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Brandenburg Gate
Unter den Linden/Strasse des 17, Juni, Berlin
Commissioned by Friedrich Wilhelm II to represent peace, the gate was ironically embedded in the Berlin Wall and firmly locked for the duration of Communist rule. The gate now symbolises reunification and stands majestically in the centre of Berlin physically joining the two sides of the city.
Berlin Wall
Niederkircherstrasse & Bernauerstrasse, Berlin
160 kilometres of mainly fossil remains mark the end of the 28-year division of East and West. Parts of the wall have been preserved near the Hauptbahnof and the Reichstag. The East Side Gallery is the largest open-air gallery in the world where the longest remaining section has been painted in bright, optimistic colors.
Museum Island Berlin
Museumsinsel, Berlin
Tel: +49 30 2035 50
This is the location of some Berlin's best museums; the Pergamon Museum, Altes Museum, the Nationalgalerie and the Bodemuseum. The Berliner Dom, church of the Hohenzollern family and built in1894, stands next to the Altes Museum and houses the remains of 90 family members in its vault.
New National Gallery
Potsdamerstrasse 50, Berlin
Tel: +49 30 2666
Cityscapes by Otto Dix and George Grosz highlight this comprehensive collection of German paintings. Changing Exhibitions showing a broadband spectrum of modern art.
Pergamon Museum
Museum Isalnd, Berlin D-10178
One of the most significant museums of ancient history in the world holding the acquisitions of nineteenth-century German archaeologists including the spectacular Pergamon Altar of Zeus (180 BC).
Old National Gallery
Luisenplatz, Berlin D-14059
Tel: +49 30 3209 11
Sumptuously restored palace commissioned by the future Queen Sophie Charlotte in 1695 with Karl Friedrich Schinkel providing the final touches in the early nineteenth century. Beautiful gardens open from dawn to dusk and a collection of romantic paintings inside provide the perfect combination for a days relaxation.
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