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From the ceiling of Terminal 1 hangs a massive metal “net” of red, a sculpture known as The Magic Carpet.

It opened almost a decade late, but this airport still feels futuristic

Delayed so long that Berlin locals joked it was already outdated, but the automation at this European airport is next-level.

  • Kate Armstrong

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Just when you thought you’d heard the last of Wonderwall

Friends of the arts ain’t that friendly.

The wall and one of the many watchtowers.

Seven highlights you need to see at Berlin’s notorious wall

Symbolic of the Cold War, the 155-kilometre Berlin Wall was a concrete behemoth that cut the German capital in half and separated its citizens.

  • Kate Armstrong
She Shapes History focuses on the untold stories of the women who have shaped our cities and lives.

Ten extraordinary companies making travel a win-win for everyone

We shine a spotlight on the people and companies changing travel for the better, from a visionary safari lodge to a company championing accessible travel.

  • Traveller Team
Food at Frea in Berlin is handmade, plant-centric and designed for maximum sustainability.

Europe’s latest vegan paradise is not where you’d expect

Forget sausages and sauerkraut, Berlin’s dining scene is a plant-lover’s paradise.

  • Ute Junker
A bride yawns before the start a mass wedding the day before Valentine’s Day in Lima, Peru.
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World of photos, February 15, 2025

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by The Age picture editors.

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Hansa studios with an ever-changing hologram of Bowie.

Surreal and magical, this trail showed me Berlin through Bowie’s eyes

The late rock star had an enduring love affair with the city that helped save him. Though most don’t know of his role in saving the city.

  • Sue Williams
Author Bernard Schlink

What drives Germany’s neo-Nazis? This masterful novel seeks answers

Bernhard Schlink took us inside the mind of an SS guard in The Reader. His latest work explores a modern country still shadowed by the past.

  • Tom Ryan
The 160-kilometre Berlin Wall Trail runs mostly along the former patrol roads used by officers on either side of the wall.

Seven unmissable experiences along Berlin’s dark landmark

Though the Berlin Wall fell 35 years ago, its spectre still looms large over the city.

  • Ben Groundwater
Perth has one of the worst rental vacancy rates in the world.

Perth now one of hardest cities in the world to find a rental

Exclusive data shows Perth has one of the most diabolical rental vacancy rates in the developed world – but there are signs the situation may be about to ease.

  • Sarah Brookes