Berlin's historical heart

Palast der Republik

• Schlossplatz
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• Berlin, 10117

Berliner Dom

• Am Lustgarten 1
• In the Lustgarten, Museumsinsel
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• Berlin, 10178

Neue Wache

• Unter den Linden 4
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Bebelplatz

• Bebelplatz
• (Unter den Linden)
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• Berlin, 10117

This historical square is surrounded by the Humboldt university buildings, the State Opera House and the Berliner Dom. Bebelplatz stands just off the grand avenue of Unter den Linden. Bebelplatz is most famous as the place of the Nazi book burning in 1933 when members of the Nazi party burned the books of academics that they felt were unsympathetic to their political movement. This included works by Karl Marx, Alfred Kerr and Kurt Tucholsky. An underground library full of shelves of empty books stands as a memorial of this and can be seen through a glass window in the middle of the square. read more about Bebelplatz

Brandenburger Tor

• Am Pariser Platz
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• Berlin, 10117

The Brandenburger Tor stands proudly between Berlin's famous boulevard Unter den Linden and the Tiergarten. The last remaining gate left of the old Berlin, the Brandenburger Tor managed to escape severe damage during WWII. Following that, the gate stood as an iconic part of the Cold War marking the divide between East and West Berlin and it was here that US President Ronald Regan addressing a crowd of West Germans in 1987 said "Come here to this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, open this gate! Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall! read more about Brandenburger Tor

Reichstag

• Platz der Republik 1
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• Berlin, 11011

The Reichstag building, completed in 1894, represents the heart of German politics and has been a witness to the country's troubled past. From an attempted communist coup and Nazi empowerment, to the DDR, when the building stood on the edge of the Iron Curtain. The roof of the Reichstag sports a huge glass dome designed by British architect Sir Norman Foster, from which spectacular views out across the ever changing city of Berlin can be seen. Directly opposite the Reichstag is the forest canopy of the Tierpark, divided by the former Siegesallee (Avenue of Victory) which was dismantled after the fall of Hitler. The Tierpark was the former hunting ground of the Prussian princes and of Kaiser Wilhelm II. read more about Reichstag

Paul Löbe Haus & Marie-Elisabeth Lüders Haus (Paul Löbe House & Marie-Elisabeth Lüders House)

• Platz der Republik 1
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• Berlin, 11011

Holocaust Memorial

• Cora-Berliner-Straße 1
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Standing in the centre of Berlin, just five minutes walk away from the Reichstag the huge Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe stands as a remembrance of the darkest time of European history. The Holocaust Memorial consists of 2,711 concrete blocks of different heights and sizes, laid along uneven ground and covers 19,000m2. An exhibition showing the history of the Holocaust lies underneath the memorial and is open 7 days a week. The memorial was designed by architect Peter Eisenman and built in 1999. read more about Holocaust Memorial

Friedrichstraße

• Von dem nordlichen Teil der Mitte bis Hallesches Tor im Kreuzberg
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Die Eins

• Wilhelmstraße 67a
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• Berlin, 10117