The Holocaust Memorial is, as the name already suggests, a memorial to the 6 million Jews killed under the Nazi regime. The Holocaust Memorial is located in the heart of Berlin, one block from the Brandenburg Gate, between the U.S. Embassy, Tiergarten Park and further down Potsdamer Platz. History TheRead More →
The Bode-Museum, another of the museums belonging to the Museum Island complex, is located at the northern end of the island. The museum was named after its first curator and creator Wilhelm von Bode. It is a beautiful building, which, with its imposing facade directly on the banks of theRead More →
The Berliner Fernsehturm, or television tower, stands out on the Berlin skyline as the tallest building in Germany. The “ball”, as it is affectionately called, is located in the city center on Alexanderplatz. It can be seen from various points in the city, including from the airplane, depending on theRead More →
Checkpoint Charlie was an advanced military post on the border between East and West Berlin during the Cold War. Checkpoint Charlie was located at the junction of Friedrichstrasse with Zimmerstrasse and Mauerstrasse, connecting the American and Soviet sectors. After the construction of the Berlin Wall, the West German authorities builtRead More →
The Stasi, which is short for “Ministerium für Staatssicherheit” and means Ministry of State Security, was the secret police of the German Democratic Republic, or East Germany. It was the organ of the communist government to repress and oppress its citizens in order to maintain the regime. But the StasiRead More →
Gendarmenmarkt is a square located in the historical center of Berlin. It is considered by many Berliners as the most beautiful square in the city, which I fully agree with. As you can see on the picture, the square consists of three beautiful and harmonious buildings: in the center, theRead More →
The Reichstag, the building that houses the German Parliament (Bundestag), is one of the most visited attractions in Berlin. Designed by Paul Wallot and inaugurated in 1894, this amazing neo-Renaissance building has monumental dimensions: 137 meters long and 97 meters wide. The Reichstag building is associated with important moments inRead More →
Charlottenburg Palace (Schloss Charlottenburg), located in the district of Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, is the largest palace in Berlin and one of the main attractions of the city. It has beautiful gardens that are an invitation to walk. Charlottenburg Palace was designed in the Baroque style by the architect Johann Arnold Nering andRead More →
Alexanderplatz is one of the most famous and probably the largest square in Berlin. Originally, there was a cattle market here, so it was called Ochsenmarkt or Ochsenplatz. In November 1805, it received its current name in honor of the Russian Tsar Alexander I, who visited the city in OctoberRead More →
Berlin’s most famous landmark, the Brandenburg Gate is located in the Mitte district, on Pariser Platz, between the famous Unter den Linden Avenue and Tiergarten Park. Centuries ago, the still small city of Berlin was surrounded by walls, a kind of fortress, and the Brandenburg Gate was one of theRead More →