Not only for historians
Berlin is a rather young city in European comparison. Only in 1987 was its 750th anniversary celebrated on both sides of the Wall.
But what has the city experienced!
From an unimportant trading post situated at a ford across the Spree – in the middle of the “gritting sandbox of the empire”, Brandenburg – it first became an electoral residence city and then, from 1701, the capital of the Kingdom of Prussia.
After the end of the Napoleonic war, the city had to cope with a huge population explosion. Berlin became an industrial city – Siemens, AEG and Borsig started here in the middle of the 19th century.
With the foundation of the German Empire in 1871 Berlin became the capital of the German Empire and the most important metropolis in Germany. Already in 1880 Berlin had 1 million inhabitants, making it one of the largest cities in the world, along with London and Paris.
The upheavals of the 20th century, World War I, the conflict-laden Weimar Republic, the Nazi era, house fighting at the end of the war – Berlin was more or less destroyed by up to 95% – then reconstruction, the economic miracle in the western part, division, the Wall, reunification and now a population explosion again with all its advantages and disadvantages. This city never comes to rest.
During our Berlin historical walking tour through the old city centre, our historically educated guide unfolds the whole kaleidoscope of Berlin’s development from the beginnings to the present.
No historical layer is left out, the monuments, buildings, memorials and ruins shown speak their own language.
An exciting historical walkin tour with knowledgeable but also humorous guides, suitable not only for historians but also for all those who want to take a deep look into Berlin’s diverse, glorious but also painful past.
Key data:
- Type of Tour: Private wlaking tour exclusively for you (and your group)
- Appointment: upon consultation
- Duration: from 2 hrs.
- Starting Location: eg. your hotel, airport or any other location suitable for you
- Number of pers.: max 20 Pers., for more than 20 pers you will need more guides
- languages: dt., engl., span., ital., french – mor languages upon request
Please contact us here:
- Tel.: 030 61 30 58 61
- Email: info@berlin-tour-and-guide.de