Posts filed under 'Berlin Articles'
Berlin Exhibit Gives Kids Glimpse of East Germany
For Kids living in Germany today, the former East Germany is just something they read about in the history books.
Using diaries, clothes and videos, a new exhibition at a Berlin museum is showing them just what it was like to grow up when the Wall still stood.
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Add comment July 16, 2009
The Berlin Wall Gets a Makeover
The longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall is known for its colorful and political murals.
The iconic images, though, have flaked and faded.
This summer, artists from around the world have returned to retrace their brushstrokes.
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Add comment June 24, 2009
Berlin Still Divided on How to Commemorate Wall
It has been nearly 20 years since Berliners hacked away at the Wall that once separated East Germany from the West.
Two decades on its crumbling remnants remain highly controversial.
Many would like to see Berlin make more of its unique history, but old wounds are taking time to heal.
Read more SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
Add comment March 7, 2009
Mauerguide – walk the wall
Berlin Resurrects Vanished Wall With GPS Guide
Visitors to Berlin are often disappointed that so little of the infamous Wall still exists. The city has launched a multimedia guide tracing the path of the Cold War barrier complete with eyewitness accounts of shootings, escapes and the everyday agony of life in its shadow.
Read the full story SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
Add comment May 9, 2008
The Great Berlin Wheel
Berlin might have over three million residents, but most of them stay close to the ground in a city with few buildings that rise above six or seven stories. But by the end of 2009, Berliners will have a new chance to see their city from the sky.
Construction has begun on the Great Berlin Wheel, a Ferris wheel that will top the London Eye by 50 meters as the highest in Europe.
Read the full story on SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERNATIONAL
Add comment January 23, 2008
Peace Landmark Crumbling
Berlin’s Memorial Church withstood the devastating bombardment of Berlin during World War II, not to mention more than 100 winters. But its pastor says it is now sorely in need of expensive renovation. The city, mindful of the symbolic power of the building, is starting to cough up.
Add comment November 13, 2007
