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Forgotten Secrets of West Berlin

Forgotten Secrets of West Berlin

Less than 150 years ago, West Berlin was a sleepy suburb, far removed from the rest of the city. As Berlin grew, the West quickly gentrified and its short history is filled with glamour and decadence. West Berlin forced its way into the forefront of world consciousness as an isolated island of democracy in a sea of socialism.

Since the fall of the Wall, the long history, architecture and characters that define life on the “other” side of the city seem to have been forgotten. Make no mistake; this half of the metropolis is packed full of affluent suburbs, Cold War isolation, the iconic Potsdamer Platz, and the infamous nightlife of the Golden Twenties brought to life by Christopher Isherwood’s novels and immortalized by the hit film Cabaret. Let us show you the many faces of West Berlin.

Topics and sights include:

  • Berlin Zoo (the zoo and troubled train station)
    • The Invention of the Currywurst
      • Kurfürstendamm Boulevard
        • Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church
          • KaDeWe
            • Berlin Stock Exchange
              • Amerika Haus
                • Theater des Westerns
                  • Delphi Cinema
                    • Breitscheidplatz
                      • Europa Center
                        • Two ‘crimes of the century’ on Wittenbergplatz
                          • Kulturforum
                            • Potsdamer Platz
                              • Berlin State Library
                                • Jewish Switzeralnd
                                  • Café des Westerns
                                    • The Legacy of Benno Ohensorg and Rudi Dutschke
                                      • Fasanenstrasse Synagogue
                                        • The allied occupation of Berlin
                                          • The showroom of the West