Author Archives: siewlyn

Beyond Banksy

Außerhalb Banksy

The painstaking removal of multiple layers of paint revealed policemen with smileys as faces. Trademark Banksy, ...

Of Stars and Lights

Sterne und Scheine

Of Stars and Lights

What do Star Wars, Hanukkah and Christmas have in common? A place before Berlin’s iconic Brandenburger ...

What’s Oriental

Was ist Orientalisch

What’s Oriental

To Germans, 'oriental' seems to have a very specific meaning. Whilst visiting one of my first parks, the Gardens of ...

To Russia With Love

Zum Gedenken an Russland

To Russia With Love

The tiny church’s ancient caretaker appeared to only speak Russian and ignored me the entire time I was ...

Lenné’s Curves

Lennés Bögen

Arbours, snaking pathways and clever lines of sight were employed by Prussian 'garden artist' Lenné to ingeniously ...

A Pyramid in a Park

Eine Pyramide im Park

A Pyramid in a Park

“It’s good to be the king”, I thought, as I stood before the pyramid in Potsdam’s Neue Garten (New Garden). Mel ...

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