An underground journey of typography and colour a photo book of all 173 ubahn stations. The network of stations also rank among the citys most impressive architectural sites, spanning the styles of art nouveau, modernism and postmodernism as well as germanys most tumultuous century. Berlin ubahn by claudio galamini the kulturspace foundation. The history of the berlin u bahn took its origins in 1880 with an excitation of the entrepreneur werner siemens in berlin to build a high and subway. The citys underground played an important role during world war i, world war ii and the cold war, suffering great damages during these years, and was rebuilt numerous times. Inside the forgotten ghost stations of a oncedivided berlin. The western part experienced a massive strike which resulted in closure of several stations, after declining use. Over 35 colour maps, plus a largescale pullout map of the city and a map of the ubahn and sbahn, help you navigate with ease simple layout makes it easy to find the information you need comprehensive tours and itineraries of berlin, designed for every interest and budget. The ubahn berlin is known for its yellowcolored trains. With its ten lines, the u bahn underground, subway berlin runs along a network of approximately 146 kilometres and includes 173 stations. Sep 19, 2015 deze video gaat over u bahn and s bahn berlin. Berlin was restored as the german capital right after the unification of the two german states in 1990 and has about 3.
When the permanent exhibition was opened in 2001, we were able to set up a reading room for visitors and publicize our holdings in an online catalog. Berlins history is incredibly varied, from the height of prosperity as the capital of. The rapid transit network actually comprises two separate systems, the u bahn with 9 lines, and the s bahn. Most metro lines operate underground, but some run on above ground tracks. When the bvg took over the responsibility for the operation of s bahn services in west berlin in 1984, it introduced a new unified numbering scheme for both the s bahn and the u bahn, which it also operated. List of books and articles about berlin history online. After the greater berlin act the city became the third largest municipality in the world and experienced its heyday as a major world city. Oct 23, 2009 the 20th anniversary of the fall of the infamous berlin wall offers a chance to reflect on the german capitals long and often troubled past. Berlin history compared to many other major cities around the world and even throughout germany, berlin is a relatively young city with initial records of the town of berlin dating from 1237.
You can search our holdings online in our library catalog opac and view the items in the reading room. It stands for underground railway in german and was built in 1902. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. If youre a booklover with some time to while away, why not come and see us at the berlin book nook.
On august 1961 it was broken up when the berlin wall was built, resulting in two sections. The rise and downfall of prussia, 16001947 by christopher clark, the rise and fall of the third reich. The lines successively got back online, the e line was operational again june 23 1945. A photographic documentary of the entire u bahn network, the book narrates the evolution of berlin s metro system through photos dedicated to each station s. Alongside primary sources and research literature on jewish history, culture, art, religion, and philosophy, the library also includes historical magazines, current periodicals, and audiovisual media.
Within the gay community this part of berlin is most famous for its leather and darkroom bars. An underground journey of typography and colour if you ever wanted to travel back in time to relive berlin s richly chequered history, you just need to immerse yourself in the pages of berlin ubahn by claudio galamini. The 20th anniversary of the fall of the infamous berlin wall offers a chance to reflect on the german capitals long and often troubled past. May 31, 2017 top 10 books about weimar and nazi berlin. In the nine years after the founding of the german empire, the inhabitants of berlin had risen by over a third, causing increasing traffic problems. From there it runs through kreuzberg via gleisdreieck. Berlin subway map and routes of the bvg ubahn and sbahn use the official ubahn and sbahn berlin transport and include a route planner for help getting around and fast navigation to stations and attractions in berlin. With this berlin travel guide, youll look back at the. The ubahn undergroundsubway system is easy to use if you are used to the subway systems in other major cities such as london or paris. With its ten lines, the ubahn underground, subway berlin runs along a network of approximately 146 kilometres and includes 173 stations. Between the history, global cuisine, nightlife, art scene, and constant flow of beer, a long weekend in germanys capital feels like a day. A good book that illustrates the history of berlins underground with lots of color.
A photographic documentary of the entire ubahn network, the book narrates the. Well illustrated survey of the history of the berlin subway and elevated railway. Berlins history is incredibly varied, from the height of prosperity as the capital of prussia, to the utter devastation of world war two. With such a long, rich and varied history to its name, berlin is quite literally brimming with incredible historical sites, making selecting just 10 particularly difficult. This is an alphabetical list of berlin ubahn stations.
The ubahn and the sbahn the transportation system of berlin is very comprehensive, clean, reliable and affordable. The golden twenties was a vibrant period in the history of berlin, germany, europe and the world in general. Books by robert schwandl author of berlin ubahn album. It gives unlimited travel on berlin s excellent public transportation system plus free entrance to the five museums on museum island. It runs eastwest and its eastern terminus is warschauer stra. Berlin history berlin travel guide my guide berlin. Contemporary history in route maps from 1902 to 2017. Compared to many other major cities around the world and even throughout germany, berlin is a relatively young city with initial records of the town of berlin dating from 1237. Our library is a scholarly reference library holding about 65,000 items. Berlins metro system, the ubahn, is a vast underground network that stretches across 90 miles and 173 stations.
