Marx and Engels Forum is a small public park in the heart of Berlin. Named after two of the most famous and influential German philosophers, Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx, authors of The Communist Manifesto. The park was opened to the public in 1986. The statues found there used to have quite a significant location with the Palast der Republik, the German Democratic Republic’s parliament, on its back.
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Most people that visit Berlin know the history behind the wall that divided the city during the Cold War. But there is another historic wall waiting to be discovered in the middle of the town. This is the Old City Wall of Berlin that witnesses the medieval past of the city.
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There is one particular sculpture that caught my attention when I visited the Duomo di Milano for the first time. The piece is called St Bartholomew Flayed, and it was created by Marco d’Agrate back in 1562. And that skinless statue is so unusual that I had to research it and write this article with everything I know now about it.
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Where was Marlene Dietrich born in Berlin? Exploring the Rote Insel in Schöneberg ; She is the...
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Schöneberg Gasometer Climbing the Skeleton of Abandoned Gasworks ; Whenever we travel around...
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A Lenin Statue in Potsdam The statue that was left behind in the park ; It seems like the Lenin...
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Beer Belly of Ukraine One of the most unusual sights in Lviv ; Next to the Lviv town hall and the...
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Ruinenberg in Potsdam A visit to one of the lesser known historical locations in town ; Ruinenberg...
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Kunstautomat in Schöneberg Buying Small Artworks at an Art Vending Machine ; Schöneberg is one of...
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Checkpoint Bravo was the name of one of three Allied checkpoints used by the United States in the divided Germany and Berlin during the years after the Second World War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. Before 1969, this Checkpoint could be found on a bridge over the Teltow Canal. Still, it was moved to a different location called Albrechts Teerofen. In here, we will be talking about the original and abandoned Checkpoint Bravo.
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