Urban Planning

This 16th-century cemetery became a recreational park during the Soviet occupation—today it's a little bit of both.

This museum explores the history of the city's public transportation. Its collection includes the world's oldest preserved electric trolley car.

One of the remaining markers of an era when Brooklyn and Flatbush were separate cities.

This striking arch, one of the first architectural elements constructed in Prospect Park, was recently restored to its original glory.

This permanent exhibition of commercial signs aims to preserve the cultural heritage of the city.

This densely-packed cluster of buildings was saved from the wrecking ball and turned into an art community.

While you wait to cross the street at a traffic light in Mainz, you might notice that the light is staring back at you.

In a divided Germany, Potsdam's "central" train station was relocated to the city's southern suburbs to avoid West Berlin.