the “Grand Hotel Bu-
            ings. “Inglourious Basterds”, “The Reader”        dapest” in the 2014 film by Wes Anderson.
            and “Around the World in 80 Days”, were
            filmed here, earning the city the nickname                     Polish neighbors
            “Görliwood”. However, it also doubled as
            other cities such as Venice, New York,                When the Oder-Neisse line was declared
            Frankfurt and Strasbourg. A starring role         Poland's western border in 1945, Görlitz be-


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