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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
This is the most famous landmark in the city. It was built between...
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
There was a triumphant procession through the Gate when German...
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
After 1945, the Gate became a symbol of the division of Germany. In...
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Brandenburg Gate, Berlin
Reflection of the Gate in a nearby window.
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Schloss Bellevue, Berlin
Home to the President of Germany (not the Chancellor).
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Schloss Bellevue, Berlin
The Palace was built in the 18th century.
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Reichstag, Berlin
Seat of the German parliament, located a few yards away from the Brandenburg...
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Reichstag, Berlin
In 1945, a Soviet soldier famously planted a Soviet flag at the top of the...
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Reichstag, Berlin
The Reichstag has been refurbished between 1995 and 1999 and now has...
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Reichstag, Berlin
Sir Norman Foster has added a glass dome over the plenary hall which ensures...
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Reichstag, Berlin
View inside the glass dome. It is possible to walk up in circles to...
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Tombs
Next to the Reichstag is a small park with those crosses at one corner. They...
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Chris Goeffroy
The last one to die was Chris Goeffroy, just a couple of months before...
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Charlottenburg Schloss, Berlin
The Palace is one of Berlin'a architectural gems. It was...
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Charlottenburg Schloss, Berlin
Later in the 18th century, Frederick the Great decided to turn the...
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Charlottenburg, Berlin
The Palace was completely recreated from the original plans after...
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Gendarmenplatz, Berlin
There are three architectural masterpieces on this square, the German...
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Gendarmenplatz, Berlin
Franzoesischer Dom. This tower was added between 1780 and 1785 by Kar von...
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Gendarmenplatz, Berlin
Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral) opposite the French Cathedral on...
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Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
The sign was kept in place to commemorate where the Iron Curtain fell.
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US Army checkpoint, Berlin.
Soviet and American tanks confronted each other in the area.
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Humboldt Universitaet, Berlin
Building housing a famous university.
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Potsdamer Platz
Underground sign. The Platz was once Berlin's hotspot with several...
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Potsdamer Platz
Today, the Platz is being reclaimed with new flashy buildings being...
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Potsdamer Platz
High tech roof in the Sony Center on Potsdamer Platz.
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Potsdamer Platz
Brand new Sony Center on Potsdamer platz. Since reunifcation, Berlin has been...
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Unter den Linden, Berlin
Trabi safari on the Unter den Linden boulevard. Trabis could be seen all over...
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Russian Monument, Berlin
Monument dedicated to Soviet soldiers. Not sure anymore where it is.
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Russian Monument, Berlin
The inscriptions are in Russian.
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Rotes Rathaus (Red Town Hall), Berlin
The Town Hall got its name from the colour of the brick rather than the...
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Piece of the Wall
Piece of the Wall near the Potsdamer Platz.
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Watchtower
A watchtower kept in place near the Potsdamer Platz.
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Sign on Tauentzienstrasse
This is close to the Kurfuerstenstrasse (better known as Ku'Damm),...
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New Synagogue, Berlin
It is located in the heart of the old Jewish quarter.
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New Synagogue, Berlin
The Synagogue was built in 1866 by Eduard Knoblauch and August...
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New Synagogue, Berlin
Plaque unveiled to celebrate the 100 years of the synagogue. It says,...
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New Synagogue, Berlin
A sad reflection of the times, the synagogue must be protected by road blocks...
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Museum Insel (Museum Island), Berlin
Museum Island was conceived in the 1820s as a place for educated people to...
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Door bell of de Maiziere.
Lothar de Maiziere was elected head of the CDU (a poltical party) in East...
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Fernseh Turm (TV Tower), Berlin
The tallest structure in town rising at 362 meters. There is a viewing...
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Siegessauele (Victory Column), Berlin
The Column is located in the middle of Tiergarten and is at the...
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Siegessauele (Victory Column), Berlin
It was erected in 1873 to commemorate Prussian success in the wars of...
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Siegessauele (Victory Column), Berlin
Statue of Otto von Bismarck close to the Victory Column.
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Sculpture 'Berlin'
This sculpture is located on Tauentzienstrasse, near the Ku'Damm. The...
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Sculpture 'Berlin'
On Tauentzienstrasse.
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Gedaechtnis Kirche, Berlin
This church is close to the Zoologischer Garten Underground station. It was...
