Probably best that I waited on this one as East German Modern by Hans Engels has now been discounted heavily.
East German military engineers performing maintenance on a MiG-21 fighter.
The East German Air Force (Luftstreitkräfte der Nationalen Volksarmee – LSK) operated as a well trained and well equipped division of the National People’s Army (NPA or Nationalen Volks…
More than just East Berlin, East Germany is home to several lesser-known destinations worth checking out thanks to their architecture and DDR history.
A fascinating collection of photographs of East German steam locomotives behind the iron curtain in the 1970s.
The Berlin museum is a fascinating, if slightly contradictory, look back at life in the German Democratic Republic, capturing the ambiguities of the former communist state
East German MiG-29 fighter.
An architecture guide to East German shell construction. The East German engineer Ulrich Müther contributed an important chapter to the European history of shell construction. From 1963 on he realized pioneering shell constructions that rank among the classics of modernism and inspired architects from all over the world. The book can be understood as a classical architecture guide and furnishes a well-founded insight into the euphoric belief in progress that attended the building boom of the 1960s and 1970s. The buildings are portrayed with the aid of current photographs, plans, texts and project information.
Throughout history religion has sparked the creation of some of the world’s most beautiful architectural achievements. See how that tradition continues in AD’s survey of breathtaking contemporary houses of worship
Whether you're looking for nature or culture, monuments or mealtime, these unique day trips from Berlin are a seriously great way to round out your experience in Berlin, Germany.
