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Kaiser-Wilhelm-
Gedächtniskirche.
The church was
built in memory of
Emperor William I
in 1895
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Jüdishes Museum,
the biggest Jewish museum in Europe. Daniel Libeskind architect.
The walls are covered with zinc
slabs, the light gets in throng trapeze-
slaped, irregular
rents
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Ishtar Gate:
a precious piece
of Babylonian art during the reign of Nabucodonosor II
(604-562 B.C.)
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A giantphoto at
Charlie
Checkpoint
shows a Sovietic soldier
looking West
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Alexander Platz
and TV Tower.
Until 1805 it was named
"The Oxen
Square - Ochsenplatz"
in German
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The imposing Reichstag
building
(mts 137 by 97).
It is now the seat
of German
Parliament
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The Parliament
of the Heirs to the
Throne
(Kronprinzenpalais)
on the
Unter den Linden
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A memorial museum dedicated to the 191 civilians shot dead while trying to overstep the Wall. It stands near Charlie Checkpoint
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Brandeburg Gate:
once the border
between East and
West Berlin
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Niederkirchner
straße:
a piece of the Wall.
Words can
still be read
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A two-wheeled chariot driven
by the
Winged Victory.
In 1806 the
French troops
stole it.
In 1814 it was
set on top of the Brandenburg Gate where it is still extant
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The Glass Dome
by
Norman Foster.
It looks over
The House
of
Parliament
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A detail of
Pergamon altar
(165 B. C.)
standing by the Pergamon Museum on the
“Museum Island”. UNESCO has declared it a Heritage of
Mankind
(year 1999)
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Brandenburg
Gate
by
Carl Gotthard Langhans,
built in 1791.
The gates were 18in the 18th century but this
is the only
one left
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“Mother
and
Dead Son”
by
Käthe Kollwitz.
Site of the
Tomb of the Unknown Warrior
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Bas-relief representing a
lion in
cobalt-blue and ochre little tiles
near the
Procession Street
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Charlie Checkpoint.
The main transit
way for Berliners
between
East and West
Berlin
(1967-1999)
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Postdamer Platz, the symbol
of
“ New Berlin” Daimler City and Sony Centre built by world-famous architects
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The imposing German Cathedral:
a five-side central body surrounded with abs ides finished in 1708
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Pariser Square
by night. Brandenburg Gate on the background. The gate is the symbol of the two Germanies after the breaking of the Wall
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A detail of the Western Tower of Kaiser Wilhelm -
Gedächtniskirche
Church |
A detail of the outside sidewalk around the dome
of the
French
Cathedral
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An excellent specimen of Hellenistic architecture.
The fragment is
one of the most precious here |
Inside vista
of the
German
Cathedral |
U6
underground line
to
Tegel airport |
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At Brandeburg
Gate a mural
shows the
remain of the
Wall |
The Pergamon
Altar of Zeus,
a remain
three - level high |
The French Cathedral
was the main
church of the
French Huguenots |
The statue of Neptun
in Viktoria Park
in
Kreuzberg 61 |
''Berlin'', metal turned beams by
di Brigitte e
Martin
Matschinsky-
Dennin-Ghof |
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Miletus Gate
–
built during the reign of Emperor Hadrian, in the early 2nd century A.D. It is in the Pergamon
Museum and is
very well
preserved |
Islamic Art
Museum
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a detail of a religious niche called Mihrab (1226 A.D.)
from Kaschan (Iran)
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A vista of the
Wall
in reinforced concrete
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about 3 metres
high |
Islamic Art Museum
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a detail of the outside wall of the Caliph of Mshatta’s Palace
– built during the caliphate of
Al-Walid II
(743-744 A.D.)
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One of the numerous
marble statues
in the hall
of classic
antiques |
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One of the best known theatres
in town |
Pergamon
Museum
– a 120 metre –
long frieze representing the battle of the gods against the giants |
Road signs
showing the
way to central quarters
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The grand Underground station of
Warschauer |
The German Cathedral
by
night |
*: The Memorial Museum doesn't stand any longer. The land was bought by a multinational company after long debating in Parliament. It objected to the sale of that land to private real estates. July 2006. |
