The Lost Termini of Berlin: A Biography of the Railway Stations That Shaped the German Capital

by Ilja Nieuwland

From the birth of Berlin's railway network to the time when the bombs of the Second World War and the concrete slabs of the Wall changed the city forever, the Prussian and later German capital counted eight major railway stations. These were beacons in the city: impressive monuments, magnificently built for the bygone rituals of arrival and departure, yet tightly woven into a distinct part of town.

Railway stations are magical, meaningful...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3111381218
• ISBN13: 9783111381213
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 200 Pages