Sean’s Berlin History

Discover Berlin’s Essence:
The One Spot That Unveils the City’s True Character

Sean Stewart, Historian, American and Berliner

Sean Stewart,
Historian, American and Berliner

We are happy to be able to publish articles of Sean on our site.  Articles about the proud, innovated, dramatic and tragic history of this city.  About its sights, people and events.  That is what Sean writes about.  Take your time and read and your Berlin visit will be more interesting. We will continue to publish Sean Stewart´s articles, one new one every week jlm/Citybreak.berlin

Here is Sean´s own story:

In late autumn 1992, I arrived in a bleak Berlin for the first time. Exploring the city, a moment atop the Victory Column with music created a lasting memory. This trip shifted my focus from archaeology to Central and Eastern European history. Berlin taught me that travel is about engaging with the past and other cultures to understand oneself. Today, Berlin still holds the power to transform and inspire me.

the Pankow Museum at Heynstrasse 8

Sean's Berlin History

20 des 2024

Off the Beaten Track in Pankow

hotel de rome berlin

Sean's Berlin History

10 des 2024

Bebel Platz part 2

Sean's Berlin History

3 des 2024

Bebelplatz: Where Berlin’s Contrasts Burn Bright

Sean's Berlin History

26 nov 2024

Exploring Everyday Life in the DDR – 2 Museums: DDR Museum and DDR Flat Museum

Sean's Berlin History

18 nov 2024

Walter Gropius with Bauhaus – Combining Art Design and Function

Executions of Huguenots after the Huguenot conspiracy of Amb Wellcome

Sean's Berlin History

12 nov 2024

Exploring the Legacy of the Huguenots in Berlin

Sean's Berlin History

6 nov 2024

Berlin’s Detlev Rohwedder Haus – Home of Hermann Goering’s Air Ministry and Luftwaffe

Sean's Berlin History

31 okt 2024

Barnimstrasse 10; Forgotten Women’s Prison in the Heart of Berlin

Sean's Berlin History

25 okt 2024

Beyond the Facade: Uncovering Alexanderplatz’s Stories, part 3

From the DDR Period, Centrum Warenhaus in Berlin

Sean's Berlin History

17 okt 2024

Alexanderplatz: From DDR Pride to Modern Consumerism Part Two

Alexanderplatz - The World Clock

Sean's Berlin History

9 okt 2024

Alexanderplatz Uncovered: The Hidden History Behind Berlin’s Bustling Square (1)

Mauerpark

Sean's Berlin History

2 okt 2024

Mauerpark: Where History and Recreation Collide in Berlin’s Former Death Strip

Sean's Berlin History

27 sep 2024

Reflecting at Friedrichstrasse Station: A Journey Through Time and Tears

Blick auf S-Bahnhof Friedrichstraße

Sean's Berlin History

18 sep 2024

Friedrichstrasse Station: Berlin’s Gateway to History, Intrigue, and International Espionage

Memorial Günter Litfin

Sean's Berlin History

15 sep 2024

Berlin’s Lesser-Known Border Crossing Sites, not just Checkpoint Charlie

Sean's Berlin History

6 sep 2024

The German Resistance Memorial Center

Sean's Berlin History

20 aug 2024

The Paradoxes of the Berlin Wall

Georg Slickers, CC BY-SA 2.5 , via Wikimedia Commons

Sean's Berlin History

14 aug 2024

Schöneberg Town Hall where John F. Kennedy told the Berliners and World: «Ich bin ein Berliner»

Sean's Berlin History

7 aug 2024

Exploring the Weidendamm Bridge in Central Berlin

Sean's Berlin History

1 aug 2024

Public Transport: Berlin Through Its Historic Train Lines

Sean's Berlin History

24 jul 2024

Walking Berlin’s Historic Ground Beats Just Reading About It

Sean Stewart, Historian, American and Berliner

Sean's Berlin History

1 jul 2024

My Journey to Discovering Berlin’s Magic

Sean's Berlin History

26 jun 2024

Architect Peter Behrens: The Fascinating Journey of the Berolinahaus on Alexanderplatz

Schoenhausen Palace

Sean's Berlin History

20 jun 2024

Don’t Always Trust Google Reviews

street of berlin

Sean's Berlin History

10 jun 2024

How Berlin’s Facades Reveal its Past

Sean's Berlin History

6 jun 2024

From Power to Tranquility for DDR Leaders

Sean's Berlin History

4 jun 2024

What is the meaning of the stumbling stones

The sinking wall

Sean's Berlin History

22 mai 2024

Berlin’s Hidden Memorials: The Sinking Wall and Its Dark Message

Sean's Berlin History

13 mai 2024

Tales from Belowground: Take a Trip to Berlin’s Past at Wittenbergplatz

Mola aloias restaurant

Sean's Berlin History

7 mai 2024

A Delicious Lunch in a Restaurant with a Shocking Past