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Berlin, Germany

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Federated state, capital and largest city of Germany
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Brandenburg Gate
Brandenburg GateLandmarkLanghans modelled the gate on the Propylaea in Athens and finished it in 1791; its twelve Doric columns make five passages. Napoleon carried the bronze chariot on top off to Paris in 1806, and it came back after his defeat.Photo: Norbert Nagel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Checkpoint Charlie
Checkpoint CharlieAttractionCheckpoint Charlie was the Western Bloc's name for the best-known Berlin Wall crossing point between East Berlin and West Berlin during the Cold War, becoming a symbol of the Cold War, representing the separation of East and West.Photo: Adrian Purser from London, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0
Fernsehturm Berlin
Fernsehturm BerlinAttractionEast Germany built the tower between 1965 and 1969 as a show of strength, and its steel sphere was inspired by Sputnik. At about 368 metres with the antenna, it is the tallest structure in Germany, and an observation deck sits near 203 metres.Photo: L-BBE, CC BY 3.0
Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick II of PrussiaLandmarkThe equestrian statue of Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden avenue in Berlin's Mitte district commemorates King Frederick II of Prussia.Photo: A.Savin, Public domain
German Historical Museum
German Historical MuseumMuseumThe German Historical Museum, known by the acronym DHM, is a museum in Berlin, Germany devoted to German history. It describes itself as a place of "enlightenment and understanding of the shared history of Germans and Europeans".Photo: Jörg Zägel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum for Contemporary Art
Hamburger Bahnhof - Museum for Contemporary ArtGalleryHamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart is the former terminus of the Berlin–Hamburg Railway in Berlin, Germany, on Invalidenstrasse in the Moabit district opposite the Charité hospital.Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
Humboldt Forum
Humboldt ForumMuseumThe Humboldt Forum is a museum dedicated to human history, art and culture, located in the Berlin Palace on the Museum Island in the historic centre of Berlin. It is named in honour of the Prussian scholars Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt.Photo: Photograph by Mike Peel ( www.mikepeel.net ), CC BY-SA 4.0
Mein Gott, hilf mir, diese tödliche Liebe zu überleben
Mein Gott, hilf mir, diese tödliche Liebe zu überlebenAttractionMy God, Help Me to Survive This Deadly Love, sometimes referred to as the Fraternal Kiss, is a street art mural by Dmitri Vrubel on the eastern side of the Berlin Wall, Germany. Painted in 1990, it has become one of the best known pieces of Berlin Wall graffiti art.Photo: Dmitri Vrubel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Natural History Museum
Natural History MuseumMuseumThe Museum für Naturkunde Berlin is a natural history museum located in Berlin, Germany.Photo: Jörg Zägel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Reichstag Building
Reichstag BuildingAttractionPaul Wallot's parliament house of 1894 was gutted by fire in 1933 and stripped inside in the 1960s rebuild. Norman Foster's glass dome, added in the 1990s, has two spiral ramps that wind up to a view of Berlin and down onto the chamber.Photo: Jörg Braukmann, CC BY-SA 4.0
Berlin WallAttractionEast Germany closed the border on 13 August 1961 and sealed it until 9 November 1989. Most of the Wall was torn down soon after, but a few stretches survive, among them the Niederkirchnerstraße section near Potsdamer Platz.Federal CouncilLandmarkBuilt for the Prussian House of Lords and finished in 1904, this building later housed the East German Council of Ministers. The Bundesrat moved in in 2000, after a rebuild that began in 1997.