Berlin's History

775 years of Berlin – this the unique history of the city. Barring the dire setbacks caused by the horrors of the Nazi period, Berlin has experienced a continuous historical development into a city of diversity, enjoying worldwide respect and appreciation.

Berlin's history in chapters:

• From the founding of Berlin (1183) to Queen Luise († 1810)
• German Revolutionary Period (1830s - 1870s) and German Empire (1871 - 1918)
• End of the Imperial German Reich (1918) and the “Golden Twenties” 
• Nazi Government of the Reich (1933-1945) and the Second World War (1939-1945)
• Four Power Status and Reconstruction of Berlins (1945-1950s)
• The Berlin Wall and the “Cold War” (1961-1989)
• Living in a Divided City: West-Berlin
• East-Berlin
• Reunited Berlin (1990- today)