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grounds that it was “symbolic of Prussian-German militarism”. When the border was
reopened, the Iron Cross was replaced, which some, mindful of historical precedent,
still viewed with a frisson of unease - but now it certainly seems harmless enough and
is used as a popular backdrop for photos of posing tourists.
Pariser Platz
he Brandenburg Gate looms over
Pariser Platz
,
whose ornamental gardens have
been restored to reproduce the prewar feel, if not exact look, since the square is now
surrounded by modern buildings. However, the millions of euros that have gone into
this redevelopment have had some interesting results, despite the stringent building
guidelines: windows have to be vertical in format and facades only a maximum
of 49 percent glass - the rest should be stone - though the
Akadamie der Künste
deliberately flaunted the rule.
DZ Bank
Described as the “best thing I've ever done” by Canadian-born architect Frank O.
Gehry, the
DZ Bank
is worth a second look, even if you can't do much more than
crane your neck at its curvaceous interiors from the lobby. While the building's plain
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EATING AND DRINKING
Bocca di Bacco
Café Einstein
Café Nö!
Chipps
Cookies Cream
Fischers Fritz
ACCOMMODATION
Adlon
Arcotel
Hilton
Hotel de Rome
Westin Grand
NIGHTLIFE
Newton Bar
Shochu Bar
Tausend
Windhorst
SHOPPING
Ach Berlin
Berlin Story
Berliner Antik und
Flohmarkt
Dussmann
Galeries Lafayette
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Ishin
Käfer Dachgarten
Lutter & Wegner
Margaux
VAU
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E I D E N D
AM
Bode-
Museum
Alte
National-
galerie
Pergamon-
museum
ADELE-SCHREIBER-
KRIEGER-STRASSE
MUSEUMSINSEL
Maria-Elisabeth-
Lüders-Haus
Friedrichstrasse
Paul-
Löbe-
Haus
Neues-
museum
Berliner
Dom
S CH
I.M. Pei
Bau
Maxim-Gorki-
Theater
Altes-
museum
M
Friedrichstrasse
Berliner
Kunstmarket
Humboldt
Universität
R
Reichstag
Deutsches
Historisches
Museum
Lustgarten
Staats-
bibliothek
Theater im
Palais
AM Z EUGHAU S
Zeughaus
Neue Wache
Madame
Tussauds
Berlin
Gypsy
Holocaust
Memorial
Frederick the
Great Statue
Kronprinzenpalais
Friedrichwerdersche Kirche/
Schinkel Museum
Staatsoper
Branden-
Burger Tor
Komische
Oper
BEBEL-
PLATZ
Brandenburg
Gate
Opern-
palais
Alte
Bibliothek
PARISER-
PLATZ
SCHINKEL-
PLATZ
Russian
Embassy
Site of
Bauakademie
Hotel Adlon
British Embassy
The Empty
Library
Former
Staatsrat
DZ Bank
Sankt-Hedwigs-
Kathedrale
Akademie
der Künste
Foreign
Ministry
Stasi: Die
Ausstellung
Tiergarten
Nolde
Stiftung
Französischer
Dom
Französische
strasse
Holocaust
Memorial
Bunte Schokowelt
GENDARMEN-
MARKT
Gay
Holocaust
Memorial
Schiller Statue
Site of
Hitler's
bunker
Konzerthau
s
Berlin
HAUSVOGTEI-
PLATZ
Hausvogtei-
Platz
Deutscher
Dom
SPITTEL-
MARKT
E N S T
Mohrenstrasse
Czech
Embassy
Stadtmitte
Potsdamer
Platz
LEIPZIGER
PLATZ
Museum für
Kommmunikation
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