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Monument
Brandenburger Tor
Neoclassical gate from the late 18th century, topped by the Quadriga. It stood isolated next to the Wall during the division and became a symbol of German reunification.
Berlim · Germany Capital
Berlim
In the destination Berlim and Potsdam.
In the photo: Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
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The city
What to expect from Berlim.
As the capital of Germany, Berlim brings together the memory of division and the Second World War with top-tier museums and neighborhoods with their own character. The Brandenburger Tor, the Reichstag and the Museumsinsel are in the center; the East Side Gallery and Bernauer Straße preserve stretches of the Wall. Kreuzberg, Prenzlauer Berg and Charlottenburg show different sides of the city.
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The local experience
What to see in Berlim
Architecture
Reichstagsgebäude
Seat of the German parliament, the Bundestag. The glass dome, with a spiral ramp and a rooftop terrace, is open to visitors with advance booking on the parliament's website.
Memorial
Denkmal für die ermordeten Juden Europas
Memorial to the roughly six million Jews killed by Nazism: a field of 2,711 concrete blocks south of the Brandenburger Tor, with an underground information center.
Memorial
Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer
Main Berlin Wall memorial, along 1.4 km of Bernauer Straße. It preserves a section of the death strip, with a watchtower, chapel and documentation center.
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Monument
East Side Gallery
The longest remaining stretch of the Berlin Wall still standing, about 1.3 km along the river Spree, covered with paintings made by artists from various countries in 1990.
Historic site
Checkpoint Charlie
The former checkpoint between the American and Soviet sectors on Friedrichstraße, scene of the 1961 tank standoff. Today there is a replica of the guardhouse and panels about the history.
Memorial
Topographie des Terrors
Documentation center about the crimes of the Nazi regime, on the site where the Gestapo and the SS command were located. Beside it is an original section of the Wall.
Museum
Museumsinsel
A group of museums on the northern tip of an island in the River Spree, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Altes Museum, the Neues Museum, the Alte Nationalgalerie and the Bode-Museum are open.
Cathedral
Berliner Dom
The largest Protestant church in Germany, next to the Museum Island, with a richly decorated interior, the Hohenzollern crypt and a gallery in the dome with views over the city center.
Observation deck
Berliner Fernsehturm
At 368 metres, the television tower at Alexanderplatz is the tallest structure in Germany. The sphere contains an observation deck and a rotating restaurant with views over the whole city.
Square
Alexanderplatz
The large square in the eastern part of Berlin, featuring the Relógio Mundial, the Brunnen der Völkerfreundschaft and the television tower. It is one of the city’s major transport hubs.
Square
Gendarmenmarkt
A 17th-century square in central Berlin, with Schinkel’s Konzerthaus between two nearly identical domed churches: the Deutscher Dom and the Französischer Dom.
Street
Unter den Linden
The historic boulevard of Berlin, about 1.5 km between the Brandenburger Tor and the Ilha dos Museus, lined with linden trees and Prussian buildings: the opera, the university and the Neue Wache.
Park
Großer Tiergarten
Berlin's large central park, formerly the princes' hunting grounds. At its center stands the Siegessäule, the Victory Column, with an observation deck beneath the golden statue.
Square
Potsdamer Platz
Formerly the busiest square in Europe, it became an empty lot during the division of Berlin and was rebuilt with skyscrapers in the 1990s. It has panels of the Wall and an observation point.
Church
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gedächtniskirche
The ruined tower of a 19th-century church, preserved as a reminder of the war, next to the new church by Egon Eiermann, with blue glass walls. It is on Breitscheidplatz.
Palace
Schloss Charlottenburg
The largest palace in Berlin, summer residence of the kings of Prussia between 1701 and 1888, with Baroque and Rococo halls and a large garden on the banks of the river Spree.
Museum
Jüdisches Museum Berlin
One of the largest Jewish museums in Europe, in Kreuzberg. Daniel Libeskind's zigzag building tells the story of Jews in Germany up to the present day.
Museum
DDR Museum
Interactive museum about everyday life in East Germany, on the banks of the river Spree, opposite the Berlin Cathedral. It has a period apartment and a Trabant simulator.
Museum
Tränenpalast
Former border control hall at Friedrichstraße station, where East and West families said goodbye. Today it is a museum about the division of Germany.
Museum
Humboldt Forum
Cultural center in the reconstructed Berliner Schloss, facing the Museumsinsel. It brings together collections from Africa, Asia, the Americas and Oceania and an exhibition about Berlin.
Museum
Gemäldegalerie
Museum of European painting from the 13th to the 18th century at the Kulturforum, with works by Rembrandt, Vermeer, Caravaggio, Botticelli, Dürer, Rubens and Bruegel.
Architecture
Hackesche Höfe
Group of eight interconnected courtyards, built from 1905 to 1907, in the Mitte neighborhood. The first courtyard has Art Nouveau façades in colorful ceramic; the others house shops, cafés and a cinema.
Park
Mauerpark
Park on the former path of the Wall between Prenzlauer Berg and Wedding, famous for its flea market and the outdoor Sunday karaoke.
Neighborhood
Kreuzberg
Multicultural neighborhood south of the center, with a strong Turkish presence, cafés, bars, markets, the Landwehrkanal and the Oberbaumbrücke over the Spree.
Neighborhood
Prenzlauer Berg
Neighborhood of restored late-19th-century buildings, on the former eastern side, with tree-lined squares, cafés, the Kulturbrauerei and Berlim's oldest water tower.
Park
Tempelhofer Feld
Former Tempelhof airport turned into a park of more than 300 hectares. The runways have become space for cycling, skating, flying kites and picnicking.
Architecture
Olympiastadion Berlin
Stadium built for the 1936 Olympic Games, now home to Hertha BSC. It hosted the 2006 World Cup final and offers guided and self-guided tours.
Museum
Deutsches Technikmuseum
Large technology museum in Kreuzberg, housed in former railway sheds, with locomotives, airplanes, ships and the Science Center Spectrum.
Memorial
Gedenkstätte und Museum Sachsenhausen
Memorial at the former Sachsenhausen concentration camp in Oranienburg, north of Berlin. A place of remembrance with exhibitions in the original buildings.