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Tag: History

Bunker Art

27/10/2016 1 Comment Cool Collections Art

Bunkers and Berlin are synonymous. Designed to protect people or valued materials from falling bombs, during World War II there were bunkers of every kind ...

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Tegel and Humboldt

02/10/2016 3 Comments History and Politics The Outer Edges History

Most visitors to Berlin associate Tegel with the name of the main airport. But for Berliners themselves, it has always been an area on the ...

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The coolest of squares

12/09/2016 No Comments Buy, Buy Berlin Café Society History and Politics Cafés

There’s nothing like a pretty square in a busy city – a place to sit and chill, take a break from the rush and linger ...

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History set in stone

01/08/2016 2 Comments Cool Collections History and Politics Architecture

I hope that last week’s blog about Spandau has encouraged you to visit this special part of Berlin. From now until the end of 2019, the wonderful Spandau Zitadelle ...

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A Poignant Wilderness

26/06/2016 No Comments City Centre Sights History and Politics City Sights

The Jewish Cemetery in Berlin-Weissensee is one of the largest and most beautiful Jewish cemeteries in Europe. Earlier this month, I was strolling along its ...

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A Private Collection

10/05/2016 No Comments Cool Collections Collections

In recent years, Berlin has been much vaunted as ‘poor but sexy’. This reputation has attracted the young, the arty and the creative from all ...

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MGB: A Memorable Grand Building

10/02/2016 4 Comments City Centre Sights Cool Collections History and Politics City Sights

Among all the wonderful Berlin museums and galleries, the Martin-Gropius-Bau (aka MGB) has a special place in my heart. Originally built in 1881 and designed ...

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Berliners escape to their colonies

16/07/2014 No Comments The Outer Edges History

Last Sunday I was lucky enough to spend the afternoon in a Berlin ‘colony garden’. It was the perfect escape from the concrete and heat ...

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Cranes and Pipes over Berlin

11/07/2014 No Comments City Centre Sights City Sights

One of the most famous quotes about Berlin is that it’s ‘a city condemned forever to becoming and never to being‘. And this summer is ...

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A book for Berlinophiles

01/07/2014 No Comments Books about Berlin History

Berlin is now a city where everything seems possible and yet its past is barely credible. ‘Imagine a City’ by Rory Maclean is a biography ...

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