Leaving behind decades of division and exile from the European mainstream, contemporary Berlin has reemerged as an open-minded, cosmopolitan hub of culture, high and low. Studded with new architecture and confident enough to highlight and reassess the scars of a uniquely eventful 20th century, today it is the proud home of internationally resonant film, gallery, rock music, performing arts and gay scenes, while its nightlife has always remained resolutely wild.