Berlin History

Discover why Berlin looks the way it does today.

BERLiN HISTORY

Berliner Dom

Berliner Dom

Phil Ernst

Der Berliner Dom ist mehr als eine prachtvolle Kirche am Lustgarten. Entdecke seine Geschichte von den ersten Vorgängerbauten über Hohenzollern und Kaiserreich bis zu Kriegszerstörung, DDR-Wiederaufbau und dem Dom, den...

Berliner Dom

Phil Ernst

Der Berliner Dom ist mehr als eine prachtvolle Kirche am Lustgarten. Entdecke seine Geschichte von den ersten Vorgängerbauten über Hohenzollern und Kaiserreich bis zu Kriegszerstörung, DDR-Wiederaufbau und dem Dom, den...

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...

AMPELMANN Berlin

AMPELMANN Berlin

Phil Ernst

AMPELMANN is one of Berlin's most iconic brands. But there's much more behind the famous Ampelmännchen than a popular souvenir. Discover how Karl Peglau and Markus Heckhausen turned a simple...

AMPELMANN Berlin

Phil Ernst

AMPELMANN is one of Berlin's most iconic brands. But there's much more behind the famous Ampelmännchen than a popular souvenir. Discover how Karl Peglau and Markus Heckhausen turned a simple...

Rotes Rathaus

Red Town Hall

Phil Ernst

The Red Town Hall is one of Berlin's most iconic landmarks. But few people know that Berlin's very first city hall stood on this exact site more than 750 years...

Red Town Hall

Phil Ernst

The Red Town Hall is one of Berlin's most iconic landmarks. But few people know that Berlin's very first city hall stood on this exact site more than 750 years...

Nikolaiviertel

Nikolaiviertel

Phil Ernst

The Nikolaiviertel is where Berlin began. Discover why the city's oldest district looks medieval today, the role St. Nicholas Church and the Mühlendamm played in Berlin's early history, and why...

Nikolaiviertel

Phil Ernst

The Nikolaiviertel is where Berlin began. Discover why the city's oldest district looks medieval today, the role St. Nicholas Church and the Mühlendamm played in Berlin's early history, and why...

Frankfurter Tor

Frankfurter Tor

Phil Ernst

Frankfurter Tor is one of Berlin's most iconic landmarks. But the famous twin towers tell only part of the story. Discover why the original Frankfurter Tor stood somewhere completely different,...

Frankfurter Tor

Phil Ernst

Frankfurter Tor is one of Berlin's most iconic landmarks. But the famous twin towers tell only part of the story. Discover why the original Frankfurter Tor stood somewhere completely different,...