They are buildings, cities and natural wonders. They house the heights of cultural achievement and offer backdrops for our best ideas. Asked to name the most influential place in history, previous and present TIME 100 honorees reflect on locations that have seen and in some cases helped bring about some of the most transformative moments in human experience.
Street view of Kirschgarten, Mainz, Germany
Where Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press, thus enabling social media, and thus the Reformation, the British and American revolutions, the Obama election and the Arab awakening.
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