In the Stolpersteine in the footpaths outside many buildings in Berlin are such simple but…
Category: Berlin
A month in Berlin
Ernst Thalmann
Ernst Thalmann was the leader of the German Communist Party who was shot in 1944…
Cultural ignorance
My search for significant street art in Berlin took me to Cuvrystrasse in Kreuzberg. I…
Alois Senefelder, founder of lithography
The next closest U-bahn stop to where we are staying is Senefelderplatz. Named after the…
Round Heads by Nomad
Round heads by Nomad The artist ‘Nomad’ uses a pictogram style in his painting “Rounded…
The Lads by London Police
The Lads by London Police The London Police have a very distinctive style ( http://bit.ly/R0fAeM…
Austronaut / Cosmonaut by Victor Ash
Astronaut / Cosmonaut by Victor Ash One of the murals I was determined to see…
Yellow Man
Yellow man, Street art in Kreuzberg“Yellow Man” is a painting by the twins Otavio and…
Rundblickbeobachtungsturm
Rundblickbeobachtungsturm Down a side street off the busy commercial hub of Potsdamer Platz is this…
Neue Wache
Neue Wache Originally a guardhouse in the 1800s, Neue Wache ( or New Guardhouse )…