The creator of the Tiger Duck has died: Janosch passed away at the age of 95 in Tenerife
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Soccer trip to Istanbul: Experience the top teams of the Spanish league in a showdown in Turkey. There might even be a Clásico between Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Between February 2 and 6, 2027, the Supercopa de España will be held in Turkey for the first time. Participating teams include league champion FC Barcelona, runner-up Real Madrid, cup winner Real Sociedad...
The oldest “Berlin” in the world is in Schleswig-Holstein
We like to think of ourselves as the center of the world. That makes the realization all the more bitter: there’s another Berlin in Germany. It lies about 357 kilometers away, somewhere between Kiel and L...
In Berlin, the bells of Cologne Cathedral can be heard
When we think of the Reichstag, we think of the glass dome, a beautiful view over Berlin, heated debates, and maybe even graffiti. What we don’t think of: at 8:40 a.m., bells ring through the halls of the...
The Berlin tower where liquid lead fell 38 meters through the air and became ammunition
With its stucco-adorned old buildings and great secondhand shops, the Kaskelkiez exudes a super cozy vibe. And right in the middle of it all, a truly unique structure soars into the sky. Built in 1908, th...
Built for 3,500 people, around 12,000 sought shelter in this Berlin bunker at the end of the war; 84 years later, it is a museum that is open to visitors.
Anyone walking from Anhalter Bahnhof toward Schöneberger Straße finds themselves facing a windowless concrete block that defies any attempt at beautification. Between the ruins of Anhalter Bahnhof and Pot...
In 1705, Queen Sophie Charlotte died at the age of 36, and her husband named his Berlin palace after her; 321 years later, it still bears that name, and you can visit it
On February 1, 1705, Sophie Charlotte died in Hanover, where she was visiting her family. The Prussian queen was just 36 years old. Her husband, King Frederick I, (who had the famous Lost Amber Room built...
In 1900, Berlin’s greatest female photographer was born. Eighty-two years after her murder, we set out to trace her footsteps in the capital.
We walk through the Yva Arch between Hardenbergstraße and Kantstraße, passing under the tram viaduct. The passage is named after one of the most important Berlin photographers of the 20th century. Else...
In 1938, 18-year-old Helmut Newton fled Berlin; 88 years later, his hometown is showcasing his photos in a museum dedicated to him, which you can visit
We enter the Museum of Photography right behind Zoo Station. With our hands clasped behind our backs, we gaze at black-and-white images. They brim with unabashed emotion: defiant faces with eager eyes and...
120 years ago, the inventor of the building blocks built over 30 castles in Berlin. Twenty-two of them have survived to this day.
Anyone strolling through the streets of Lichterfelde-West might find themselves rubbing their eyes in disbelief. Amid well-maintained Wilhelminian-style villas, turrets, battlements, bay windows, and stee...