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Construction on a large new industrial and residential development project in Berlin, dubbed Siemensstadt Square, began on Tuesday with a groundbreaking ceremony featuring German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The new, approximately 76-hectare urban quarter is to be built by 2035 on the historic former industrial site of German engineering giant Siemens in the western Berlin district of Spandau. Siemens was founded in Berlin, and its historical production facilities were located in the area, long known as Siemensstadt (Siemens City). After World War II, Siemens moved the company headquarters and much…