The city has one of the oldest and most extensive metro networks in europe. The books from the berlin museums jewish section were transferred to the jewish museum berlin library in 1999. The term u bahn was created at the beginning of the 20th century in berlin, where the hochbahngesellschaft elevated railway company, operating elevated and suburban lines, decided they required an equally short and memorable name for their system as the s bahn, and chose to call it u bahn with the u standing for untergrund, german for underground. Symphony of a metropolis, 1927 expressionist documentary film of 1920s berlin by walter ruttmann refuge zuflucht, 1928 a lonely and tired man comes home after several years abroad, lives with a marketwoman in berlin and starts working for the berlin u bahn. Top 10 books about weimar and nazi berlin books the. Existing u bahn route numbers were prefixed with the letter u, while the new s bahn route numbers were prefixed with the letter s. It was known for its leadership roles in science, the humanities, music, film, higher education, government, diplomacy, industries and military affairs. It gives unlimited travel on berlins excellent public transportation system plus free entrance to the five museums on museum island.
With the excellent ubahn and sbahn systems one can get a cheaper hotel in an area farther from the city center and still reach downtown easily. Its also easy and inexpensive to get around using berlins excellent bvg public transportation network of buses, street cars, sbahn local rail and ubahn metro. It runs from alexanderplatz in mitte eastwards through friedrichshain, lichtenberg and friedrichsfelde, surfaces in biesdorfsud to pass kaulsdorf and hellersdorf above ground and finally reaches city limits at honow. Special editions own a piece of history with one of these special editions from our archive showing 9 of 9 results sort by. The route maps reflect the dramatic development of the u bahn and world politics. Aug 24, 2016 berlins metro system, the ubahn, is a vast underground network that stretches across 90 miles and 173 stations. Top 10 books about weimar and nazi berlin the guardian. With the excellent u bahn and s bahn systems one can get a cheaper hotel in an area farther from the city center and still reach downtown easily. The u bahn undergroundsubway system is easy to use if you are used to the subway systems in other major cities such as london or paris. Between 1986 and berlin s 2001 administrative reform, it was a borough in its own right, consisting of the current area of hellersdorf as well as kaulsdorf and mahlsdorf. The route maps reflect the dramatic development of the ubahn and world politics. Situated at the eastern part of berlin, the area is mainly a large housing estate from the 1980s, made up of plattenbau concrete slab buildings the historic village of helwichstorpp was first mentioned in a 75 land registry of emperor charles iv, then also margrave of brandenburg.
The berlin sbahn began on 8 august 1924 with the first section from stettiner vorortbahnhof to bernau using steam locomotives. Colourful characters beneath berlin in pictures art and. Before german reunification in 1989 it was part of east berlin. Bargain berlin the cost of food and lodging in berlin is usually lower than in other european capitals such as london, paris and rome. The sense of the past of europe, of germany, and of the 20thcenturys myths, depravities, idealism and horror hangs in the air around the. Jul 23, 2003 the bvg the metropolitan transportation authority walled off the u bahn system from the s bahn tunnel the s bahn is run by the national railway authority and begun to pump the water out in june 4 1945 27 days after capitulation. A striking visual compendium of all of berlins subway.
Together with the sbahn, a network of suburban train lines, and a tram network that operates mostly in the eastern parts of the city, it serves as the main means of transport in the capital. The bvg the metropolitan transportation authority walled off the ubahn system from the sbahn tunnel the sbahn is run by the national railway authority and begun to pump the water out in june 4 1945 27 days after capitulation. The book is a photographic documentary of the entire ubahn network. Oct 12, 2019 berlin subway map and routes of the bvg u bahn and s bahn use the official u bahn and s bahn berlin transport and include a route planner for help getting around and fast navigation to stations and attractions in berlin. The size of the bookshelves is very significant, as it fits the 20,000 books that. Robert schwandls most popular book is berlin ubahn album urban transport in germany. Berlin history my guide berlin berlin travel guide. Formerly divided into east berlin 156 sq mi404 sq km and west berlin 185 sq mi479 sq km, the city was reunified along with east and west germany on oct.
History of the berlin ubahn news newspapers books scholar jstor october 2015. Hellersdorf is a locality in the borough of marzahnhellersdorf in berlin. From the authentically german typography used by the nazis, to the boogying octopuss lettering of the late 70s, the fonts of berlins transport system spell out the chequered past of. The u bahn and the s bahn the transportation system of berlin is very comprehensive, clean, reliable and affordable. If you ever wanted to travel back in time to relive berlins richly chequered history, you just need to immerse yourself in the pages. This book charts the history of berlin from its medieval origins as a wendish village to the german capital that emerged from the ruins of hitler germany, the berlin wall and the gdr.
The books that were burnt were thought to be treasonous and opposed to nazism, including publications by karl marx, heinrich heine or sigmund freud. Now you can journey through berlins colourful history at the flick of a page. On the site where the books were burned is a glass sheet that covers an empty room with empty bookcases inside. Robert schwandl has 31 books on goodreads with 24 ratings. This is an alphabetical list of berlin u bahn stations. Together with the s bahn, a network of suburban train lines, and a tram network that operates mostly in the eastern parts of the city, it serves as the. Since it opened in 1902, berlins ubahn untergrundbahn or underground train and its 170 stations have been among europes greatest pieces of public infrastructure. The berlin wall interrupted 12 sbahn and ubahn lines, and 193 streets. I particularly enjoyed the authors description of the illfated weimar republic, the rise of hitler and life in east berlin after the war. Taking a ride on berlins ubahn and sbahn is like stepping into a time machine, being propelled out of 2014 and into the cold warera where west berliners traveled under east. The u bahn berlin is known for its yellowcolored trains. It carries more than 530 million passengers per year. The elevated and underground railway began its service in 1902.
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