Berlin Photo Gallery

After the foundation of the German Reich in 1871, Berlin progressed quickly to become Germany’s largest industrial and cultural centre. The Second World War had a devastating effect on Berlin and led to the destruction of large parts of the city. Subsequent political developments divided the country and its capital: The building of the Wall in 1961 drastically and brutally completed this separation.

The Wall did not come down again until 1989, when the people from West and East Berlin were finally reunited. Berlin, the country’s largest city, has once again become the capital of a united Germany.