Art and Architecture: 26 Cities Every Creative Soul Must Visit

6. Berlin—A City Rebuilt Through Art

Berlin thrives on reinvention, transforming its war-torn past into a global hub of avant-garde creativity. The East Side Gallery turns remnants of the Berlin Wall into a vivid political statement, while the Brutalist power of the Bauhaus movement still shapes the city’s aesthetic. Art spills into every corner, from the cutting-edge contemporary collections at Hamburger Bahnhof to the underground graffiti haven of Teufelsberg—an abandoned Cold War listening station turned street art utopia.