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Gedaechtnis Kirche, Berlin
The blackened shell of the church with an adjacent building.
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Berliner Dom, Berlin
The church is located at the lower end of Unter den Linden. This is a...
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Schlossbruecke, Berlin
Just in front of the Berliner Dom is a bridge lined up with statues....
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Berliner Dom, Berlin
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Berliner Dom, Berlin
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Berliner Dom, Berlin
Dome of the Berliner Dom, which resembles the dome of St Peter's in Rome.
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Olympia Stadion, Berlin
I visited Berlin on a weekend break and found out that there was a Bundesliga...
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Olympia Stadion, Berlin
Finding a ticket outside the stadium was not a problem, and way...
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Olympia Stadion, Berlin
But it did not take long for mighty Bayern Munich to turn the tables.
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Olympia Stadion, Berlin
Players going into half time. We can see Ballack, the first Bayern...
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Olympia Stadion, Berlin
Another Bayern goal!
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Olympia Stadion, Berlin
Berlin pulled one back on penalty, but it ended Hertha Berlin 3 -...
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Gleisdreieck underground station
Not as beautiful as Moscow's underground stations!
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Train station, Potsdam
Potsdam is a couple fo km away from Berlin. We can easily get there with the...
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Nikolai Kirche (Church of St Nicholas)
This church dominates the skyline of Potsdam. It is not far away from...
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Nikolai Kirche, Potsdam
The dome was added in 1840 by Schinkel.
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Nikolai Kirche, Potsdam
There is an open square in front of the church. The little building on...
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Old Town Hall, Potsdam
Statues decorate the rooftop.
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Brandenburg Gate, Potsdam
Just like Berlin, Potsdam has its Brandenburg Gate. In fact...
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Brandenburg Gate, Potsdam
Sculpture at the top of the gate with crown.
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Nauener Tor, Potsdam
On the way to the Sanssouci parc is this gate. It was built in 1755...
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Jaeger Tor, Potsdam
This is another little gate left in the city.
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Church of Sts Peter and Paul, Potsdam
A nice church in the center of Potsdam.
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Market, Potsdam
A small antique market in the center of Potsdam. The red building in the...
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Alexandrowka, Potsdam
There is a small Russian neighbourhood in Potsdam, called...
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Russian Orthodox Church, Potsdam
The Russian community in Alexandrowka settled so well that they even built a...
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Russian Orthodox Church, Potsdam
The little pink Russian church seen from the opposite side. The church is...
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Palace Sanssouci, Potsdam
The German 'Versailles'. Sanssouci is the French for...
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Scloss Sanssouci, Potsdam
The most famous building in the parc is this one. This is a...
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Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam
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Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam
The facade has an ornate decoration with many atlantes.
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Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam
There are six terraces and rows of stairs in front of the palace that lead to...
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Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam
Central rotunda.
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Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam
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Chinese Tea House, Sanssouci, Potsdam
Another feature in the gardens of Sanssouci.
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Chinese Tea House, Sanssouci, Potsdam
There are many gilded sculptures around the tea house. One of them is...
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Orangerie, Sanssouci, Potsdam
The Orangerie was built from 1851 to 1860.
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Orangerie, Sanssouci, Potsdam
Statue of Frederick the Great in front of the Orangerie.
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Schloss Sanssouci, Potsdam
Statue in the parc with the Sanssouci palace in the background.
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Bildergallery, Sanssouci, Potsdam
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Windmill, Sanssouci, Potsdam
A windmill in the Sanssouci parc.
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
View of the New Palace. This is a big palace in the Sanssouci parc that...
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
The size of the palace is in contrast to the modesty of the yellow Sanssouci...
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
A room inside the Neues Palais. Photography is entirely forbidden inside the...
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
This is a pavillion located behind the Neues Palais. There is a similar...
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
The other pavillion.
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
Pavillion behind the Neues Palais.
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
The two pavillions seen together with a rounded arch in the middle.
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
Pavillion behind the Neues Palais.
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Neues Palais, Potsdam
Gates behind the Neues Palais.
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Cecilienhof, Potsdam
Schloss Cecilienhof in the Neuer Garten. The Schloss, modelled on an English...
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Cecilienhof, Potsdam
A pavillion in the Cecilienhof Schloss. The Conference hall and the...
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