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To help you locate some of the sights on the map,
you can use
www.berliner-stadtplan.com
Brandenburger Tor
(Brandenburg Gate)
http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/english/berlin-infos/e_bi_tic_brandenburger-tor.php
Pariser Platz, Berlin Mitte
S-Bahn station Unter den Linden
The very emblem of Berlin and today’s symbol of
German Unity, it was nevertheless for almost 30
years the symbol of the city’s division since it was
situated in no man’s land just behind the wall. This
triumphal arc was built by Carl Gotthard Langhans as
a city gate between 1788 and 1791. It was inspired
by the Parthenon Propylea and is surmounted by the
famous Victory Quadriga, a sculpture of a chariot
with the Greek Goddess Eirene. The Gate was the
first neoclassical monument in Berlin and was
supposed to reflect the power of the Prussian
kingdom. The Gate reopened on December, 22, 1989. At
the present time it is wrapped for restoration and
is presumably going to be ready in Fall 2002.
Reichstag
www.bundestag.de
http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/english/sightseeing/e_si_berlinprogramme_hauptstadt.php
Platz der Republik, Berlin-Tiergarten
S-Bahn station Unter den Linden
Within walking distance of the Brandenburger Tor
the Reichstag is home to the German Bundestag, the
Parliament of reunified Germany.
The Reichstag was built in 1894, part of it was
destroyed by fire in 1933, and the building was
heavily damaged in 1945 during the Battle of Berlin.
It was rebuilt in the sixties, but the dome, which
had been destroyed in the war, was not rebuilt and
the building was not used as a parliament. The
Reichstag was then reconstructed from 1995 to 1999
by the architect Sir Norman Forster. The new glass
cupola, which was added to the top of the old
building, stirred a lot of controversy at first, but
has become part of Berlin’s new landmarks now.
Visitors can walk up to the top and admire the
panoramic view of the city.
Also controversial was the wrapping of the
Reichstag by the artist Christo for two weeks in
June 1995. He and his wife Jeanne Claude wrapped the
Reichstag in metallic silver fabric and blue ropes.
The results were spectacular. For pictures:
www.bln.de/k.weiss/wrapped.htm
www.christojeanneclaude.net/wr.html
Opening hours: Can be visited daily from
8:00 AM to 12:00 AM (midnight) Last entrance 10:00
PM. Waiting time can be very long. Admission is
free.
Gendarmenmarkt
http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/cgi-bin/sehenswertes.pl?id=13345&sprache=english
S-Bahn Friedrichstrasse; Unter den Linden
U-Bahn Französische Strasse; Stadtmitte
This elegant square, one of the prettiest in
Berlin,
is bounded on the north by the Französischer Dom
(French Cathedral), which was built as a church for
Berlin’s Huguenot community in the early eighteenth
century, and on the south side by the Deutscher Dom
(German cathedral), built at the same time for the
Reformer’s community.
In the middle of Gendarmenmarkt stands the
Schauspielhaus, a masterpiece of classicist
architecture built by Schinkel, an important
architect of nineteenth century Berlin who created
some of the city’s most famous Neoclassical
buildings. Today it is named Konzerthaus and is the
home of the Berliner Sinfonie Orchester.
www.konzerthaus.de (german only)
Unter den Linden
One of the most famous, if not the most famous,
Berlin avenues, it links the Brandenburg Gate to
Alexanderplatz. It was once the main east-west axis
of Imperial Berlin and has been revitalized since
1989 to resume its old role as one of Berlin’s most
important streets. As in the old days, it is once
again lined with cafes, shops and restaurants.
Museumsinsel
(Museum Island)
http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/cgi-bin/sehenswertes.pl?id=13662&sprache=english
Almost all museums are closed on Mondays.
Entry to all museums of the museum island is
possible with the same ticket.
Exhibits throughout the museums are labelled in
German. Some museums provide audiotapes in
English.
3-Day ticket for Berlin Museums
“SchauLust-Museen-Berlin” allows you to visit
over 50 Berlin museums and collections on three
consecutive opening days.
