Berlin has gone through a truly remarkable resurgence. After the destruction of World War II, postwar division and the crushing repression of the communist regime, fresh crops of skyscrapers, clubs, boutiques, parks and gardens sprouted in the wake of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. As Berliners reclaimed both halves of their capital, Berlin bloomed into Europe’s coolest city. However, Berlin’s dark history has not been forgotten. It is remembered at sights such as the bombed ruin of the neo-Romanesque Kaiser Wilhelm ... (more)