Berlin History

Discover why Berlin looks the way it does today.

BERLiN HISTORY

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...

Teufelsberg

Teufelsberg

Phil Ernst

Teufelsberg Berlin is more than a viewpoint. Beneath it lies a Nazi structure, above it a former NSA listening station. Today, it’s one of Berlin’s most famous abandoned places and...

Teufelsberg

Phil Ernst

Teufelsberg Berlin is more than a viewpoint. Beneath it lies a Nazi structure, above it a former NSA listening station. Today, it’s one of Berlin’s most famous abandoned places and...

Olympiastadion

Olympic Stadium

Phil Ernst

Many people visit the Olympic Stadium Berlin for football or events.Very few understand what they’re actually looking at.This blog breaks down its history, Nazi architecture, and meaning – explained honestly.

Olympic Stadium

Phil Ernst

Many people visit the Olympic Stadium Berlin for football or events.Very few understand what they’re actually looking at.This blog breaks down its history, Nazi architecture, and meaning – explained honestly.