In Search Of Berlin

In Search Of Berlin: The Story of A Reinvented City | John Kampfner

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I've taken my time with this one, and added lots of places to my wishlist for a return visit to Berlin. Including the pictured museum, Berggruen, filled with modern art.

(Picture from Wikipedia)

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charl08

In Search Of Berlin: The Story of A Reinvented City | John Kampfner

The Käthe Kollwitz Museum combined her art with her political activism. It was housed in a building next to the Literaturhaus on Fasanenstrasse, one of Charlottenburg's most elegant buildings on one of its most elegant streets; both opened at roughly the same time and share a similar history. ... with one of the district's most refined cafes and courtyards.

I went here! Fascinating museum #Berlin (not my pic)

Leftcoastzen I would love to go there! 4mo

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charl08

In Search Of Berlin: The Story of A Reinvented City | John Kampfner

Werner Hegemann, in his 1930 book, Das Steinerne Berlin (Berlin of stone), described the city as the largest tenement in the world. He drew a straight line between city planning, impoverishment and susceptibility to dictatorship.

Unsurprisingly, his books were publicly burned by the Nazis in 1933.

julesG @TrishB - for your upcoming trip? 4mo

TrishB Sounds interesting! Have put on list and any other recommendations welcome 😁 @julesG 4mo

charl08 @TrishB just NF or fiction set there too? 4mo

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TrishB Either 😁 then I have a list to pick from! 4mo

charl08 I liked this NF too.