Sean’s Berlin History

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.

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

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

Sean's Berlin History

30 apr 2024

Reading the Twin Narratives of Authority and Rebellion in Berlin’s Skyline