title: Germany: Memories of a Nation
author:  Neil MacGregor 
description: "Neil MacGregor is our greatest cultural polymath... Anyone who wants to understand Germany should read this." -- Antony Beevor, <i>Observer</i><br /><br />"From sausages and porcelain to the glory days of Bauhaus, MacGregor has produced a dazzling history that goes far beyond the stereotypes of Nazis, forests and leather shorts. The illustrations alone -- the glittering interior of Aachen Cathedral, the engravings of Albrecht Drer -- make you want to jump on the first flight to Berlin." --Dominic Sandbrook, <i>Sunday Times</i>
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  ## Neil MacGregor
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### GERMANY
  
  
  #### Memories of a Nation
  
  
  
  
  
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  ## Contents
  
  
  [Maps](part0005.html)
  
  
  [Introduction: **Monuments and memories**](part0006.html)
  
  
  [Part One **Where is Germany?**](part0009.html)
  
  
  [1 **The view from the Gate**](part0010.html)
  
  
  [2 **Divided heaven**](part0012.html)
  
  
  [3 **Lost capitals**](part0014.html)
  
  
  [4 **Floating city**](part0016.html)
  
  
  [5 **Fragments of power**](part0018.html)
  
  
  [Part Two **Imagining Germany**](part0020.html)
  
  
  [6 **A language for all Germans**](part0021.html)
  
  
  [7 **Snow White vs Napoleon**](part0023.html)
  
  
  [8 **One nation under Goethe**](part0025.html)
  
  
  [9 **Hall of heroes**](part0027.html)
  
  
  [10 **One people, many sausages**](part0029.html)
  
  
  [Part Three **The Persistent Past**](part0031.html)
  
  
  [11 **The battle for Charlemagne**](part0032.html)
  
  
  [12 **Sculpting the spirit**](part0034.html)
  
  
  [13 **The 