Berlin (ots) - 2015 will be a year for sport and culture in Berlin. The city will host many international sporting events, with the highlight being the UEFA Champions League football final at Berlin's Olympic Stadium. Culture lovers will be treated to quality exhibitions exploring different periods of cultural history from the Renaissance to the 20th century. Berlin, the City of Sport Football fans can look forward to ...
Berlin (ots) - When the GDR government convened a press conference for the 9 November 1989, no one expected that there would be crowds pushing through the border crossings towards West Berlin just four hours later. And if spokesman Günter Schabowski had been better prepared and not gotten confused by reporter questions, that night would probably have taken a different ...
Berlin (ots) - The countdown is on. From 7-9 November, 8,000 illuminated balloons will change Berlin's face. They will line a "Lichtgrenze" (border of light) along the former path of the Berlin Wall from Bornholmer Straße, past Brandenburg Gate and Checkpoint Charlie. Residents will reminisce, while visitors will ...
Berlin (ots) - Pecking your own piece of the original Berlin Wall is still possible even a quarter century after the Fall of the Wall, which Berlin celebrates with his guests from 7th till 9th November 2014. The special 'wallpecker' package from the Westin Grand in Berlin-Mitte is just one of the numerous package ...
Berlin (ots) - Stand right on the spots where history was made: that's on the agenda for those coming to Germany's reunited capital 7-9 November to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. "Even in this age of virtual reality, people want to see the actual spots where history was made," comments ...
Berlin (ots) - The Berlin Wall has long been torn down. But there are still original pieces 25 years after the fall. In Berlin-Teltow you can even paint on them yourself. Elmar Prost clearly has a lot of fun giving visitors tours through his Wall parkas he goes through a gap between two colourfully painted Wall pieces. Up until 25 years ago, these divided East and West Berlin from each other. There were no gaps and no possibility of getting through them. Now they are ...
Berlin (ots) - The German capital is expecting a large number of visitors to descend on the city to mark the twenty-fifth anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. "Guests want to experience first- hand how Berlin and its people have taken advantage of the historic opportunity given to them a quarter century ago", ...
