The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Thousands of monuments set to open to the public across Germany Millions of visitors nationwide are expected once again at Germany's Open Monument's Day, which spotlights the most striking monuments around the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20190905/open-monument-day-transition-and-progress Thu, 05 Sep 2019 19:15:08 +0200 open-monument-day-transition-and-progress 5 GDR monuments which still have a part to play in today's Berlin With German unification celebrations just around the corner, we have been discovering the German Democratic Republic (GDR) monuments which have become a part of the cityscape of the new Berlin and reunified Germany. https://www.thelocal.de/20181001/5-east-berlin-monuments-which-still-have-a-part-to-play-in-todays-city Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:39:36 +0200 5-east-berlin-monuments-which-still-have-a-part-to-play-in-todays-city 'Welcome back, Lenin': Soviet leader returns A quarter-century after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Lenin made a comeback of sorts on Thursday as authorities unearthed a granite head of the Russian revolutionary to truck it across the German capital. https://www.thelocal.de/20150910/25-years-after-cold-war-lenin-rises-again Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:55:22 +0200 25-years-after-cold-war-lenin-rises-again Historical preservation honours to be awarded in Leipzig The highest German prizes for historical preservation will be awarded in Leipzig on Wednesday, honouring institutions and individuals for their work to save the country’s jewels from the past. https://www.thelocal.de/20081119/15611 Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:02:00 +0100 15611