Berlin History

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BERLiN HISTORY

Lustgarten

Lustgarten

Phil Ernst

The Lustgarten in Berlin combines centuries of history in the heart of Museum Island. Discover how a kitchen garden became a pleasure garden, military drill ground, political stage and Nazi...

Lustgarten

Phil Ernst

The Lustgarten in Berlin combines centuries of history in the heart of Museum Island. Discover how a kitchen garden became a pleasure garden, military drill ground, political stage and Nazi...

Bebelplatz

Bebelplatz

Phil Ernst

Bebelplatz in Berlin combines magnificent architecture with one of the darkest chapters in the city’s history. Discover its story from the Forum Fridericianum and the 1933 book burning to the...

Bebelplatz

Phil Ernst

Bebelplatz in Berlin combines magnificent architecture with one of the darkest chapters in the city’s history. Discover its story from the Forum Fridericianum and the 1933 book burning to the...

Berliner Straßenbahn

Berlin Tram

Phil Ernst

Why do trams in Berlin still run mainly in the East? Discover more than 160 years of Berlin tram history – from horse-drawn trams and the city’s division to the...

Berlin Tram

Phil Ernst

Why do trams in Berlin still run mainly in the East? Discover more than 160 years of Berlin tram history – from horse-drawn trams and the city’s division to the...

Reichstag

Reichstag

Phil Ernst

The Reichstag is far more than the glass dome of the German Bundestag. Discover its history from the German Empire through the Reichstag fire and war to the division of...

Reichstag

Phil Ernst

The Reichstag is far more than the glass dome of the German Bundestag. Discover its history from the German Empire through the Reichstag fire and war to the division of...

Berliner Dom

Berlin Cathedral

Phil Ernst

Berlin Cathedral is more than just a magnificent church on Lustgarten. Discover its history from the first predecessor buildings and the Hohenzollern dynasty to the German Empire, wartime destruction, reconstruction...

Berlin Cathedral

Phil Ernst

Berlin Cathedral is more than just a magnificent church on Lustgarten. Discover its history from the first predecessor buildings and the Hohenzollern dynasty to the German Empire, wartime destruction, reconstruction...

Holocaust-Mahnmal

Holocaust Memorial

Phil Ernst

The Holocaust Memorial is one of Berlin’s most important sites of remembrance. Discover the history behind the 2711 stelae, why their meaning is still debated today, and why this place...

Holocaust Memorial

Phil Ernst

The Holocaust Memorial is one of Berlin’s most important sites of remembrance. Discover the history behind the 2711 stelae, why their meaning is still debated today, and why this place...