In Berlin, history is not only visible but felt. Here, the sheer brute force of history drove a deep twisting furrow through Berlin's heart, a harsh line edged by the former death strip along the old East - West border.

From the foundation to the creation as the capital of Prussia, from the dark chapter of the Third Reich to the reunification - Berlin has experienced a lot.
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The traces of Berlin's more recent history are not only ever present in people's memories, but have been etched into the cityscape - with the Berlin Wall both symbolic of that history and a main orientation point in it.
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Berlin's history with all its changes is told in many museums that focus on different aspects.
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Today Berlin takes the responsibility and develops memorials beside the few preserved wall fragments with caution. That Berlin and Germany surrender its dark sides of the history shows the Holocaust Memorial directly situated at Brandenburg gate.
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After the reunification Berlin had a historically unique opportunity and challenge to revive the lost and forgotten centre. This was a social and architectural experimentation - the names of the architects, from Alvar Aalto to Peter Zumthor, read like a "who's who" of contemporary architecture.
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Berlin's history is held on just as the present in numerous literary works in which the city and her unique atmosphere are alive. The city is also home of a lively literature scene.
A choice of literature about Berlin is listed

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