The DDR Museum, opened in 2006, has several rooms each of which are parts of life in the former Democratic Republic. It starts from the reconstruction of a typical East…
Brandenburger Tor is one of the most important monuments in Berlin and the most famous in Germany, symbol of German reunification in 1990. The Brandenburger Tor stands on what used…
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…
The Pergamon Museum, or Pergamonmuseum, is located on Berlin’s Museum Island and was built from 1910 to 1930. The Pergamon Museum was severely damaged during the air attack on Berlin…
It is one of the most famous squares in Berlin, as well as the largest. The square in the medieval period was used as a market for livestock. It owes its…