When was Berlin founded? What was the development like in the first centuries? Which cities were united in 1710 to form the Royal Residence City of Berlin? When did Berlin become an important city in Europe?
This video traces Berlin's urban history and development from its founding to 1840 using historical maps and images. Likewise, I show the most important buildings that can still be found in the cityscape today.

If you want to learn more about the development of Berlin from 1820 until the founding of Greater Berlin, you can find the connecting video here:    • Berlin - Stadtentwicklung von 1840 bi...  .

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https://www.stadtmuseum.de/maerkische...

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00:00 Introduction
01:15 Settlement of Berlin
01:25 Foundation of the double city Berlin and Cölln
01:42 Meaning of the names Berlin and Cölln
02:11 Construction of St. Nicholas Church in Berlin and St. Mary's Church
02:28 Medieval trading city of Berlin
02:57 Construction of Berlin Palace and Berlin as a residence of the Hohenzollern dynasty
03:43 Reformation in Berlin and Brandenburg
04:00 Berlin and the Thirty Years' War
04:25 Berlin in the time of Frederick William I (the Great Elector)
05:41 The historical center of Berlin today
06:07 1658-1688 Construction of the fortifications around Berlin
06:34 1662 Foundation of Friedrichswerder as an independent city
06:41 1671 Immigration of Jewish families and establishment of Jewish community
06:52 1672 Foundation of the Huguenot community in Berlin
07:00 1674 Foundation of Dorotheenstadt
07:06 1685 The Edict of Potsdam and the immigration of Huguenots
08:02 1688 Establishment of the Friedrichstadt
08:32 1701 Coronation of Frederick I as king in Prussia and expansion of the palace into a baroque palace
09:10 1710 Unification of Berlin, Cölln, Friedrichswerder and the Dorotheenstadt to form the Residence City of Berlin
09:36 Baroque expansion of Friedrichstadt around 1730
10:02 Suburbs like the Spandauer Vorstadt grow up
10:23 1732-39 Immigration of Bohemian religious refugees
10:38 1734-37 Demolition of the fortifications and construction of the Aczisemauer around Berlin
10:59 Berlin in the time of Frederick II 1740-1786
12:05 1791 Inauguration of Brandenburg Gate, 1793 Quadriga
12:24 Berlin around 1800
12:55 Berlin in the time of Napoleon
13:38 Karl Friedrich Schinkel and his most important buildings in Berlin
15:18 Summary and outlook


Visuals used:
Model Nikolaikirche: By Sol Octobris - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Medieval Berlin on today's map: By Piero Caracciolo - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Places in the natural region Barnim: By drawing von Grabenstedt 14:27, 30 May 2007 (CEST) - simplified after Atlas zur Geologie von Brandenburg, Werner Stackebrandt and Volker Manhenke (eds.), Landesamt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe Brandenburg (today Landesamt für Bergbau, Geologie und Rohstoffe Brandenburg, LBGR) 2002, 2nd ed., 142 p., 43 maps, ISBN 3-9808157-0-6, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Photo Berliner Stadtbahn By A.Savin (WikiCommons) - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Photo Sophienkirche: By Arnoldius - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...
Map section Böhmisch-Risdorf: From Prussian General Staff, Topographical Dept. - Prussian General Staff, Topographical Dept., PD-alt-100, https://de.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?...
Arrival in Rixdorf: By jkb - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...