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U Bahnhof Gern 01
U Bahnhof Gern 01

Gern is an U-Bahn station in Munich on the U1. It opened on 24 May 1998 (1998-05-24). The station includes displays on local history, and is also noted for its innovative lighting; nine pyramidal aluminium fixtures give the illusion of daylight streaming in from above.

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Gern station
Tizianstraße, Munich Neuhausen-Nymphenburg

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Tizianstraße
80637 Munich, Neuhausen-Nymphenburg
Bavaria, Germany
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