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Atlas Obscura has profiled the Bundesbüdchen kiosk in Bonn, Germany, linked to the city's selection as the provisional seat of government. In 1949 West Germany debated where its provisional government would sit, and after lengthy back-and-forth the choice fell on Bonn. The article notes that Bonn had seen little wartime damage and had few ties to the Third Reich, while lacking the stature of a larger city. The piece is a travel and history feature rather than a news development.