Normally, walls are being built to keep people out. But in two cases, they were built to keep people in. This applies to jail walls and the Berlin Wall.
Tens of thousands of citizens of the so-called German Democratic Republic (GDR) tried to flee to West Germany between 1961 and 1989. Many were shot and killed…
Berlin's Governing Mayor Michael Müller opened the festivities for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at 'Alexanderplatz' square today. A large…
Thirty years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, numerous events are going on in Berlin. For those who prefer to stare at their screens, there are interesting online resources for photos. They show a different Berlin.
For the upcoming 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Berlin House of Representatives has organized several cultural and other events. They…
The Golden Bear is the Cadillac of motion picture awards. It is the German Oscar. At the same time, it is its opposite. Two months ahead of the next Berlinale,…
Yesterday, we published the "Top 10 Untypical Photos of the German Capital". This time, it is the opposite. These pictures definitely look like Berlin, because they are Berlin. Berlin is the place. We live in Berlin, baby!
From 1969 to 1971, Robert W. Rynerson was part of the U.S. Army Berlin Brigade. He got to see West Berlin, a West German enclave surrounded by the communist…
Thirty-three years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, some small parts of it are still standing. Here, the remainder is a reminder of the fact that freedom does…
Finally, the tourists are back in Berlin. The new numbers look pretty good. They were just presented by Senator Stephan Schwarz and Tourism Director Burkhard Kieker. Especially Germans and Americans love Berlin.