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Berghain

Berghain is Berlin's most famous techno club and is known for its anything-goes darkrooms and ominous bouncer, photographer Sven Marquardt.

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It's the first time since March 2020 that partygoers will be able to dance inside the world-famous techno club.
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Berlin's Berghain reopens as art space

Closed due to the coronavirus, the storied nightclub now opens for art lovers, with 115 Berlin-based artists on show.
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Techno in Berlin: After the hype, the downfall?

Berlin is considered the mecca of free, untamed techno. But for how long?
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A visit to Germany's top club, the Bootshaus

Berlin's Berghain is no longer Germany's top club, but rather the Bootshaus in Cologne, according to DJ Mag. A visit.
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A veteran of Berlin's nightlife, Smiley Baldwin was patrolling the divided city in the 80s before he became a bouncer.
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Worldwide acclaim: PopXport meets singer Ace Tee before her gig at legendary Berlin club Berghain.
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The DJ and the photographer

When techno meets art: DJ Marcel Dettmann and photographer Friederike von Rauch.
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Berlin 24/7: When Berghain experiments with art

What happens in Berghain stays in Berghain. But there are exceptions to that rule.
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How to get past Berlin's toughest bouncers

Berlin's legendary Berghain is famed for its strict door policy. A new website offers help.
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Bjork at Berlin Music Week 2013, Copyright: Stephan Flad

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Club Berghain in Berlin, Coypright: picture-alliance/schroewig

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People waiting in line to get into a club, Copyright: dpa - Report

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Spinning around the world

Top German DJ Ben Klock has carved out a name for himself on the international techno scene.
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Lost in the music

One photographer finds out about Berlin clubbers and their hideouts via their lost property.
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Taxis in front of the Brandenburg Gate

Berlin calling

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February 2, 2013
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Who pays for music?

Berlin nightclubs and the German music royalties organization can't agree on a fee system.
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Easyjet Set

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Berghain club

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