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The Berlin Wall Memorial, also known in German as Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer, is a mix of monuments and museums commemorating the city's division by the Berlin Wall and the people who died because of it. And we consider it to be the best place to learn about the wall and how it affected the city and the entire continent.

The Calm Before the Storm: Walking the Berlin Wall in 1989 Just Months Before it Fell

Berlin (category)
5 min read
02/04/202601/06/2026

The Berlin Wall wasn't simply a physical border. The video here paints a vivid picture of how this seemingly impenetrable structure went through the heart of Berlin. Families were separated overnight, friends couldn't visit each other freely, and the Berlin Wall's construction led to a devastating housing crisis in West Berlin. You can still see some of these problems in the city today.

The Berlin Wall in Video in 1981: A Must-See for History Buffs in Berlin

Berlin (category)
3 min read
04/06/202410/04/2026

When you visit the Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus in Berlin, you will step back in time and immerse yourself in the rich history of the Berlin Wall. On the third floor of this celebrated cultural department store, you'll find a distinctive piece of the Berlin Wall signed by former US President Ronald Reagan. Which we guarantee is not something you see every day.

The Reagan Berlin Wall at Dussmann das Kulturkaufhaus

Berlin (category)
4 min read
14/06/202310/11/2025

Fotostrasse and the Berlin Wall next to Topography of Terror

Everything You Need to Know about the Berlin Wall

Berlin (category)
18 min read
10/04/202312/08/2026

Berlin has plenty of tourist attractions. However, beyond the usual tourist hotspots, several hidden gems are waiting to be discovered, which is one reason why we keep writing articles here. One such gem is the location of an installation known as Kaninchenfeld or Rabbit Field.

Rabbit Field: Where rabbits used to cross the Berlin Wall

Berlin (category)
4 min read
11/03/202308/03/2025

The Berlin Wall Memorial, also known in German as Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer, is a mix of monuments and museums commemorating the city's division by the Berlin Wall and the people who died because of it. And we consider it to be the best place to learn about the wall and how it affected the city and the entire continent.

The Berlin Wall Memorial: A Visit to the Border Control on Bernauer Strasse

Berlin (category)
7 min read
15/09/202108/03/2025

Back in 1988, one year before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Tilda Swinton took her bike and cycled round the Berlin Wall, together with the filmmaker Cynthia Beatt. What they created came to be known as Cycling the Frame and it’s a beautiful and surreal document that shows a city scarred by a wall that cut it in half.

Cycling the Frame: When Tilda Swinton cycled by the Berlin Wall

Berlin (category), Cycling (category)
3 min read
19/03/201902/06/2025

Back in 1999, local historian Christian Bormann found something that it wasn’t supposed to be lost. Nine years after demolition began, he found a piece of the Berlin Wall, somehow forgotten in the woods between a train station and a supermarket. More than 80 meters of the original Berlin Wall, built in 1961, is standing there, some with the V-shaped brackets that once had barbed wire on it. It’s hard to believe that something with this historical importance was lost and this is why we went there to see it with our own eyes.

The Newly Found Original Berlin Wall that was lost in the woods in Schonholz

Berlin (category)
5 min read
05/02/201823/05/2024

Walled in! – The inner German border is a computer animation produced by Deutsche Welle together with the Berlin Wall Foundation to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the wall. The short movie describes in details the fortifications and the way that the border between East and West Germany was set up and it’s an excellent resource for those who want to know more about it.

Understanding the Berlin Wall with Walled in! – The inner German border

Berlin (category)
3 min read
30/01/201820/05/2024

Konrad H. Jarausch explains the Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall on a TED-ED video animation

Konrad H. Jarausch explains the Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall on a TED-ED video animation

Berlin (category)
2 min read
07/10/201708/04/2024

If you are a walk along where the Berlin Wall used to be around Bernauer Strasse, you will see a meat mural that might be our favorite street art piece in Berlin. This enormous painting shows the side of buildings being cut by a large knife with the shape of the city being represented in some white tissue. For us, this shows how the Berlin Wall was a scar running along the city.

If Walls Could Talk… — A Meat Mural by Marcus Haas where the Berlin Wall used to be

Berlin (category)
3 min read
07/09/201706/08/2025

The Berlin Wall was a scar that can still be seen today in the german capital. It split the city into east and west, capitalism and communism, from 1961 to 1989. When it fell, it united the country again and made Germany what it is today.

Berlin Wall: One Year After it was built

Berlin (category)
3 min read
25/08/201630/01/2024

The Parliament of Trees: Where Nature Remembers the Berlin Wall

Berlin (category)
4 min read
18/07/201519/03/2024

Lichtgrenze: Celebrating the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
8 min read
04/12/201410/11/2025

The last victim of the Berlin Wall

Chris Gueffroy: The last victim of the Berlin Wall

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
5 min read
07/11/201403/12/2023

The Berlin Wall Is Going Back Up for Two Days

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
3 min read
30/10/201403/12/2023

Most people that visit Berlin know the history behind the wall that divided the city during the Cold War. But there is another historic wall waiting to be discovered in the middle of the town. This is the Old City Wall of Berlin that witnesses the medieval past of the city.

The Rediscovered History of Berlin’s Old City Wall

Berlin (category)
3 min read
12/10/202026/05/2026

The Isothermal Spherical Laboratories are among Berlin's best-kept secrets if you value the sculptural potential of unfinished concrete and wish to see a singular piece of Cold War history.

Raw Concrete & Cold War Science: Exploring the Isothermal Spherical Laboratories in Berlin

Berlin (category)
5 min read
20/07/202606/08/2026

There is one building on Gottschedstraße that will stop architecture lovers in their tracks as they walk around Berlin-Wedding. On a street corner, there is a concrete volume that looks like a stack of interlocking cubes. Bold, expressive, and strikingly textured, it carries all the hallmark features of mid-century concrete brutalist architecture. This is the famous Rotaprint Eckturm.

Accidental Brutalism in Berlin: The Raw Charm of the Rotaprint Eckturm

Berlin (category)
8 min read
15/07/202628/07/2026

From July 10 to 26, 2026, this hidden architecture becomes the canvas for the exhibition Dark Rooms Veins. Stripping away film nostalgia, the project explores the raw, structural anatomy of the cinema building itself. And I was there on the opening day, and I loved what I saw, so let me go through the concept behind the exhibition, the artists, and how you can visit it.

Dark Rooms Veins 2026: Exploring Berlin’s Secret Underground Cinema Exhibition

Berlin (category)
7 min read
10/07/202620/07/2026

When I ask people about Berlin’s green spaces, most of them mention Tempelhofer Feld or Treptower Park. However, tucked away in the Schöneberg lies a hidden gem that offers an entirely different kind of outdoor experience: Natur-Park Südgelände. And I believe more people should know about this unique blend of history and wilderness.

Exploring Natur-Park Südgelände: Berlin’s Unique Blend of Rail, Art, and Wilderness

Berlin (category)
8 min read
22/03/202627/05/2026