WWII
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There are several ruins from World War II in Berlin. Here are four of the most famous ones, and a fifth that was rebuilt as a memorial.
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Anhalter Bahnhof in Berlin was once one of the busiest train stations in the growing city. Today, it’s a reminder of the darkest period in Berlin’s history.
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The New Reich Chancellery was demolished after the war. However, in Berlin, you can still catch a glimpse of what may have been Hitler’s window.
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Concrete fragments from a WWII bunker in Tiergarten are scattered behind a flowerbed in Tiergarten. But who were using the bunker?
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The flak tower in Friedrichshain is hidden under a huge hill. Few people know this, but one of the gun towers stands out from the hill. Here’s how to find it.
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In just 90 minutes at the Wannsee Conference, a decision was made that led to the murder of millions of Jews during World War II.
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There is just as much history underground as above ground in Berlin. Berliner Unterwelten shows you the history, where the sun never shines.
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Berlin had three flak towers. They formed a triangle around the city center, and here are the locations of the flak towers today.
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Platform 17 at Grunewald S-Bahn Station is no longer in use. When it was, tens of thousands of Jews were sent to their deaths from this platform.
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The Soviet war memorial in Alt-Hohenschönhausen has changed over the years. The original memorial is gone, and the new one is over 50 years old.
