Read more about the article Where the Generals Lay
Constructing meaning.

Where the Generals Lay

Die Ruhestätte der Feldherren

The Berlin Wall ran ruthlessly through everything – homes, city squares and even burial grounds. One of these was the Prussian-era Invalidenfriedhof.

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Messages against gentrification started proliferating throughout Neukölln in 2011. - by SL Wong

Yuppies – Out!

Yuppies – Raus!

The first street demonstration in Berlin we attended in 2009 was against gentrification, especially in Kreuzberg and Mitte. But it wasn't until 2011 that our neighbourhood of Neukölln came under…

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This pair of statues flanked broad steps leading to the fountain in Körnerpark. - by SL Wong

Superboy

Superboy

What's art, what's defacement? It's definitely defacement when it is a monument. Still, the paintwork on these Körnerpark statues evoked another image for me ..

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The Hunt

Die Jagd

This is a story of a waterlily pond, a frog and a snake. It is full of action, menace and suspense. Luckily, there is a happy ending although one party does look foolish.

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Read more about the article The See-Through Dome
The Reichstag building is defined by its magnificent dome. - by SL Wong

The See-Through Dome

Die Durchsichtige Kuppel

To tourists, the Reichstag building is defined by its magnificent dome, which is one of Berlin's most popular attractions. I went there countless times with my visitors, joining hour-long queues…

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It keeps snowing and snowing .. - by SL Wong

First Snow

Der Erste Schnee

I was inordinately excited at my first Berlin snowfall. Perhaps because it happened in November when we were told it doesn't normally snow till January. Perhaps it was because November was a mere month after we had relocated.

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'Knee over socks' - a Berlin thing? - by SL Wong

Berlin Socks

Berlin Socken

The shop label described the pair of long socks in the best Berlin English as ‘knee over socks’. I thought I would buy myself a pair of those that first Winter ..

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Syrian Sweets

Syrische Süßigkeiten

Like a beacon, Konditerei Al-Iman drew us indoors to warm our bodies and sweeten our palates with tantalising desserts from Syria, Lebanon and Palestine.

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Berlin Block (for Charlie Chaplin) by Richard Serra. - by SL Wong

Berlin Block

Berlin Block

Tilted awkwardly "as if Chaplin was turning on his shoe", this 77-ton Richard Serra 'Berlin Block' is both a tribute to the comedian and a comment on the Cold War…

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Hannah Arendt is honoured on a Berlin street-name bordering the Holocaust Memorial (inset). by SL Wong

Evil According to Hannah Arendt

Das Böse nach Hannah Arendt

I became attracted to Hannah Arendt in 2011, whilst visiting an exhibition on the trial of Nazi Adolf Eichmann. Eichmann was tried – and hanged – for his role in the Holocaust.

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