#berlinwall #berlinhistory #coldwar #eastgermany #westberlin #berlin #berlinlife #berlinstagram #history #historylovers #wallofberlin #berlinmemories #visitberlin #berlinphotography #berlinart #streetartberlin #eastsidegallery #coldwarhistory #historicberlin #germanyhistory

Did you know Johannes Daniel Falk, a satirical genius, penned "Denkwürdigkeiten der Berliner Charité" in 1797? His sharp wit critiqued societal norms, making waves in Enlightenment Berlin. (Q128988896) #Satire #Enlightenment #BerlinHistory

TIL that the final location of Kommune I is really close to my flat?! neat!

sadly i assume all remnants are gone by now, but i'd imagine if you peel back the wallpaper a bit you'd see some left...

#berlin #berlinhistory

If you've been to Berlin, you've probably passed through this popular intersection.

During the Cold War, these stations underneath the occupied East Germany were closed and sealed. They were known as "ghost stations."

#PotsdamerPlatz #Geisterbahnhof #BerlinHistory #GhostStation #Berlintour

The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor The Berlin Wall is a book that provides a history of the Berlin Wall, from its sudden construction in 1961 to its eventual fall in 1989.

East German border guards had orders to shoot escapees. Some did. Some didn't. Facing another man across barbed wire forces hard choices. The wall tested souls on both sides.
#HistoryBooks #BerlinHistory #MustRead
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The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor The Berlin Wall is a book that provides a history of the Berlin Wall, from its sudden construction in 1961 to its eventual fall in 1989.

East German border guards had orders to shoot escapees. Some did. Some didn't. Facing another man across barbed wire forces hard choices. The wall tested souls on both sides.
#HistoryBooks #BerlinHistory #MustRead

Tag der Erinnerung und Mahnung 2006 #politicalposter #berlinposter #tagdererinnerungundmahnung #tagdermahnung #b1009 #berlinhistory

Tag der Erinnerung und Mahnung

2006

#politicalposter #berlinposter #tagdererinnerungundmahnung #tagdermahnung #b1009 #berlinhistory

The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor The Berlin Wall is a book that provides a history of the Berlin Wall, from its sudden construction in 1961 to its eventual fall in 1989.

East German border guards had orders to shoot escapees. Some did. Some didn't. Facing another man across barbed wire forces hard choices. The wall tested souls on both sides.
#HistoryBooks #BerlinHistory #MustRead
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Stoppt die Mietenexplosion! Aktionstage 1991 #politicalposter #berlinposter #aktionstage #b2004 #b2904 #berlinhistory #mietzuschlag #mietenexplosion

Stoppt die Mietenexplosion! Aktionstage

1991

#politicalposter #berlinposter #aktionstage #b2004 #b2904 #berlinhistory #mietzuschlag #mietenexplosion

Cold War Conversations: The building of the Berlin Wall (263) From the moment East Germany was formed in 1949, many of its citizens chose to leave to start a new life in the West. By the mid-1950s, the trickle had turned into a flood as large numbers rejected...

64 years ago today in 1961 the #berlinwall was built

Listen to the story here pod.fo/e/152344

#Berlinermauer #coldwar #berlinhistory

Hotel Adlon isn’t just a hotel—it’s a ghost of empire, war, and rebirth. Built in 1907, burned in 1945, and reborn in 1997, it’s where opulence met apocalypse. Every gilded ceiling has seen something. If walls could talk… what would they say? 🏨✨ #BygoneEchoes #HotelAdlon #BerlinHistory

Between 1950 and 1990 U Bahnhof Eberswalder Strasse was known as U Bahnhof Dimitroffstraße. #berlin #berlinhistory

All photos via Wikipedia / Wikiwand.

Berlin 1965 (both east and west), from my grandfathers archives. #berlin #germany #germanhistory #berlinhistory #kodachrome

The Berlin Wall by Frederick Taylor The Berlin Wall is a book that provides a history of the Berlin Wall, from its sudden construction in 1961 to its eventual fall in 1989.

East German border guards had orders to shoot escapees. Some did. Some didn't. Facing another man across barbed wire forces hard choices. The wall tested souls on both sides. #HistoryBooks #BerlinHistory #MustRead
thisgrandpablogs.com/berlin-wall/

Der Bunker Club - Techno, Fetisch & Bananen im Bunker | Berliner Schnipsel FluxFM Berliner Schnipsel: Der Bunker in Mitte – von der dunklen Vergangenheit zum Techno-Club der 90er. Zusammen mit Matti Geyer entdecken wir Berlins verlorene Clubgeschichte.

Zwischen Techno-Exzessen & Kunsttempel: Der Bunker in der Reinhardtstraße ist ein Ort voller Mythen.

Von Gabber-Partys in den 90ern bis zur Boros Collection – @mattigeyer.bsky.social nimmt Euch mit hinter die Mauern.

#BerlinHistory #Clubkultur #BorosCollection

Children playing in the dismantled death zone of the Berlin wall, march 1990. Print for sale
#berlinwall #berlin #berlinhistory #historic #berlijnsemuur #germany90's #germanhistory #mauer #berlinmauer

Pretty cool bargain bin grab from Thalia Books.

#berlin #berlinhistory #theothersideofberlin #nowreading

Given the political winds in the world today, many could do worse than studying some history.

In Search of Berlin by @johnkampfner.bsky.social - highly recommended.

#goodreads #insearchofberlin #johnkampfner #berlin #greatreads #berlinhistory

1908 advertisement for Moslem Cigarettes, a brand of Problem Cigarettes, founded in 1889 in Berlin by Szlama Rochmann, a Jewish businessman (seen at the Werkbundarchiv - Museum der Dinge, Berlin)
#berlin #berlinhistory

Tranquil Garten Shadows • Jüdisches Museum, Berlin 🇩🇪
2016
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#berlinmuseum #jewishmuseumberlin #jüdischesmuseumberlin #berlinhistory #museumberlin #berlinarchitecture #biergarten #berlinphotography #urbanphotography #cityphotography #berlingermany #visitberlin #igersberlin #berlin

The last known building with WW2 shrapnel marks I’ve seen in Berlin. On Hamburger Straße nearby a church where Martin Luther King gave a sermon back in the day. #history. #berlinhistory #WWII

#BerlinHistory in the historic Nikolaiviertel! 🇩🇪

Urban archeology meets Cold War history - check out the "Made in East Germany" stamp on this original manhole cover. Little details tell a story of a divided city. Love finding these hidden gems in the cityscape! 🌆

@celiabedelia17.bsky.social

The First Days of Berlin Berlin is a city where history is always on the move. Since my first days here, almost two decades ago, the rapid change of landscape - both...

The first days of #Berlin wildwritinglife.blogspot.com/2024/06/the-... #berlinhistory #tacheles #wiedervereinigung