Available at Berlin Tourist Information offices for
8 Euro.
Pergamon Museum
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/home/index.php?lang=en
Museumsinsel, Bodestr. 1-3, Berlin-Mitte, tel.
+49 30 20 90 55 66 and 20 90 55 55 (recording)
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10 am-6 pm,
Thursday 10am-10 pm
Free first Sunday of the month
English audiotape tour available.
Ticket about 4 Euro.
One of the world’s most well-known archaeological
museums and best known for the white marble Pergamon
altar, a masterpiece of Hellenistic art dedicated to
Zeus (2C BC), and for other architectural and
artistic wonders of the ancient Greek and Roman
world.
Alte Nationalgalerie
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/home/index.php?lang=en
Museumsinsel, Bodestrasse 1, Berlin Mitte
Tel +49 30 20 90 55 55
U+S-Bahn station Friedrichstrasse U6
S-Bahn station Hackescher Markt
Opening hours: Tuesday-Sunday 10am-6pm,
Thursday 10am-10pm.
Ticket about 4 Euro
(The ticket allows you to visit all museums on
the Museumsinsel on one day.)
This museum has just reopened on its 125th
anniversary after three years of restoration work
costing 65 million Euro. Friedrich Stüler’s
magnificent temple-like neoclassical building has
been restored to its former glory. The gallery
displays masterpieces of German nineteenth-century
art and sculpture as well as French Impressionists.
For the first time since 1945, the collections,
previously split between East and West have been
reunited.
Altes Museum
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/home/index.php?lang=en
Museumsinsel, Bodestrasse 1-3, Berlin-Mitte
Tel +49 30 20 90 55 66
U+S-Bahn station Friedrichstrasse U6
S-Bahn station Hackescher Markt
Opening hours: Tu-Sun 10 am-6pm, Thursday
10 am-10pm.
Entrance fee varies according to exhibition.
Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel with a grand
entrance rotunda, the most renowned example of
Berlin Classicism. The Antikensammlung, an excellent
collection of Greek and Roman art and sculptures,
can be found here. An exhibition of Greek works of
art is open to the public on the newly designed main
floor of the building. Roman Art is represented by
relatively few pieces.
Kulturforum
http://www.kulturforum-berlin.com/engl_index.html
Created by architect Hans Scharoun the
Kulturforum contains apart from the Philharmonie (www.berlin-philharmonic.com/engl/)
the Kunstbibliothek, and the Neue Staatsbibliothek,
some museums worth a visit like the Neue
Nationalgalerie, and the Gemäldegalerie.
Neue Nationalgalerie
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/home/index.php?lang=en
Potsdamerstrasse 50, Berlin-Tiergarten
Tel 20 90 55 55
U+S Bahn station Potsdamer Platz U2, S1, S2.
Opening hours:Tu-Fr 10am-6pm, Thursday
10am-10pm, Sa & Su 11am-6pm
This modern steel and glass structure was
designed by Mies van der Rohe. The upper section is
used for temporary exhibits and the underground
galleries house a good collection of contemporary
German and international art from painters such as
Dix, Munch, Grosz, Kokoschka, Kandisky, Klee, Ernst,
and Picasso.
Gemäldegalerie (Paintings gallery)
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objectId=5
Matthäikirchplatz 8, Berlin-Tiergarten.
U+S-Bahn Potsdamer Platz, U2, S1, S2, S25
Opening hours:
Tu-Su 10am-6pm
Thursday 10am-10pm
Sa & Su 11am-6pm
Ticket about 4 Euro.
(A day ticket “Tageskarte” for 6 Euro can be used
for entrance to the museums of the Kulturforum, the
Museumsinsel, the Ägyptisches Museum, and Schloss
Charlottenburg.
This museum is compared to the Louvre in Paris or
the Prado in Madrid. It houses some of the world’s
finest collections or European art from the 13th
to 18th century. It has about 7,000
square meters of exhibition space. The exhibition
includes masterpieces by artists such as van Eyck,
Bruegel, Dürer, Raphael, Titian, Caravaggio,
Rembrandt and Rubens.
