A group of activists failed in their attempt to dismantle Berlin’s most controversial Holocaust memorial. They were upset that the provocative sculpture originally contained the ashes of victims of ...

Anyone who was in Berlin in the summer of 1995 will probably remember it for the rest of their lives: how the Reichstag — the seat of the German parliament — disappeared. Not blown up, not demolished, ...

Years ago, when I got my history degree, I said to myself, “I’d better get a business degree, too, so I have some useful knowledge.” But of course since then I’ve come to appreciate the value of ...

28 x 21.5 cm. (11 x 8.5 in.) - Galerie Guy Pieters, Knokke. - Purchased from the above by the present owner in 2022, since then property Switzerland. There are few buildings that have undergone such ...

It’s difficult to find a destination that has had more wild swings in fortune and history than Berlin. The capital of Germany has played host to years of unfettered creativity and to some of ...

The cold-blooded killing of campaigner Charlie Kirk on a university campus in Utah should have been a moment of shared grief ...

The artist Christo, who for 20 years has been vainly seeking to “wrap” the Reichstag, Berlin’s past and future seat of parliament, says there’s a “great indication” he’ll win approval for the project.

For tourists unaware of history, the restored Reichstag building in Berlin, which reopened to the public in 1999, was just a new dome to climb. Years ago, when I got my history degree, I said to ...