building

Accident

Glass pane falls from Berlin skyscraper onto moving car

A sheet of glass fell from the 16th floor of the Bahntower at Berlin’s Potsdamer Platz onto a car as it was driving through the square on Wednesday evening.

fire

Arsonists attack Bundestag yet again

Unknown attackers threw a Molotov cocktail at a Bundestag (German parliament) building early on Tuesday morning, the third time within five months.

investment

'Mini town' planned for central Berlin

A millionaire has unveiled plans to build a “mini town” in an abandoned brewery in Berlin, complete with apartments, shops and a hotel.

expat

Teacher's nine-month building nightmare

An English teacher in Berlin has described her nine-month nightmare after her apartment was ripped apart by builders, leaving her without a home but with large credit card bills.

finances

Church spends €130m on new Munich offices

The construction bill for a new Catholic Church service centre in Munich has reached €130 million, more than triple the original estimate when work began in 2011.

Berlin

Ramshackle chancellery repairs force Merkel to move offices

Chancellor Angela Merkel has been forced to move her office after new technical problems were discovered in the chancellery which will take at least a year to repair.

Transport

More construction in former West Germany called for

After 20 years of reconstruction, the former East Germany has some of the world’s finest infrastructure. Now, Germany’s new transport minister says it’s time for the country to once again invest heavily in the former West Germany.