Berlin Sights

There are several great sights in Berlin. Here we present some of several of the more important sights in the German capital.

Berliner Fernsehturm - The Berlin TV Tower

Berliner Fernsehturm was one of the most prestigious projects by the former communist regime in Eastern Germany.

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Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall became a symbol of the Cold War. The building of the wall that separated Berlin started in 1961. The wall was an effective solution to prevent people to defect to the west. The wall was not tore down until at the end of 1989.

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Brandenburg Gate

Brandenburg Gate on Pariser Platz in Berlin is one of the sights that is amendatory to see when visiting Berlin for the first time. Brandeburg Gate has been an important German historical monument of defeats and victories, but the gate is today a symbol of the construction of the Berlin Wall and a separated Berlin.

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Checkpoint Charlie

The crossing point between East and West Berlin - Checkpoint Charlie - became a symbol of the Cold War. Checkpoint Charlie was located in the intersection between Friedrichstrasse and Zimmerstrasse and in some of the surrounding area.

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Gendarmenmarkt

The famous square Gendarmenmarkt in Berlin is regarded as one of the most beautiful squares in Europe.

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Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church

Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church which is located in Kurfürstendamm was commissioned by the Emperor Wilhelm II to honor his grandfather Wilhelm I.

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Neptun Fountain

The Neptun Fountain was built in 1891. The fountain was originally placed at Sclossplaz, but was moved to it's present location next to Alexanderplatz in 1969.

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Potsdamer Platz

Potsdamer Platz is a great example of the new Berlin. The tall buildings in different shapes are all good examples of modern arctitecture that gives the square an urban look and feel which is in sharp contrast to the time when it was a part of the death strip during the cold war.

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Reichstag building

The Reichstag building was built to house the German Reichstag. The building was opened in 1894 and was the seat of the Reichstag until 1933. From 1999 the building has served as the seat of the German parliament.