February 17th, 2011 by TK
The Berlin Wall was built by the people controlling the eastern part of Germany in the early fifties. Russia controlled this side of Germany. The allied forces controlled the western part. There had been a big rivalry between the eastern and the western sides. The rivalry grew in the sixties between [...]
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September 11th, 2010 by TK
Berlin has quite a history and there are numerous landmarks which reflect this. Berlin was badly damaged in WW2, but subsequently many buildings and structures were restored. It is very tough not to like the beautiful designer in Berlin. When visiting Berlin these five landmarks should be seen :
The Cathedral of [...]
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August 14th, 2010 by TK
The Jewish Museum is certainly one of the most striking works of architecture in modern Berlin, no minor achievement taking into account the city’s recent construction increase. The silver lightning bolt cutting through suburban Kreuzberg is the effect of an worldwide contest which got architects to design a building that would accommodate a unending exhibition [...]
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