The online database Berlin-Bibliography, which is provided by the Center of Berlin Studies at the Central and Regional Library Berlin, contains bibliographical references to literature (monographs and articles) about Berlin from 1985 onwards. Predecessors of this database are printed series, that were published in both parts of the divided city of Berlin:
[Unser] Berlin [Hauptstadt der DDR] in Buch und Zeitschrift / Stadtbibliothek Berlin
Berlin-Bibliographie / Historische Kommission zu Berlin
Berlin Wall fragment at Bernauer Straße (Picture by A. Genest)
The image most people have of the Berlin Wall today is based on this view of its western face, covered in graffiti and drawings. From the East-German point of view, it was the last in a series of insurmountable obstacles, cordoned off and concealed from sight.
A new online documentation “Memorial Landscape of the Berlin Wall” is provided by the Dept. of Conservation at Brandenburg University of Technology that strives to fill in this gap between image and reality, a reality that has become history and is nearly not visible today in downtown Berlin.
The interactive map is going to be released also in an English version.
Heritage Open Days are an annual celebration of architecture and culture that allows visitors free access to historical landmarks that are usually not open to the public. It also includes tours, events and activities related to architecture and culture.
This year’s European Heritage Day in Germany (Tag des offenen Denkmals) is themed Places of contemplation and prayer- historical religious buildings.
The Berlin Monuments Day puts an additional focus on modern architecture and especially on Berlin Postwar architecture as a testimony of the division of the city and the competition between the political systems in the East and West.
The Bauhaus Archive shows the Exhibiton: Berlin Settlements from the 1920s - UNESCO World Heritage Nominations and organizes guided tours.
National Open Monuments Day Germany: September 09 2007
Berlin Monuments Day: September 08/09 2007
The 50th anniversary of the International Building Exhibition in 1957 is accompanied by plenty of public lectures, films, exhibitions and book releases. Our tip for the month of June should lead you off the beaten tourists tracks to discover modern architecture in its historical setting.
- - until July, 31
The Exhibition Development of the Hansaviertel and Hansaviertel Quarter Today, Historical Photographs of the Old Hansaviertel and the New Construction Site in the subway station Hansaplatz
- - until June, 30
Hansa-Library Architecture and People : Modernism from Inside. A presentation of Jovis Publishing House on Mawa-Design Resopal, Bauhaus Dessau
- - until July, 15
“The City of Tomorrow“ An Archaeological Approach to Hansaviertel Berlin at the Academy of Arts, Hanseatenweg in Berlin with an exhibition, films and a conference. A book will be published in autumn 2007.
- - until October, 31
An exhibition about the Old Hansaviertel from 1877 bis 1944 at Kaiser-Friedrich-Memorial-Church, Händelallee 20
- - July, 8
An exhibition about the New Hansaviertel Seen Through the Eyes of Artists of the 50ies and 60ies at St. Ansgar-Church, Hansaplatz, daily from noon until 4 pm
The names of 14 Berlin subway stations form our greeting card for you. It is the aim of the riddle to find out the names of these stations. Please, send us your solution until December, 31st 2006, 24.00 CET via Mail. The first three people sending the correct answer as well as that person who reaches us from the most distant place – therefore please tell us your residence - could choose between the following prizes:
Thanks to the initiative of the Berlin citizen Mirko Tamkus 26 historical Berlin maps in the time from 1738 until 1989 are accessible to the public at Berlin city map archive.
The navigation of the scans is very comfortable and completed by an index of streetnames.
When you enter the name of a street all those maps are listed where this street could be found. But the index partly seems to be incomplete and still work in progress.
A new map shows building damages in Berlin at the end of Worldwar II. Also an archive of photographs is under construction. Beyond that the offer is supplemented by
a Newsletter, bibliographical references and a linklist.
The Berliner Adressbücher (Berlin Street Directories) that were published from 1799 until 1943, are an important source for topographical and biographical research. They are accessible online free of charge and as microfiches in several Berlin libraries (eg. Staatsbibliothek and Center of Berlin-Studies in the Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin). Apart from
the heads of a household registered for one address, you can find companies (industry, trade) and public facilities. It is possible to figure out to which postal or assessment area the address you are searching for once belonged
