Ines Hahn

6 Articles by Ines Hahn

The Kaiserpanorama

A century before 3D televisions and virtual reality appeared on the scene, a Berlin invention offered people an immersive experience of distant places and current events at affordable prices.

Article, 5 min Lesezeit

With Kennedy through Germany

Pictures of the US President's visit in June 1963, at the height of which Kennedy proclaimed in front of Schöneberg Town Hall: ‘Ich bin ein Berliner!’

Short-Story, 4 min Lesezeit

Reconstruction, post-war era and present day

The AVUS, part 2

Short-Story, 5 min Lesezeit

Start and “glory” days

The AVUS, part 1

Short-Story, 6 min Lesezeit

The AVUS

24th September 2021 marked the one hundredth anniversary of the opening of the “Automobil-Verkehrs- und Übungsstraße” (AVUS) [Automobile traffic and training road]. Races at the AVUS were one of Berlin’s most popular sporting events and at their peak drew in over 300,000 people.

Article, 2 min Lesezeit

Heinrich Zille

Heinrich Zille, also known in Berlin as “Pinselheinrich”, remains one of the city’s most well-known and most popular artists. And yet, he was not born into a career in art: it was only following his dismissal as a lithographer from the Photographische Gesellschaft which provided him with the impetus to devote himself entirely to his craft.

Article, 8 min Lesezeit