Berlin

18 places · Germany

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Berlin Cathedral

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Large Protestant cathedral with a green dome, on Museum Island.

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Berlin TV Tower

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Television tower at Alexanderplatz, 368 m tall and the tallest structure in Germany, with a viewing platform.

Berlin Wall Memorial

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Memorial along Bernauer Straße that preserves a section of the Wall and border strip, with a documentation centre and viewing platform.

Brandenburg Gate

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Neoclassical gate and symbol of Berlin and of German reunification.

Checkpoint Charlie

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The former crossing point between the American and Soviet sectors of Berlin, now a busy tourist site with a replica guardhouse.

East Side Gallery

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A 1.3 km stretch of the Berlin Wall covered with murals by artists from around the world.

Hackesche Höfe

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Complex of eight connected courtyards with Art Nouveau facades, cafés, boutiques and a cinema.

Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

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A field of 2,711 concrete slabs of varying heights, with an underground information centre.

Museum Island

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Island in the Spree with five major museums, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Reichstag Building

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Home of the German parliament, the Bundestag, topped with a glass dome that visitors can walk up.

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Charlottenburg Palace

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Baroque palace in west Berlin, the largest former royal residence in the city, with formal gardens.

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Gendarmenmarkt

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Elegant square framed by the French and German cathedrals and the Konzerthaus concert hall.

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Jewish Museum Berlin

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Museum of German-Jewish history, in a zigzag building by Daniel Libeskind.

Topography of Terror

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Documentation centre and outdoor exhibition on the site of the Nazi Gestapo and SS headquarters, next to a surviving section of the Berlin Wall.

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Kreuzberg

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Multicultural district known for street art, nightlife, canal-side cafés and street-food markets.

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Mauerpark

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Park on the former Berlin Wall border strip, known for its Sunday flea market and open-air karaoke.

Tempelhofer Feld

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The former Tempelhof airport, now a huge public park where you can walk, cycle or skate on the old runways.

Tiergarten

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Berlin's largest inner-city park, with lakes, tree-lined paths and the Victory Column.