Berlin History

Discover why Berlin looks the way it does today.

BERLiN HISTORY

Goldene 20er

Golden Twenties

Phil Ernst

Berlin in the 1920s wasn’t just glamour, jazz, and wild parties.It was a city between freedom and collapse.The Golden Twenties shaped everything Berlin is today – from its nightlife and...

Golden Twenties

Phil Ernst

Berlin in the 1920s wasn’t just glamour, jazz, and wild parties.It was a city between freedom and collapse.The Golden Twenties shaped everything Berlin is today – from its nightlife and...

Tropical Islands

Tropical Islands

Phil Ernst

Tropical Islands looks like a tropical paradise — palm trees, sand, warm air all year round. But behind it is a completely different story. This place started as a massive...

Tropical Islands

Phil Ernst

Tropical Islands looks like a tropical paradise — palm trees, sand, warm air all year round. But behind it is a completely different story. This place started as a massive...

Kunsthaus Tacheles

Tacheles

Phil Ernst

Tacheles was more than just an art space — it was a place where Berlin reinvented itself.Between techno, art and chaos, a unique scene emerged here after the fall of...

Tacheles

Phil Ernst

Tacheles was more than just an art space — it was a place where Berlin reinvented itself.Between techno, art and chaos, a unique scene emerged here after the fall of...

Hauptbahnhof

Central Station

Phil Ernst

Most people pass through Berlin Central Station without understanding it. It’s not just a train station — it’s a symbol of Berlin after reunification, shaped by politics, architecture, and history.

Central Station

Phil Ernst

Most people pass through Berlin Central Station without understanding it. It’s not just a train station — it’s a symbol of Berlin after reunification, shaped by politics, architecture, and history.

Plattenbau

Plattenbau

Phil Ernst

Plattenbau Berlin is more than just grey buildings and stereotypes. This guide explains the real history, the differences between East and West, and what life in these apartment blocks actually...

Plattenbau

Phil Ernst

Plattenbau Berlin is more than just grey buildings and stereotypes. This guide explains the real history, the differences between East and West, and what life in these apartment blocks actually...

Die Geschichte der U-Bahn

The History of the U-Bahn

Phil Ernst

Many people use the Berlin U-Bahn every day – but few understand what it really represents. This blog shows you the history behind the system, from its beginnings to ghost...

The History of the U-Bahn

Phil Ernst

Many people use the Berlin U-Bahn every day – but few understand what it really represents. This blog shows you the history behind the system, from its beginnings to ghost...