Buildings

Eight years after the construction of the Berlin Palace began, visitors may now enter the building also known as the Humboldtforum. There is a lot to see.

As many as four rather high towers are supposed to be erected at Berlin's Alexanderplatz. Some new architecture could enhance the square's appeal. Now, an…

The tallest construction in Germany, Berlin's TV tower, is impressive. With a height of 368 meters (1207 feet), it does scratch the sky. The former GDR erected…

Germans love sausage, travelling, soccer and single-family houses. Now, a discussion about the disadvantages of the latter is causing discontent.

Berlin's State Monument Office just put part of Gendarmenmarkt under monument protection. This is about the buildings the GDR erected there in the 1980s and the…

In the early 1990s, when part of the excitement about Germany's reunification had evaporated, there were people who noticed something was missing in Berlin's…

The Federal Audit Office is alarmed. According to the authority, the costs for the planned extension of the Chancellery in Berlin are exploding.

'Hermannplatz', a rather chaotic spot in Berlin, is supposed to change substantially. At least that is what the owners of the 'Karstadt' department store at the…

The construction of a new highrise at Alexanderplatz square in Berlin commenced today. 'Alexander Berlin's Capital Tower' will supposedly be completed in late…