Berlin: Attractions and Travel Guide

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The Brandenburg Gate is a former city gate and also one of the symbols of Germany and Berlin. It is situated to the west side of the city center at the intersection of Unter den Linden and Eberstrabe. Moreover, it...

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Address: Pariser Platz
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The Reichstag building in Berlin was actually constructed to house the Reichstag, the first parliament of the German Empire. This historic building got opened in 1894 and housed the Reichstag until 1933. This building was...

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Address: Reichstag
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The Wall in Berlin stood for 28 years, dividing Berlin into East and West Berlin.The construction of the Berlin Wall began on 13 August 1961, a move by...

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A museum of memories through photographs, letters, objects, the Jewish Museum traces the history of the Jewish people in Germany. Alongside the exhibition, are often organized events, concerts and film retrospectives.

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Address: Lindenstraße 9-14
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Checkpoint Charlie was the name given by the Western Allies to a crossing point between West Berlin and East Berlin during the Cold War. It is in the Friedrichstadt neighborhood that was divided by the Berlin...

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Address: Friedrichstrasse 43
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The Fernsehturm which means a television tower is situated in the city center of Berlin. Constructed between 1965 and 1969, it is easily visible throughout the central along with some of the Berlin suburban...

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Address: Panoramastrasse 1A
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The Museum Island has been granted the UNESCO National Heritage Site status in 2000. This site was especially designed to be a sanctuary of science and art. The name, Museum Island is the name of the north half of...

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Address: Friedrichstraße
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The famous wall has become art gallery spanning a run of 1,300 meters. The 100 murals by artists from around the world have saved this stretch of killing and interpret the meaning of peace and liberty felt after the historic 1989.

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Stately and a witness of a bygone era, the Charlottenburg Palace is the only historic building of 700's in the center of Berlin. It was the summer residence of Queen Charlotte, wife of Frederick I. It's gardens are ideal for a stopover.

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This district is representative of the Cold War period. It was here that U.S.organized the U.S. airlift to supply West Berlin where the Soviets had cut power and supplies.

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Type: Streets, Squares and Neighbourhoods + Share

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And this is the symbolic center of western Berlin. It was built in the late nineteenth century and during the bombardments of the war only a part of it managed to stay intact and the ruin has thus become an important monument.

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Address: Breitscheidplatz, Berlin
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Kurfürstendamm dates back to the 16th century to the time when Electoral Prince Joachim II constructed a path which connected to his palace on Unter den Linden with his lodge in Grunewald forest. It was in late 19th...

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Address: Kurfürstendamm
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In the heart of Berlin is a modern temple of shopping signed by Renzo Piano: the Potsdamer Platz Arcades. It extends over three floors and offers fashionable shops, textile design.

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Address: Potsdamer Platz
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Alexanderplatz is a large public square and even a transport hub in Mitte district of Berlin. The residents often call it Alex which refers to a larger neighborhood. This square was originally a cattle market named in...

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Address: Alexanderplatz,Berlin
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The Berliner Dom tells a long story of almost two hundred years. Begun in 1700, the Protestant Cathedral of Berlin was rebuilt, destroyed and rebuilt in the late nineteenth century, neo-baroque. Guided tours are available.

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Address: Berliner Dom
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