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Did you know that a Berlin inventor once climbed up Berlin’s 141-metre tall radio tower carrying a car?

Feb 1, 2025 • The Berlin Companion

YOU ARE HERE: IN UNTER DEN LINDEN AT NOON

“It was noon sharp and all the pretty people in Berlin are taking their usual walk.

Aug 7 • The Berlin Companion

BERLIN CALENDAR: BULLETS OVER WANNSEE or WHO SHOT LITTLE CARLA?

Today in Berlin: 5 August 1952

Aug 4 • The Berlin Companion

A BLAST FROM THE PAST: FEUERWERKSREVOLUTION IN BERLIN

Berlin Calendar: 3 August, 1835

Aug 3 • The Berlin Companion

BERLIN CALENDAR: MISS POLLY'S LAST JUMP

This week in Berlin: 26 July, 1935

Jul 26 • The Berlin Companion

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A GOOD MAN IS GONE

Dec 10, 2025 • The Berlin Companion

FROM BELLE-ALLIANCE TO MEHRINGPLATZ or WHERE STREETS GET NEW NAMES

Feb 16 • The Berlin Companion

IT IS NOT WHAT YOU THINK: KIDS BATHING AT THE REICHSTAG

May 4, 2025 • The Berlin Companion

HIS SMALL EXCELLENCE BIDS FAREWELL

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