The “Glass Cathedral” — the Berlin central railway station that is Europe’s biggest and most beautiful transport hub — was supposed to be a shining symbol of the new self-confident Germany.
Instead, the Hauptbahnhof station is at the centre of a bitter row about the relationship between an architect and his paymaster that is likely to [...]

The architect of Berlin’s new main train station won a lawsuit against Deutsche Bahn AG in a court decision that forces the German state-owned rail company to replace the building’s ceiling with his original design.
Architect Meinhard von Gerkan sued Deutsche Bahn for distorting his plan by exchanging his ceiling, designed to resemble a cathedral’s nave, [...]