The Boulevard der Stars (“Avenue of the Stars”) is a continuously growing monument in honor of famous German personalities from the film and television industry. The monument is located near the Berlin–Mitte square Potsdamer Platz and extends along Potsdamer Straße from Potsdamer Platz to Ben-Gurion-Straße. In front of some buildings, it is widened on both sides. read more…
The Borsig Villa Reiherwerder is a former country house belonging to the Borsig family of Berlin entrepreneurs. It is located on the 12.37-hectareReiherwerder peninsula on the northwest shore of Lake Tegel, which is part of the Berlin district of Reinickendorf. Today, along with the neighboring buildings, it belongs to the Foreign Service Academy of the Federal Foreign Office, where all members of the middle, senior, and higher Foreign Service have been trained since the beginning of 2006. The villa itself serves as a guest house for the Federal Foreign Office. Directly north of the villa, facing the water, is a neo-Baroque garden (Garden monument of the Borsig Country House). The entire grounds are not open to the public. read more…
Welthauptstadt Germania, or World Capital Germania, was the projected renewal of the German capital Berlin during the Nazi period, as part of Adolf Hitler‘s vision for the future of Nazi Germany after the planned victory in World War II. It was to be the capital of his planned “Greater Germanic Reich“. Albert Speer, the “first architect of the Third Reich”, produced many of the plans for the rebuilt city in his capacity as overseer of the project, only a small portion of which was realised between the years 1938 and 1943. read more…
The Schwules Museum (English: Gay Museum) in Berlin, Germany, is a museum and research centre with collections focusing on LGBTQ+ history and culture. It opened in 1985 and it was the first museum in the world dedicated to gay history. read more…
The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2024 (stylised as UEFA EURO 2024) or simply Euro 2024, is the the 17th edition of the UEFA European Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the European men’s national teams of its member associations. Germany hosts the tournament, which is scheduled to take place from 14 June 2024 to 14 July 2024, and the winner will later compete in the 2025 CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions against the 2024 Copa América winner. The tournament comprises 24 teams, with Georgia the only team making their European Championship finals debut. read more…
