Pariser Platz and Brandenburg Gate

The Brandenburg Gate which is 65 ft. high, 213 ft. wide and 36 ft. thick was built from 1788-1791 by Karl Gotthard Langhans. It was the first classical building in Berlin and is shaped after the "Propylene" in Athens. In 1794 Johann Gottfried Schadow built the "Quadriga" on the roof of the Brandenburg Gate which is a foursome horse and cart including the goddess Eirene.In 1806 Napoleon and his troops marched into Berlin and transported the Quadriga to Paris where it was shown in the Louvre as a sign of victory. Marshall Blücher took the Quadriga back to Berlin after the victory over the French in 1814. It became the symbol for demonstrations of Nazi-Germany's power during the Second world War. On the night of the 13th of August 1961 the Brandenburg Gate was closed off by armed forces of the NVA (National People's Army) with armored cars and the construction of the Berlin Wall began.From 1961-1989 the Brandenburg Gate was located in the no-man's land between East and West-Berlin and became a symbol of Berlin as a divided city. In 1989 the borders between the two German countries were opened and now the gate became the center of German reunification.

Click HERE for the official site of the German Bundestag.

The Reichstag is the seat of the German Bundestag or federal government and, with its new dome, one of the Berlin's biggest crowd-draws in Berlin. Its colorful past reflects the turbulence of German history since the 19^th century.
The Reichstag was constructed from 1884–94 by Paul Wallot. Part of the Reichstag was destroyed in a fire on 27 November 1933. Restored between 1957 and 1972. The German Parliament reconvened here again in 1999 after extensive restorations. The glass dome, which was at first the subject of great controversy, has now become one of the newest landmarks in the city.

 Checkpoint Charlie 

Border crossing - Where the notorious Checkpoint Charlie once stood and where the Haus am Checkpoint Charlie museum documents the history of the Wall.

The Berliner Dom built in 1905, was the fourth cathedral to be built in Berlin and the third on this spot. 

Click HERE for the Berliner Dom official Internet site - includes extensive information in English!

Gendarmenmarkt

Gendarmenmarkt is one of the most beautiful squares in Europe – a must for every tourist. Here the Deutscher Dom (German Cathedral), the Französischer Dom (French Cathedral) and the Konzerthaus create a beautiful architectural balance.

For the best view of Berlin from above - without renting your own helicopter, it's best to go to the top of this towers which consists of a 250m-high reinforced concrete shaft topped by a stainless steel sphere, which is divided into seven stories. One of them is home to the Telecafé, which offers a breath-taking view of the city.

Click HERE for The Official Internet Site - The Hamburger Bahnhof exhibits the most important collection of contemporary art in Berlin, with works by Andy Warhol, Joseph Beuys and many other innovative contemporary artists.An exhibition area of 10,000 square meters is dedicated to art from the second half of the twentieth century.

This synagogue was built in 1866 by F.A.Stüler. The design was by E. Knoblauch. The interior, heavily damaged by bombing, was blown up in 1958. Only the façade was saved. It was inaugurated in 1995 as the "Centrum Judaicum".

The Federal Chancellery and other administration buildings 
Walk down the former "death strip" 
The Victory column 
Site of the Holocaust Memorial 
Ministerial Gardens - Site of Hitler's Bunker 
Potsdamer Platz the new Business Center 
DaimlerChrysler, Sony & Co. and Marlene-Dietrich-Square 
Berlin Federal State Parliament 
Remaining Sections of the Wall 
Site of SS and Gestapo headquarters 
Friedrichstrasse 
The "Konzerthaus" and German and French Cathedral 
Bebelplatz - "Empty Library" Memorial 
The Royal Library 
The St. Hedwig Catholic Cathedral 
State Opera Building 
Humboldt University 
Neue Wache 
The Armory 
Berlins "Red Square" 
Former GDR Parlament Building "Palace of the Republic" 
"Lustgarten" and Museum Island "
Marx-Engels-Memoral 
Nikolai Church and old quarter 
The "Red Cityhall" and the Neptune Fountain 
Alexanderplatz