Montmartre is known as the romantic quarter of Paris. It was born in the mid-1800s on a hill used as vines with windmills, a landscape that inspired many artists who later…
The construction of the Arc de Triomphe was ordered in 1806 by Napoleon Bonaparte, who wanted this construction in honor of the successes and glory of the Grand Army after…
The Louvre Palace was built in 1190 as a residence for King Philip Augustus. Later it was transformed into a Renaissance-style palace and, since then, the Louvre has been used…
The Palace of Versailles, which is located about 20km from Paris, was built near the Château de Louis XIII. The absolute protagonist of the Palace of Versailles was Louis XIV,…
The Stasi, acronym for Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (Ministry of State Security) was created in February 1950 and was the main security and espionage organization of the former GDR). The Stasi…
The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer) was a city wall that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989 during the Cold War years. Built on 13th August 1961, it was intended to separate…