— -- For nearly half a century the tallest building in Berlin has been a relic of its Soviet past. The Park Inn, a slender glass and concrete hotel in Alexanderplatz, was erected in the late 1960 ...

Alfred Doblin’s 1929 novel ’Berlin Alexanderplatz’ was a seminal work that cast its lot in with the German underclass just when the fast-growing Nazi party was elaborating the myth of the master race.

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. In the shadow of the Soviet-era Fernsehturm, or television tower, Alexanderplatz is one of Berlin’s less celebrated ...

In a radical departure, the latest cinema adaptation of Alfred Döblin's great Weimar-era novel updates the story with an African refugee as the protagonist. In Alfred Döblin's 1929 novel Berlin ...

As security becomes increasingly prioritized by German politicians, Berlin's Alexanderplatz has been dubbed one of the capital's most dangerous spots. DW's Kate Brady accompanied Berlin police on a ...

Berlin's transport authority BVG is also worried about the construction of the building, asking for clarification on whether they could run trains through the tunnel during construction. Developer ...

Steven Weintraub launched Collider in the summer of 2005. As Editor-in-chief, he has taken the site from a small bedroom operation to having millions of readers around the world. Over the years, he ...

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