Berlin History

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BERLiN HISTORY

KaDeWe

KaDeWe

Phil Ernst

KaDeWe is much more than a luxury department store. Behind its famous gourmet floor and elegant window displays lies a story spanning more than 100 years—filled with growth, destruction and...

KaDeWe

Phil Ernst

KaDeWe is much more than a luxury department store. Behind its famous gourmet floor and elegant window displays lies a story spanning more than 100 years—filled with growth, destruction and...

Bahnhof Alexanderplatz

Alexanderplatz Train Station

Phil Ernst

Alexanderplatz Train Station is one of Berlin's most important transport hubs—but its history began long before the S-Bahn, U-Bahn and Berlin TV Tower. Discover why the station was built on...

Alexanderplatz Train Station

Phil Ernst

Alexanderplatz Train Station is one of Berlin's most important transport hubs—but its history began long before the S-Bahn, U-Bahn and Berlin TV Tower. Discover why the station was built on...

Museumsinsel

Museum Island

Phil Ernst

Museum Island is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks. But behind its five museums lies far more than art. Built over more than 100 years, it brings together war, reconstruction,...

Museum Island

Phil Ernst

Museum Island is one of Berlin's most famous landmarks. But behind its five museums lies far more than art. Built over more than 100 years, it brings together war, reconstruction,...

1UP

1UP

Phil Ernst

For many visitors, 1UP is graffiti – for many Berliners, it’s a period of time. This blog explores the story of One United Power, Berlin graffiti, Berlin in the 2000s, art,...

1UP

Phil Ernst

For many visitors, 1UP is graffiti – for many Berliners, it’s a period of time. This blog explores the story of One United Power, Berlin graffiti, Berlin in the 2000s, art,...

Wünsdorf

Wünsdorf

Phil Ernst

An abandoned Soviet military town south of Berlin.Underground bunkers, empty swimming halls, Cold War history and a daily train connection to Moscow once running through the forest of Brandenburg. Most tourists...

Wünsdorf

Phil Ernst

An abandoned Soviet military town south of Berlin.Underground bunkers, empty swimming halls, Cold War history and a daily train connection to Moscow once running through the forest of Brandenburg. Most tourists...

East Side Gallery

East Side Gallery

Phil Ernst

The East Side Gallery is more than just Berlin’s most famous mural. Between the Berlin Wall, Cold War history, gentrification and modern Friedrichshain, this place tells the contradictions of Berlin...

East Side Gallery

Phil Ernst

The East Side Gallery is more than just Berlin’s most famous mural. Between the Berlin Wall, Cold War history, gentrification and modern Friedrichshain, this place tells the contradictions of Berlin...