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…
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…
The Gedächtniskirche was the symbolic center of West Berlin during the Cold War and is a monument celebrating peace and reconciliation. Built between 1891 and 1895 in neo-Romanesque style in…