Brandenburg Gate
Home team
: Berlin Thunder
Stadium : Jahn
Stadion
A divided city for
45 tense years, Berlin today is
reclaiming its historic position as
capital of a united Germany. Established
as a trading settlement on the banks of
the Spree River in the early 13th
century, the village of Berlin merged
with neighbouring Kölln in 1470 to
become the seat of the ruling
Hohenzollern family. Beginning in 1701 as
the capital of the kingdom of Prussia,
the city developed into a prosperous
commercial and cultural centre with a
rapidly growing population. Berlin became
the capital of the united German Empire
in 1871 and capital of the Republic in
1919. Virtually destroyed by Allied
bombing raids during World War II, Berlin
was divided after the war into four
zones: American, British, French, and
Soviet. The escalation of East-West
tensions in the 1950s led to a divided
city, culminating in the construction of
the ominous 29-mile-long Berlin Wall in
1961.
During more than
four decades of physical and political
division, the two Berlins developed into
strikingly different cities. West Berlin
established a central business district
around the Kurfürstendamm, a lively
boulevard lined with shops, restaurants,
and art galleries. Ambitious young West
Germans migrated to the city, whose
wartime destruction was gradually
transformed into a modern urban centre.
In contrast, East Berlin, the new capital
of East Germany, became a stark symbol of
the Communist regime. Its wide boulevards
showcased military processions rather
than luxury goods. But with the collapse
of the East German government in November
1989 and the joyous dismantling of the
Berlin Wall, Berlin is again a united
city, capital of a united nation.
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