The Stasi, acronym for Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (Ministry of State Security) was created in February 1950 and was the main security and espionage organization of the former GDR). The Stasi…
The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer) was a city wall that divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989 during the Cold War years. Built on 13th August 1961, it was intended to separate…
The Pergamon Museum, or Pergamonmuseum, is located on Berlin’s Museum Island and was built from 1910 to 1930. The Pergamon Museum was severely damaged during the air attack on Berlin…
It is one of the most famous squares in Berlin, as well as the largest. The square in the medieval period was used as a market for livestock. It owes its…
The Gedächtniskirche was the symbolic center of West Berlin during the Cold War and is a monument celebrating peace and reconciliation. Built between 1891 and 1895 in neo-Romanesque style in…
The origin of Nuremberg dates back to 1050 while between 1400 and 1600 the city lived its period of greatest splendor, with the birth of many commercial and craft activities. …
Regensburg, which means fortress on the Regen, is located in the middle of Bavaria and its current name is to be attributed to the Celtic name “Radasbona” concerning a nearby…
Konstanz is located on the northwestern shore of Lake Constance (on the border with Switzerland) and is crossed by the Rhine. Spared from the bombings of the Second World War…
Munich is the capital of Bavaria and is located on the banks of the river Isar. After Berlin and Hamburg it is the third largest city in Germany and has about…
A place of historical memory is the imposing Monument to the Battle of the Nations, located in the southern district of Probstheida, which recalls the bitter fighting between the Allied…