Reviving Kaliningrad's historic center
27 October marks 173 years since the birth of the architect Friedrich Heitmann
An architect reflects on how and why the historic centre of Kaliningrad must be restored
«The castle is just as inseparable a part of our cityscape, of the city's very image, as the Eiffel Tower is for Paris or the statue of Christ is for Rio.» Arthur Sarnitz Architect
«The castle is just as inseparable a part of our cityscape, of the city's very image, as the Eiffel Tower is for Paris or the statue of Christ is for Rio.»
On foot and by car around Kaliningrad, to the castles of the Teutonic Order, to Svetlogorsk, Zelenogradsk, Yantarny, Sovetsk-Neman, the Rominten Heath, Losiny Dol (the Elk Valley), the Curonian Spit, Baltiysk and the Vistula Spit. Together we can plan a route that includes everything that interests you personally. Call 8 (906) 217-39-69
The pre-Teutonic period of Prussian history
A church, a museum with storerooms and a library, a court, a restaurant and several offices
The story of one of the world's largest archaeological collections, assembled in pre-war Königsberg
How the city of Königsberg came into being
Why people kiss under the mistletoe and why the Celts considered this plant sacred
Castles of the Teutonic Order in Prussia
An interview with Tatyana Kolivay, philologist, translator and author of the blog “Fairy Tales of Germany”.
Twelve years of Nazism and five and a half years of war are a drop in the ocean compared with the path this city travelled, growing from a small village at the edge of the world into one of Europe's leading capitals
The oldest town on the Pregel. The heart of Königsberg, which beat for 700 years between the castle and the river
One of the three towns on the Pregel that would later merge into a single Königsberg
A Hanseatic outpost in Königsberg. An island town on the Pregel. In the old days people used to say: in Altstadt, power; in Kneiphof, luxury
The tradition was brought to Königsberg from a victorious campaign in Austria
Herbert Mühlpfordt presents
Prussia has had, has and will always have its unlicensed workers
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