English subtitles for clip: File:Geschichte der Hauptstadt Berlin (CC BY-SA 4.0).webm

1
00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,278
Berlin is the capital
of the Federal Republic of Germany

2
00:00:05,035 --> 00:00:08,548
and is the largest German city
by number of inhabitants.

3
00:00:10,446 --> 00:00:13,548
It can look back on an eventful history:

4
00:00:16,339 --> 00:00:19,960
The Prussian kings turned Berlin
into a royal residence.

5
00:00:22,548 --> 00:00:27,248
Then it developed into
a world city in record time.

6
00:00:28,219 --> 00:00:34,797
It became the political and industrial
center of the German Empire.

7
00:00:37,724 --> 00:00:40,246
A thriving metropolis

8
00:00:40,285 --> 00:00:44,241
that attracted tens of thousands
of immigrants every year.

9
00:00:45,761 --> 00:00:48,393
Beautiful buildings from the "Gründerzeit"

10
00:00:48,421 --> 00:00:52,319
testify to the unprecedented
economic growth in Germany

11
00:00:52,338 --> 00:00:54,207
after the foundation of the Empire.

12
00:00:55,193 --> 00:00:59,885
In 1894 the new parliament building,
the Reichstag,

13
00:00:59,906 --> 00:01:02,744
was opened personally by the emperor.

14
00:01:03,787 --> 00:01:05,761
Back then stood the "Victory Column",

15
00:01:05,804 --> 00:01:08,792
built in memory of the Prussian victories
in a series of wars.