memorial

You can still see the tall gothic tower of St. Nicholas Church from almost anywhere in Hamburg. But this Gothic Revival church doesn’t mark the skyline of the city like it used to when it was the tallest construction on Earth, from 1874 to 1876. Nowadays, the church is the second-tallest structure in Hamburg and a memorial to everything that happened during the Second World War.

The View from St. Nicholas Church in Hamburg

Germany (category), Hamburg (category)
8 min read
14/12/201717/03/2026

The Parliament of Trees: Where Nature Remembers the Berlin Wall

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

Many people believed that it was impossible for Germans to resist the Nazi dictatorship, war propaganda and the deportation of Jewish people. However, a street protest in 1943 showed that resistance was possible and that it could be successful. Then the Rosenstrasse Protest happened.

The Rosenstrasse Protest Memorial: Unyielding Women, Unbroken Spirits

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
9 min read
06/04/201512/03/2024

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