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East Berlin in the 1980s: Photos from Gerd Danigel’s archive

Gerd Danigel photographed daily life in former East Berlin. Here are 12 photos of a forgotten city.

Ruins

The grandeur of decay: How to discover Berlin’s lost places

Photographer and urban explorer Martin Boemer photographs Berlin's eerie and beautiful abandoned lost places.

City planning

James Hobrecht: The man who built Berlin

James Hobrecht created the Berlin that we see today; read more about his story here.

Get in line!

Waiting in line: Berlin’s most legendary queues

Queues are an important part of life in Berlin. For Berghain, for basic public services, to get […]

Prost!

Drunk in Berlin: A hammered history from the Imperial Era to the Fall of the Wall

A look back at the many (many) ways Berliners have shared a drink, throughout the city's history. […]

Berlin

Stunning staircases: A guide to Berlin’s most amazing steps

Brutalist, Baroque, palatial, 'Plattenbau' - Berlin's architectural styles run the gamut, and the secret staircases across the […]

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