Digital Cosmonaut | Berlin Based Urban Exploring,
WEBSep 14, 2023 · Jul 27, 2023. This article is also available in: Deutsch While we are avid rail travel enthusiast and avoid flying whenever possible – we have an almost unhealthy attraction to abandoned airports. East Germanys […] Exploring lost and abandoned places in Berlin and Brandenburg. Exploring Berlin and …
Urban Exploring in Berlin and Brandenburg and Germany - Digital …
WEBUrban Exploring or Urban Exploration (often shortened as UE or urbex) is the exploration of manmade structures, usually abandoned ruins or hidden components of the manmade environment. Ever since we moved to Berlin more than a decade ago, we've been transfixed with its history. The abundance of historic locations - …
Urbex Map: Abandoned and Lost Places in Berlin and Germany
WEBThis Lost Places Map is far from complete – of the circa 200 places we’ve visited over the years, only a fraction have made it on the site. If you do have a tip for a an urban exploring location that we should visit – just drop us a line. If you'd like to see the entire list of abandoned places that we've documented on this site, feel ...
Explore Berlin | Digital Cosmonaut
WEBFeb 1, 2024 · The Watchtowers of East Berlin. Nov 2, 2015. When the DDR erected the „Antifaschistischer Schutzwall“ – aka the Berlin Wall in 1961, the 160 Kilometer long fortification was overlooked by 302 Watchtowers. The East German Watchtowers weren’t only used for […]
The history behind Berlin's Leninplatz | Explore Berlin - Digital …
WEBThe foundation was laid in a lavish ceremony on the 7th of November 1968 – the 51st anniversary of the October Revolution. Ten thousand construction workers and citizens came to watch Walter Ulbricht (first secretary of the Central Committee and chairman of the State Council) lay the foundation stone.Other esteemed guests were Herbert Fechner the Mayor of east Berlin, Erich Honecker, Kurt ...
Urban Exploring Berlin - Digital Cosmonaut
WEBJul 8, 2022 · Urban Exploring in Berlin. Berlin has always been a city with a diverse, moving and polarising history. 30 years after German reunification – and the unification of Berlin, the traces of a forgotten and neglected history are slowly vanishing. But these Urban Exploring Locations in Berlin were (and still are) silent witnesses to an ever ...
Carinhall – The ruins of Herrmann Görings Villa - Digital Cosmonaut
WEBEdda Göring died on the 21st of December, 2018 in Munich, Germany. She was unrepentant about her families crimes until the day of her death. She was laid to rest in the Waldfriedhof in München. The birth of Edda (amongst other things) on the 2nd of June, 1938 prompted Göring to extend and double the size of Carinhall.
Urbex Videos - Digital Cosmonaut
WEBUrbex Videos. We've spent the past decade exploring abandoned places in Berlin and throughout Europe - and for the majority of that time we've documented our urbex adventures with our camera, be it film or digital. Keeping with the times, we've decided to slowly branch out and record some of the lost places that we explore on video.
Urbex FAQs - Digital Cosmonaut
WEBThe most common Urbex Code that people reference ist "Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints". While it sounds tacky - it summaries a common set of values quite well. We also adhere to a few other rules - we never force an entry into any object. If something is locked, it's locked. We also despise vandalism.
About - Digital Cosmonaut
WEBDigital Cosmonaut is a Berlin based blog focused on documenting and explaining the mundane, obscure, forgotten and sometimes obvious aspects of Berlins history. When we're not writing about how German Traffic Lights Work or where to find the last remaining Nazi Eagles in Berlin, we spend our time urbexing - exploring and documenting the lost ...