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In 1974, the German photographer set out to convey the truth about how people really lived in the communist GDR – depicting her fellow citizens with a ‘timeless coolness’

Berlin Wall, 1986 (via here)

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Last week’s closing of Kunsthaus Tacheles - Berlin’s derelict artists’ squat - marked the end of an era for the city’s alternative art scene....

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In 1971, my parents and I visited East Berlin shortly after my 13th birthday. The adventure was on a whim, but the experience was a “life changer.” If my memories of the city were not s…

In the summer of 1969 when this photograph was taken, the Television Tower was almost complete. (It was opened on 3rd October). The dome of Berlin Cathdedral can be seen, as well as the spire of St Mary's Chruch and, in the middle distance, the House of the Teachers and its Congress Hall also built in the 1960's. The photograph was taken from the roof of the Interhotel Berolina (built 1961-3, demolished 1996).

East Germany ceased to exist following the 1989 revolution and the fall of the Berlin Wall. But did the former communist country help shape today's Germany? The answer is yes, and Chancellor Merkel is a big reason why.

Konsum grocery store, corner of Karl-Marx-Allee and Strasse der Pariser Kommune. This store specialized in "Fruits and vegetables from the People's Republic of Poland". Scanned from an Ektachrome slide

THE BERLIN WALL , THEN AND NOW .