Deutsche-Guggenheim Berlin
http://www.deutsche-bank-kunst.com/guggenheim/e/
Unter den Linden, Berlin-Mitte
The museum is located on the ground floor of the
Deutsche Bank building
U-Bahn station Französische Strasse
U-Bahn station Stadtmitte
S-Bahn station Unter den Linden
S-Bahn station Friedrichstrasse
Opening hours: Daily 11:00 am –8:00 pm, Thursday
11:00 am-10 pm
Ticket price 3 Euro; free on Monday
One can find a collection of contemporary art here.
The museum also hosts three to four major
exhibitions per year.
Bode Museum
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/msb/e/s.html
Sculpture Collection and Museum of Byzantine Art.
The first-class collection of Byzantine Art is the
only one of its kind within Germany.
U-Bahn and S-Bahn station Friedrichstrasse
S-Bahn station Hackescher Markt
Neue Wache (New Guardhouse/ War Memorial)
http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/cgi-bin/sehenswertes.pl?id=13352
Unter den Linden
U-Bahn station Friedrichstrasse
One of the most famous buildings of Karl
Friedrich Schinkel. Situated opposite the Staatsoper
and the Opernpalais it is a former royal guard house
resembling a roman temple and is now the “Central
Memorial of the Federal Republic of Germany to the
victims of war and tyranny.”
Nikolaiviertel (St. Nikolai Quarter)
http://www.berlin-nikolaiviertel.de/index-en.htm
U-Bahn Klosterstern
On the banks of the river Spree and dominated by
the St. Nicholas Church, the oldest church in
Berlin, this quarter of restored period houses has
narrow cobblestone streets, small houses, old
taverns and “gemütliche” beerhouses.
Potsdamer Platz
http://www.berlin.de/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/00029.html
S-Bahn station Potsdamer Platz
U-Bahn station Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz in Tiergarten is one of the
favorite attractions of the new Berlin. The newly
built Sony Center and the Mercedes Benz complex
offer a variety of shopping, dinning, entertaining
and housing choices.
Berliner
Dom (Berlin Cathedral)
http://www.berliner-dom.de/dom/english/htm/frame2.htm
Am Lustgarten 1, Berlin-Mitte
U-Bahn Friedrichstrasse
S-Bahn Hackescher Markt
Opening hours: Mo-Sa 9:00 am-7:00 pm, Su
noon-7:00 pm
The Berlin Cathedral is the largest Protestant
church built in Germany in the 19th
century. It was completely destroyed during the war,
and it was fully renovated inside and out between
1974 and 1993. Historically most interesting is the
burial vault of the Prussian kings, the Hohenzollern
dynasty, with around 100 sarcophagi and tombs. The
kings and princes of the 17th to the 20th
century are buried here.
Friedrichstrasse
http://www.berlin-friedrichstrasse.de/
A prominent shopping area with many designer
shops. Galleries Lafayette, the French department
store, has an excellent French food department as
well as restaurants.
Die Mauer (The Wall)
http://www.berlin-tourist-information.de/english/berlin-infos/e_bi_stadtinfos_mauer.php
S-Bahn station Nordbahnhof, S1, S2.
U-Bahn station Bernauer Strasse, U8
The 155 km long, 3,6 m high Berlin Wall, die
Mauer, was for 30 years the symbol of the cold war
and of the city’s division. It started as a barbed
wire fence and was later replaced by concrete
segments. Over the years more than 80 people were
killed trying to escape by crossing it. On the
evening of November 9, 1989, the wall came down. It
happened so quickly that most Berliners had a hard
time to believe it. Today it’s barely possible to
tell where the wall ran. On some streets the former
course of the Berlin Wall is marked by a double row
of paving stones. Only some segments of the Wall
still remain. One of them,together with the Berlin
War Memorial, can be found on Bernauer Strasse and
Ackerstrasse.
