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Berlin Soviet Memorial: Treptower Park
by Felipe Tofani | May 8, 2020
The Berlin Soviet War Memorial in Treptower Park is the biggest of the three war memorials the USSR left in Berlin after the end of the Second World War. It was built to the design of the Soviet architect Yakov Belopolsky as a memorial for 5,000 of the 80,000 Soviet soldiers who died in the Battle of Berlin between April and May 1945. It opened four years after World War II on May 8, 1949, and it used to serve as the central war memorial in East Berlin.
Read MoreRuins of Yugoslavian Army Headquarters
by Felipe Tofani | Mar 19, 2020
It doesn’t look like much, but the building of the Yugoslav Ministry of Defence was considered to be a masterpiece of post-war architecture. Today, the building is better known as one of the most famous ruins of Yugoslavian history, and we went there to take a look at this vital piece of recent history.
Read MorePanorama of the Battle of Racławice in Wrocław
by Felipe Tofani | Jun 8, 2015
Panorama of the Battle of Racławice The only surviving Polish panorama painting left ; This large...
Read MoreGerman Russian Museum in Karlshorst
by Felipe Tofani | May 8, 2015
German Russian Museum in Karlshorst Where the unconditional surrender of the German Army was...
Read MoreMuseum of Armaments Poznan
by Felipe Tofani | Mar 18, 2015
Museum of Armaments Poznan You never saw a MIG from this close! ; Park Cytadela is a huge park...
Read MoreWinter at the largest Soviet Memorial in Berlin
by Felipe Tofani | Feb 6, 2015
When we moved to Berlin back in 2012, we didn’t know anything about soviet memorials. Nothing at...
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