Piled-up, forgotten and gathering dust, 23,000 artworks from the former East Germany fill a vast warehouse 90 kilometres (56 miles) from Berlin, testimony to an oppressive past. From busts of Karl Marx to paintings glorifying the ..
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Following reunification, the faithful, old Trabant motorcar seemed out of favour with (almost) everyone. Today, it’s a different story and as Herpa plans to reintroduce the car to the market.
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The barrier that divided Germany for so many decades was also a culinary one. The East German broiler is now a grilled chicken and the term Sättigungsbeilage [describing a starch-heavy side dish] is rarely heard these days. But ge..
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More than fifteen years after the fall of the Wall, Berlin is still constantly changing. While classic heritage, such as the Reichstag, has been given a new lease of life in many cases, the very best architects from the world over..
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Twenty years after its fall, the Berlin Wall seems to have completely disappeared, or just about… A few commemorative plaques here and there, and then the paved line that crosses the city, a sort of scar that vanishes beneath the ..
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Almost a third of Berlin and its suburbs is made up of open green spaces. Approximately 122 miles of navigable waterways criss-cross the town and 80,000 allotment gardens are lovingly maintained by amateur gardeners. Since the Wal..
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Friedrichshain, Charlottenburg ... Berlin’s various districts are constantly changing, yet its architecture acts as a record of a past steeped in history.
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