In divided Germany, Museum Island landed in East Berlin, under the control of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The communist state "simply didn't have the resources for reconstruction after 1945.

Standing as a testimony to Europe's architectural and cultural developments, the historical complex of museum buildings ... In divided Germany, Museum Island landed in East Berlin, under the ...

They took refuge in bombed-out buildings ... sheltered island.”Credit...Leonie and Walter Frankenstein, via Jewish Museum Berlin Mr. Frankenstein’s time underground began in February 1943 ...

Several attractions, such as the Brandenburg Gate, Tiergarten and the shopping street, Friedrichstraße, hover near the Unter den Linden ... an island on the Spree River. One such museum is ...

Berlin is not the kind of city you simply tick off your travel list. It’s a place that pulls you in, gets under your skin, and makes you want to stay a little longer than you planned. Whether it’s ...

Neuschwanstein Castle is a fairytale castle that can be visited from Munich on a day trip. Here are 5 Bavarian Castles that ...

Central Berlin was in ruins after the Red Army completed the Allied victory over Nazi Germany in an intense fight for the ...

The only two surviving buildings from Terminal Island’s days as a thriving Japanese American fishing village in the early 1900s have been placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation ...

When the American president announced damaging international trade tariffs, officials in Germany again made their displeasure known. For the third time in as many months, Berlin suddenly finds ...