Archive for the ‘History Berlin’ Category
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012
Well over a third of the ‘Linke’ Party parliamentarians are currently actively being monitored by the country’s domestic intelligence agency the’ BfV’ -the domestic secret service or the ‘Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz’.
It has been reported and since admitted by the agency concerned that 27 of the Linke’s 76 MP’s it current considers ‘people of interest’ along with 11 Linke members serving in regional [...] Continue Reading…
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Tuesday, January 24th, 2012
Happy Birthday Frederick the Great – but you may well ask yourself also, who was actually Frederick the Great………and why …..’the Great’?
Today exactly 300 years ago a future enlightened ruler of what was then Prussia was born.
Frederick II – a brilliant military commander, a tolerant prince, a philosopher, a musician – and perhaps Europes first gay-monarch -take your pick- he [...] Continue Reading…
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Sunday, January 15th, 2012
Epitaph 1919 – by Bertolt Brecht
Red Rosa has also now disappeared
Where she lies is unknown
Because she told the truth to the poor
The rich have hunted her out of the world.
Epitaph for Karl Liebknecht – by Bertolt Brecht
Here lies
Karl Liebknecht
The fighter against war
When he was struck down
Our city still continued to stand.
Epitaph for Rosa Luxemburg – by Bertolt Brecht
Here lies buried
Rosa Luxemburg
A Jewess [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: Bertolt Brecht, die linke, Epitaph 1919 - by Bertolt Brecht, Epitaph for Rosa Luxemburg - by Bertolt Brecht, gegenBANKENmacht, KPD in Berlin, opportunist SPD, rosa luxemburg & karl liebknecht remembered in berlin, Rosa Luxemburg and Karl Liebknecht, rosa luxemburg demo in berlin, „RAGE against the Capitalist Machine“, „RAGE against the Capitalist Machine“ Berlin
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Friday, January 13th, 2012
Frederick the Great by Anton Graff – from Wikipedia
Frederik the Great’, aka Friedrich der Große is justifiably almost synonymous with Berlin – he created his great palace with the baroque gardens ‘Sanssouci’ [no worries!] in Potsdam just outside Berlin.
This year 2012 will the 300th anniversary of his birth – his’ Jubiläumsjahr’- and there will be great celebrations in Berlin but especially in the [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: 300 year Friedrich celebrations, 300th Anniversary of a Great German Ruler, Celebrate 'Friedrich300', frederick the great berlin, Friedrich der Große, intellectually challenged George W. Bush, Potsdam, Yurp
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The old West side of Berlin, which was the most celebrated attraction of the city not long ago, has lost importance among the younger audience.
The Kurfürstendamm, or ku’damm as it is called, has approximately four kilometers long and still houses many shops of famous brands, interesting restaurants, a plethora of bars and cafes, cinemas, theatres, a shopping mall-the Europe Center, several magazines [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: berlin aquarium, berlin world war, berlin zoo, breitschedplatz, breitschedplatz berlin, gedaechtniskirche, gedaechtniskirche berlin, grosser stern, kaiser wilhelm memorial church, ku'damm, Kurfürstendamm, memorial church berlin, west berlin, western berlin, world war 2, World War II, zoological gardens, zoologische garten
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Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
Anyone who knows any 20th century history knows the plight of many European ethnic groups, and none is more documented than the plight of the Jews murdered during the WW2 holocaust. In order to remember this history, the ‘Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe’ was built between 2003 and 2005 in the center of Berlin, and [...] Continue Reading…
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Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011
The picture above shows the 17 meter-high steel monument by night – illuminated by internal neon lights along its wavy silhouette on the corner of the Wilhelmstraße and the ‘An der Kolonnade’ in Berlin-Mitte. It stands proudly, defiantly and fittingly right in front of the old Hitlerite ‘Neue Reichskanzle’.
The official inauguration of this timely monument took place 2 weeks ago on [...] Continue Reading…
Tags: anti-nazi Georg Elser, Berlin photo, Georg Elser - German Patriot - monument in Berlin by night, georg elser denkmale, Hitler’s assassin, Rolf Hochhuth, Secretary for Culture André Schmitz, Ulrich Klages
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Sunday, November 20th, 2011
To start your Berlin journey by the old east side of Berlin is the best option. There is much to see, to know and to be enchanted.
The city bus number 100 can be useful for the first recognition of the city: it passes almost all the old eastern attractions and facilitates the location of museums, art galleries, monuments and theaters.
The Haus am [...] Continue Reading…
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Thursday, November 10th, 2011
If Berlin was already a curious city before the fall of the wall and the reunification of the two Germanys, today it is undoubtedly one of the most interesting capitals to visit. Despite its history, Berlin is gaining a new face.
The old solid forms are getting, gradually, shades of modernity and transparency – a lot of transparency. The new architecture of the [...] Continue Reading…
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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Bust of George Elser by sculptor Kay Winkler - in front the Federal Ministry of the Interior Berlin – foto Wikipedia – source RUTHERFORD
Johann Georg Elser, the unsung German hero who paid with his life attempting to assassinate Hitler in 1938 was commemorated today in Berlin, the 8th of November – the same day in which he left a bomb at a Nazi rally 73 [...] Continue Reading…
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Saturday, November 5th, 2011
For decades, nothing happened – now everything is proceeding very fast in deed.!
This above picture – taken today Saturday 5th of November – shows that the roof and the walls are now installed at what will eventually become the completely new S-Bahn and regional district trains station called ‘Ostkreuz’
Because of its ailing and rusty equipment had been held together only by rust, Berliners have [...] Continue Reading…
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