Berlin
On the former GDR border between West and East Berlin, you will find the forgotten remains of the wastewater treatment plant of a disappeared textile factory.
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Berlin
Victorious look, fist in the air and a waving flag decorated with a hammer and sickle: the bronze bust for the communist leader Ernst Thälmann survived the fall of the GDR.
Brandenburg
Until 1994, Wünsdorf, East Germany, was the headquarters of the Russian army during the Cold War. In front of the officer's residence, a statue of Lenin looks out over the overgrown parade square.
Brandenburg
Until 1994, a diorama in the former military headquarters of the Soviet Army in Germany housed 'The Battle of Berlin,' a thirty-six-meter long and seven-meter-high painting that weighed more than a ton.
Brandenburg
In 1994, the last Russian soldiers withdrew from the forbidden city in Wünsdorf, the headquarters of the Red Army during the Cold War.
Brandenburg
All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. That's why the Russian soldiers who camped in the forbidden city of Wünsdorf during the Cold War had access to an indoor and outdoor pool and saunas.
Berlin
A 75-year-old scale model is the only reminder of the plans for constructing a new southern curve featuring a steep banking on the AVUS circuit in Berlin.
Berlin
April 19, 1970. Almost 100 years after Lenin's birth, the GDR regime unveils a monument in honor of the Russian leader on Leninplatz in East Berlin.
Nordrhein-Westfalen
This 240-meter-long and 12-meter-high massive block of concrete once formed the storehouse with ores and coal for the Schalker Verein steel factory.
Ruhr Area
The ruins of the switch building are part of the demolished Schalker Verein steel factory in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
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