City planners rushed to erase divisions between East and West Berlin after the wall came down in 1989. But the fate of communist-era buildings can still provoke friction a quarter-century later.

Tacheles was once one of dozens of decaying buildings in East Berlin occupied by artists, anarchists and bohemians after the Wall fell in 1989. Skip to content All Sections ...

The arts were a source of pride for both East Germans and Russians, as well as a political tool. East Berlin's cultural reconstruction culminated in the 1955 reopening of the city’s State Opera ...

Born and bred in Berlin , WOLF JOBST SIEDLER was arrested for anti-Nazi activities and spent three years as a prisoner of war. He served for a while as German secretary for the Congress of ...

The third tallest building in Berlin, a 142 meters high-rise by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), is expected to be completed by 2023. Located close to the Warschauer station and the Mercedes-Benz Arena ...

Germany's capital Berlin is marking the 72nd anniversary of the uprising that saw more than a million people stand up against ...

Communist East Germany closed its border in Berlin on Aug. 13, 1961, when it erected a wall that eventually turned into an increasingly elaborate fortification snaking through the city and around ...

Berlin is transforming its historic buildings into brand-new night clubs, including an abandoned airport canteen and a former chemical weapons lab.