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Where does Berlin come from – Part II

The glittery times of the Berlin cabaret! As promised, the continuation of post Where does Berlin come from – Part I, about the history of Berlin…

German Revolution
German Revolution 1918

After the WWI and the German Revolution in 1918 the Emperor Wilhelm II abdicated and the German Monarchy was abolished, giving place to the Weimar Republic. After almost a decade of struggle with high unemployment and hyperinflation, came in 1924 a period of relative stability: the so called Golden Twenties. Literature, cinema, and music entered a phase of great creativity. Street theatre, the cabaret scene and jazz bands became very popular. The Bauhaus and its traces and curves reflected not only a new form of architecture, but also a new way of thinking. Berlin was considered the continent’s gay capital. The art scene was just fabulous and extremely vanguard. Potsdamer Platz became the busiest traffic center in all Europe and the heart of Berlin’s night life.

Brandenburg Gate in the 1920s
Brandenburg Gate in the 1920s
Berlin in the 1920s
Berlin in the 1920s
The Blue Angel, a film starring the legendary chanteuse and movie star, Marlene Dietrich, based on nightlife at the Wintergarten, Berlin's famous cabaret in the 1920s
The Blue Angel, a film
starring the legendary chanteuse and movie star,
Marlene Dietrich, based on nightlife at
the Wintergarten, Berlin’s famous cabaret in the 1920s

To be continued…