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From Berlin's origins as a small, medieval town, to its 18th-century role as the capital of Prussia, through the cultural flowering of the Weimar Republic and the bitter years of the Third Reich to the euphoric reunification in 1989, McLachlan unfolds the city's diverse and fascinating past. He skillfully weaves literary, architectural and historical themes into detailed descriptions of Berlin's landmark monuments and museums, embellished with in-depth cultural reports. Tempting sections on...

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The author of guides to little-known museums in Paris and London here turns her attention to Berlin and its environs. She provides details of 30 unusual artistic, cultural and historical establishments, ranging from the Museum of Musical Instruments and the Farmer's House and Pickle Museum, to the Anti-War Museum and the Bauhaus Archive-Berlin Museum of Design. Each is illustrated and described, the details including addresses, telephone numbers, hours of admittance, travel directions and a map

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By one of the world's most famous and distinguished architects, his remarkable account of the re-design of Berlin's Reichstag--the home of Germany's parliament and symbol of a new and re-united Germany.

In 1992, Germany decided to move its parliament from Bonn back to Berlin and to house it in the historic Reichstag. Sir Norman won the subsequent competition to use the shell of the building and completely re-think it as a symbol of a new age in the nation's history. Opened exactly on time this May to coincide with Berlin's new status as capital and once again as a great city, his design incorporates a glass dome, built above the assembly chamber, from which visitors can view the vibrant city below.

Nearly demolished by the Nazis after its bombing in 1933, and heavily bombed during World War II, a patched-up Reichstag was used as a museum between 1958-72. Few buildings are so expressive of Germany's history. This major work, written by Foster with essays by others eminent in the field, reveals how this re-design reflects Germany's turbulent past as well as the hopes that accompany the destruction of the Wall between East and West and the re-unification of the nation. Archival material, many new photographs, and Foster's own sketches and drawings all serve to round out this timely work on the transformation of an iconic structure.

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One of the world's greatest treasure troves of Native American artifacts-nearly 30,000 objects-lies in the vaults of the Ethnological Museum Berlin (until recently the Museum für Völkerkunde). The pieces were collected over a 100-year period, beginning in the first half of the 19th century, by a dedicated group of explorers, wealthy adventurers, and traders, among them James Cook, Duke Paul of Wurttenberg, and Franz Boas. It is a stunning and important collection, in part because the pieces were collected so early in the encounter between Europeans and Native Americans. However, space limitations have kept the collection in storage and away from scholars and the general public since the end of the Second World War.

This book brings the collection's treasures to an international audience. Organized by sections on the major cultural areas-including the Eastern Woodlands, Prairie and Plains, Southwest, California, Plateau and Great Basin, Northwest Coast, Subarctic, and Arctic-the incisive text is supplemented by color photographs of the objects and historical photographs. The book concludes with a chapter on contemporary Native American art and its role in bridging the distance between Native cultures and the dominant society

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This guide contains updated detailed descriptions in English and German of a olethora of Berlin meeting places for gay men. It covers such features as bars, clubs, saunas, cruising areas, hotels and apartments, and cafes and restaurants.

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