Best of Berlin
On this live tour, historian, and archaeologist Jamie, will lead us through the former Jewish Quarter and historic heart of Berlin. He will highlight vestiges of its 19th Century magnificence, and illuminate how it was transformed in the 20th and 21st centuries. We will wander through the former center of the Jewish fashion industry and see the restored royal buildings of the Hohenzollern family, Kings of Prussia and Kaisers of the German Empire after 1871. Our tour will end in the old Jewish Quarter at the New Synagogue, built in 1866.
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JAMIE SEWELL
British-born scholar and lecturer, Jamie, has been living in Berlin for the past 21 years. With a BA and PhD in History and Archaeology, Jamie has supervised university-run excavations in Britain, Romania, Pompeii and Germany. He is the author of a book on Roman urbanism and multiple research articles on the archaeology of Rome, the Hellenistic Mediterranean and the history of Berlin. A guide in Berlin since 2004, Jamie’s passion and engaging style are reflected in this entertaining and enriching tour.