Schloss
Charlottenburg
http://www.berlin.de/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/00131.html
Luisenplatz and Spandauer Damm, Berlin-Charlottenburg
U-Bahn station Sophie-Charlotte Platz U2
Opening hours: Tu-Fr 9:00 am-5:00 pm, Sa &
Sun 10 :00 am –5 :00 pm
One of the last baroque buildings that one can
visit in Berlin,it was built in 1695 as a summer
residence for Sophie-Charlotte the wife of King
Friedrich I, and was expanded and added to
throughout the 18th and 19th
centuries, with the finishing touches being added by
Karl Friedrich Schinkel. The altes Schloss held the
suites of King Friedrich and Sophie-Charlotte,
whereas the Knobelsdorff-Flügel was the residence of
Friedrich the Great. Much of the Schloss has been
reconstructed following wartime damage. The Schloss
is surrounded by the Schlosspark, an oasis of
tranquillity amidst the bustle of the city.
Altes Schloss 5,10 Euro. Day-card for the whole
building 7,70 Euro.
Ägyptisches Museum (Egyptian Museum)
http://www.smb.spk-berlin.de/smb/sammlungen/details.php?objectId=2
Schlossstrasse 70, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Tel +49 30 32 09 12 61
U-Bahn station Richard Wagner Platz, U7
U-Bahn station Sophie-Charlotte Platz, U2
S-Bahn station Westend
Opening hours: Tu – Fr 10:00 am-6:00 pm,
Sa & Su 11 am- 6 pm
Ticket price 4 Euro
The museum houses a significant collection on
Ancient Egypt, with the most important exhibit being
the Bust of Nefertiti, 1350 BC.
Kaiser Wilhelm Gedächtniskirche (Memorial Church)
http://www.berlin.de/tourismus/sehenswuerdigkeiten/00070.html
Breitscheidplatz, Berlin-Charlottenburg
S+U-Bahn Zoologischer Garten
U-Bahn Kurfürstendamm
This church is one of the most important
memorials in Berlin. Built between 1891-1895 by
Franz Schwechten in the neo-romanesque style, it
was severely damaged during an air-raid in November
1943 and the ruins were left as a memorial to the
horrors of war. The new building integrates the ruin
in a complex including a modern octagonal church and
a bell tower.
The bell tolls every hour and plays a song by
Prince Louis Ferdinand.
Zoologischer
Garten (Zoo)
www.zoo-berlin.de(german only)
Hardenbergplatz 8 or Budapester Strasse 34.
+49 30 25 40 10
S+U-Bahn station Zoologischer Garte
U-Bahn lines U2 and U9
S-Bahn lines S3, S5, S7, S75, S9
Founded in 1844 the Berlin Zoo is Germany’s
oldest zoo. And with more than 1600 species, the
Berlin Zoo has more species than any other zoo in
the world. The zoo was completely destroyed in 1943
with only 93 animals surviving, but by July 1945 the
first restocked cages were re-introduced.
The Berlin Aquarium is located next to the zoo.
www.aquarium-berlin.de (website in German. Only
certain information, like history and entrance fees
available in English)
Opening hours (zoo): Monday-Sunday 9:00
AM-6: 30 PM, entrance fee 8 Euro.
Opening hours (aquarium): Monday-Sunday
9:00 AM-6:00 PM entrance fee 8 Euro.
Combined ticket for zoo and aquarium is 13 Euro.
Berlin also has another zoo, Tierpark
Friedrichsfelde, in the eastern part of the city.
Kurfürstendamm
Note: not to be mistaken with
Kurfürstenstrasse, which is in another part of town.
www.kurfuerstendamm.de
One of the most famous boulevards of West Berlin,
it is lined with elegant shops, department stores,
designer boutiques, restaurants and cafes. The main
shopping center in downtown Berlin stretches along
the Ku’damm (as the locals call it) past the
Memorial Church and down Tauentzien Strasse to
Wittenbergplatz.
KadeWe
www.kadewe.de
Tauentzienstr. 21-24
+49 30 21 21 0
U-Bahn station Wittenbergplatz, lines U2, U15.
Opening hours: Monday-Friday 9:30AM-
8:00PM, Saturday: 9:00 AM-4:00 PM
At the end of Ku’damm one can find the KadeWe (Kaufhaus
des Westens—literally meaning Department Store of
the West). Berlin most famous department store and
said to be Europe’s largest department store (sorry
Harrod’s) is best known for its food department on
the sixth floor with the widest selection of
delicacies und specialties in town. It is the only
department store to escape bombing during World War
II.
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