West Berlin

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

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

Located just outside the modern city limits, on the banks of the Havel River, stands a uniquely preserved piece of this history: the Grenzturm Niederneuendorf. This former command post, once the nerve center for a critical stretch of the border, offers a rare and deeply personal look at the reality of life under surveillance. The structure of the GDR’s border regime and the desperate attempts of those who sought freedom.

Grenzturm Niederneuendorf: Step Inside One of the Last GDR Command Posts Near Berlin

Berlin (category)
9 min read
06/10/202527/10/2025

Berlin pulsates with relentless energy and artistic innovation, constantly offering new experiences to those willing to explore. Yet, even here, some opportunities are unique. Some are like fleeting moments that capture the city's transient beauty. One such must-see event currently captivating the German capital is The Dark Rooms Hotel, an immersive art exhibition transforming a lost place of the city into a realm of sensory exploration.

Berlin’s Most Enigmatic Art Event: Step Inside the Shadows of The Dark Rooms Hotel

Berlin (category)
7 min read
22/04/202523/04/2025

In the aftermath of World War II, Berlin became a city split in two—a concrete sign of the ideological divide between East and West. This short video, Life in POSTWAR BERLIN before the WALL, which I found on the BBC Archive YouTube page, explores the stark differences in the quality of life between East and West Berlin and the invisible boundary between them.

Berlin’s Divided Heart: Stories of Resilience and Resistance

Berlin (category)
4 min read
15/04/202426/04/2024